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Past Exhibitions

Past Exhibitions at the Burton Elliot Forte2023-12-04T16:26:24+00:00 Rebecca Appleby: Matter 30 September - 4 December 2023 Elliot Forte2024-06-15T09:22:26+00:00 D C M P : Devon and C...

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The Craft Gallery

Supporting Contemporary Craftspeople Supporting Contemporary Craftspeople is an integral part of the craft gallery at the Burton at Bideford. The Burton promotes and supports over 40 contem...

Photography

The Photography Collection Collection highlights

The Burton Team

The Burton Team Harriet CooperDirector Warren CollumExhibitions and Collections Manager Carole EvansLearning and Engagement Manager Sarah EdwardsCommercial Operatio...

Leave a legacy

Why leave a legacy Since Hubert Coop's founding collection first became accessible to the public, the Burton at Bideford's reputation has continued to grow and develop. Not only has the perm...

The Bertram Prance Collection

The Bertram Prance Collection Bertram Prance was best known during the nineteen twenties and thirties for his humorous illustrations. These were sought after by The Tatler, The Humourist and ...

The Judith Ackland and Mary Stella Edwards Collection

The Judith Ackland and Mary Stella Edwards Collection The Burton is the home of the Ackland and Edwards Collection. Artists Judith Ackland and Mary Stella Edwards have become synonymous with ...

Museum at The Burton at Bideford

Museum The Burton Museum is always exploring its Collections to reveal interesting local stories. New and upcoming displays include: Ackland and Edwards: Two Together is a new temporary display i...

Decorative Arts Collection

Decorative Arts Collection The Burton at Bideford's decorative arts collection holds a significant collection of 18th – 19th-century silverware, calling card cases, Napoleonic model ships and...

Ceramics Collection

The Ceramics Collection With well over 1,000 individual pieces of ceramics, the Burton, with its ceramic collection, has one of the most significant pottery collections in the South West. Our...

The Burton at Bideford’s collection

The Collection How the Burton at Bideford's collection came about. In the 1940s, Thomas Burton, a wealthy local businessman, and Hubert Coop, a successful watercolour painter, came together t...

Works on Paper & Oil

Works on Paper and Oil Collection The Works on Paper and Oil Collection holds over 500 pieces of original artwork, much of which has national and international significance. Our collections s...

The Burton at Bideford

Loading... Into Abstraction: Modern British Art and the Landscape 19 July – 14 September 2025 FIND OUT MORE Ceramics Gallery: Reflections of a Collection 20 June – 30 September 2025 FIND OU...

About The Burton at Bideford

About The Burton at Bideford The Burton at Bideford celebrated its 70th birthday in 2021. With its friendly team of staff and volunteers, find out how it has been celebrating, exhibiting and ...

Available spaces:

The Kingsley Room Located on the first floor of The Burton, the Kingsley Room is a flexible creative space that can accommodate different types of events. Whether it is for a meeting, training sess...

Gallery and museum tours

Guided Museum Tours and Gallery Tours The Burton at Bideford welcomes schools, colleges and groups to guided museum tours and gallery tours. If you'd like a self-guided visit or a tailor-made wo...

Contact

Get in contact Get in contact if you would like to know more about The Burton at Bideford or have a question. We are looking forward to hearing from you and will be pleased to help. Call, ema...

Café du Parc

Café du Parc Enjoy authentic French cuisine in a relaxed atmosphere overlooking the park Book a table 01237 429317 Visit the Café du Parc Situated within The Burton at Bideford, Ca...

8 unique Devon Christmas gifts

We've all got those hard-to-buy-for family and friends, so take the stress out of festive shopping this year with our eight unique Devon Christmas gifts.The Burton Art Gallery's newly launched onli...

The Burton shop at the Burton Bideford

THE BURTON SHOP Browse our online shop below for a selection of art-inspired cards, gifts and crafts. Every purchase supports local artists and helps keeps our exhibitions free. Contact us with...

Delivery and Returns

Delivery options FREE In-Store Collection Shop online from the comfort of your home for collection from 12pm the following day, Monday – Saturday only (12pm-4pm). Orders made on Saturdays will be ...

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The Rice Challenge

'Of All The People In All The World' If you get the chance to visit the Burton in the summer holidays, we think you'll love the exhibition in gallery 2 by theatre group Stan's Café – On the ga...