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About Appledore

Appledore stands at the junction of sky and sea. Its only connection with land is a peninsular bounded by salt marshes so unspoilt that they are part of a world biosphere site – and a rugged coastline beautiful enough to make you catch your breath.

Even when you stand in the heart of the village, on the stunning quay or wander the narrow winding streets lined with quaint colour-washed cottages, everything seems inspiringly unreal – a place of dreams and imagination.

Everywhere there are things to see and search for – a bronze age barrow, secret cobbled alleys and nooks that even the locals haven’t found, lost wells and the strange lookout turrets of long-dead captains. Traces of a forgotten town where people spoke their own language and worshipped in hidden chapels and dined off shellfish and seaweed.

Map of The Appledore Book Festival 2011
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