The North Devon Focus has been developed by Pat Adams who has lived in North Devon for over twenty years and has run Advertising and Print Options, a design and print broker business since 1989. In addition she has worked freelance on established local business and tourism based publications and is probably more well known for co-ordinating the advertising sales and publication of North Devon's No.1 Annual Holiday Magazine, the "North Devon Scene" from 1989 to 2005. This web site is self-funded and aims to promote the coast and "country" side around the Port of Bideford paying particular attention to the many picturesque villages and hamlets in the Torridge District. We hope it will encourage prospective visitors to the area and be of benefit to those living locally. For the moment we have featured photo tours of Bideford, Parkham and the surrounding areas including Abbotsham, Alwington, Horns Cross, Ford & Fairy Cross, Buckland Brewer, Bucks Mills, Clovelly, Hartland and Woolfardisworthy together with the popular tourist spots of Appledore, Instow and Westward Ho! We intend to feature other areas at a later date so please let us know if you would like your town or village to have a page on this site. Working on a "Now and Then" theme we aim, where possible, to include some historical information about the area as well as promoting places of interest, activities, current local events and community projects. Take a look at the page "While you are Here" to see just some the places to visit and things to do. Without doubt, the best way to explore the area is to park the car and walk, our page profiles have been designed as a "Coast & Country Picture Tour" which we hope will reflect the individual charm of our local villages and North Devon's unique heritage coastline. North Devon is an area of outstanding natural beauty, a popular destination for families and those who enjoy the great outdoors so we have also featured a number of walks and nature trails including Exmoor National Park. We hope the site will also be of educational interest and we will be featuring more areas of special interest and images of seasonal flora and fauna. North Devon is well known for its many traditional coast and country events and we hope the special features on Appledore Arts Festival, Bideford Music Day, Woolsery Fayre and the Woolsery Agricultural Show capture our wonderful community spirit. We are continuing to develop this site with emphasis on the area being an ideal base for touring North Devon so if you are an accommodation provider make sure you are included in the North Devon Focus Places to Stay listing. If you have a charity project, school or church fundraising event post it free on the Coast and Country Chronicle "Community Calendar" so everyone can read about it. You may also use this free service when promoting live music events and art & craft exhibitions.

NORTH DEVON ADVERTISING - Please contact us if you would like an independant web page within the North Devon Focus site. This is an ideal solution for bed & breakfast establishments or self-catering accommodation providers who wish to have a web presence. Pages on this site are designed to be published individually and the North Devon Focus has a good ranking on most major search engines. BUY ONE GET ONE FREE - Links are available on the following pages North Devon Tourist Information (Places to Visit, Things to Do), Coast & Country Chronicle - Community Calendar (Local News & Events), Places to Stay, Leisure Activities, Sport/Outdoor, Business to Business Zone. We are also able to design special feature pages please see our Focus on Primecare North Devon

BUY NORTH DEVON PICTURES - The photographs included are by Pat Adams with contributions from Brett D. Adams and Brett Adams using both standard and digital camera equipment. Images using standard camera equipment are stored as prints with digital versions on Cd Rom. We have built up a library of photographs for this area and our photographs have been used in brochures, on the web, in magazines, educational books and newspaper features both here and abroad. We can email high resolution versions direct to you, your printers or designers or send optimised versions for use on the web. Prices are dependant on image size and resolution so please Contact Us with your requirements. A selection of our digital photographs have also been supplied for use as screen savers for computer display monitors and digital photo frames.

PHOTOGRAPHIC ART You can buy traditional photographic prints from this site for personal use, or for display as wall art in your home or business. We can supply prints in various sizes, in matt, gloss or canvas wrap. framed or unframed. These make ideal gifts or for display use in hotels, inns, holiday complexes or for exhibitions. Personalised promotional products such as posters, postcards, mugs, calendars and beach bags are also available. In addition to the images already in the North Devon Focus Picture Tour we are also making available a selection of North Devon photographs which you can purchase online at our Photographic Art Gallery Click here to View .
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ONLINE SHOPPING You will find useful tourist information and travel links at the Focus Travel Shop plus ideas on planning a holiday or business trip. You can check out the latest holiday package deals, buy useful travel items or air, coach, rail and ferry tickets. Check out the latest seasonal promotions for the home and family at the Focus Shopping Mall or if you want to keep up to date with the latest fashion trends, the Focus Fashion Shop has some great ideas for, men, women and children's clothes, shoes and accessories. Visit our new businesstobusinesszone for electrical or business oriented goods and services including, computers and peripherals, digital cameras, internet service providers and office equipment etc. or for design and print matters visit Advertising and Print Options. We are associated with many well known national companies who offer safe and secure transactions and special promotions throughout the year. There are great web-only deals when you buy online so check out all the Focus Site Shops on a regular basis to find out about the latest money saving offers.