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Family Fun Day - Appledore Book Festival

Name: Family Fun Day - Appledore Book Festival
Start: 2026-09-13
Location: North Devon's Biosphere Reserve

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Sunday, 13 September 2026

North Devon's Biosphere Reserve

Torrington

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Join our Biosphere Communities team at the Appledore Book Festival Family Fun Day. 10:30am – 3:00pm Register at the Gazebo in Churchfield's Car Park, Appledore Family Trail around the village Activities in the Baptist Church We'll be helping visitors create their own pine-cone hedgehog, and there will also be face-painting, storytelling, and crafts from potato printing to biscuit decorating. Check out the event page for more information.

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