The Champ in Torridge

We loved this pub; amazing atmosphere and they let us order in a curry to our table!! Would highly recommend for a chilled local night.

Absolute asset to Appledore. Loads of live music almost every day. Great ale and IPA, friendly staff, friendly customers. Great, historic pub that is a jewel of the village.

Lovely north Devon pub, very traditional with 3 great ales.

Best pint of Guiness in England!

Really great local pub better priced than around the corner (can't say but looks over to Instow) good atmosphere warm and friendly

Lovely little pub. Mixture of locals and tourists. Local ales on tap which were all very good. They don’t do food, but that is a good thing as I prefer a wet pub if I’m going out for social drink. Made it my local whilst on holiday. Enjoyed a shanty band one night and a blues band on another. Great atmosphere. Best pub in Appledore. Enjoy this type of pub whilst you still can.

Great little pub with good local beers

Gem of a pub in Appledore. Great atmosphere, great staff, great selection of real ales and local ciders, brilliant music. You can even ask to take your drinks down to the Quay.

Excellent pub good evening out great music 🎶

Blues jam session was so much fun!

Great little local pub. Atmosphere abounds. Good beers

The smallest pub in Devon but a Proper Pub! Good drinks, great atmosphere. Get there early if you want a seat.

Excellent local pub with a great atmosphere and very friendly staff. We grabbed a few drinks and had them on the quay which was lovely. Definitely worth a visit if in Appledore

A must visit if you love real ale and cider Proper pub with conversation and Sam is superb

The champ is well worth the walk in from westward Ho! Sam is a really genuine, friendly and welcoming host who offered us an excellent selection of real ales along with his charming wit. This is what every pub should inspire to be! Looking forward to returning for some live music and real ale when we are next visiting the area. Long live the Champ! Thanks Sam.

Best pub in Devon - maybe the best anywhere?

What a great little pub! Good drinks, great atmosphere and service, with regular live music. They don't serve food, so they let you bring your own!

Brilliant blues music night with lots of friendly relaxed people

Great beers, lovely atmosphere, live music. Wednesday blues night excellent band.

Great warm friendly cosy charming pub. Great local music to listen to.

Not visited yet but I can see many good reviews, it’s a goal of mine to visit this place and raise a glass to the Tompkins 🙌❤️

Love the Champ, super friendly atmosphere

Best pub in appledore for atmosphere, place is small so buggies and big dogs probably not a good idea. Great range of beers and ciders.

Get fish and chips from the excellent chippy 2 doors down and eat them in this fantastic pub. Especially good when there's live music. We were only in Appledore for 3 nights and visited this place every single night!

The Greatest Appledore pub, brilliant atmosphere. We didn't eat, so can't rate the food. Get yourself down

Great choice of beer,fantastic live music with exciting and exhilarating atmosphere.

Great Pub Great beer Excellent atmosphere Brilliant music

Wanted to pop in a year ago when we came to Appledore but it was closed! Luckily today it was open!! Popped in as a family with the out dog… they were extremely friendly, cosy and the beer was amazing! Will definitely be back

Super English pub, thanks for taxi booking too!

Live music, with great atmosphere. Very friendly staff. A unique spot.

A real drinkers pub. Great reputation and even better atmosphere.

Excellent "proper pub". Probably the best Guinness in England. Superb service, friendly atmosphere. Can't recommend it highly enough.

Fab service, relaxed friendly atmosphere with great music

The heart of Appledore … staff were so friendly when we first arrived and went over and above to make us welcome, we have an 8 year old so pubs can easily become boring, but he was made especially welcome by staff and he really enjoyed it…. We visited regularly through our stay and enjoyed the music and great atmosphere! We were able to take local food in to the pub. The pizzas were amazing :)))))) We absolutely adore this little gem and hope to visit again soon! Friendships made and we left a little piece of our hearts here ! Thankyou so much Josh, Sam, Izzy, Adrian, and Ben … see you again ;))

Nice friendly traditional pub , with good service and friendly staff , dog friendly. And good real ale , will definitely go again .

Amazing music. An all round gem of a pub.

Nice friendly pub with good selection of real ales and local cider music most nights 10 /10

Fine ale, service with a smile, great Folk music on Tuesday night, Folk from all over turn up n play. Quality night out.

A real pub good beers and live music. Well run and cheerful staff.

Went last night for quick drink whilst exploring the area. We love little oldie worldie pubs and This is exactly that. Lovely bar staff who let me sample the local cider before I bought it. Lots of memorabilia throughout. Little outdoor smoking section which was ideal. Got talking to friendly locals and ended up spending the evening with them. Great local pub .

Compact but good selection of ales. Good live music

Well what can you say about this pub. Hidden little gem. The Guiness is excellent as is the service. We happen to go there on our first night when there was live music on. Great atmosphere and the service is perfect.

We enjoyed a couple of pints here while on holiday in the area, and have to say what a little gem of a place it is. Child friendly, dog friendly, CAMRA member friendly, great local beers... Super. A proper traditional English pub.

Fantastic local pub live music Folk nights & Blues nights good beer 🍻

Give it a tryout, they have music nights good fun.

Proper pub. Great friendly local pub. Very decent Guinness. Well worth a visit

Great pub with good beers and great atmosphere

Great pub. Guys behind the bar make it greater. I joked I'd complain about them running out of Thatchers glasses but that made me think to actually take the time out to share my appreciation of a damn good watering hole. Top marks

Visited here whilst on holiday. We went on blues night which was brilliant. You could tell it was a proper locals pub but nobody made you feel unwelcome. Brilliant pub to visit whilst visiting appledore highly recommend.

If you are in town, this is a place you must visit if you enjoy music and drinks. Sweetheart place. I’m in love with this place. Great vibes. Awesome performance by the musicians. The beer is great. I bought my own pizza and initially thought that I would spend an hour but ended up staying for around 2.5 hours till the place got closed for the night. Photos and memories of princess Diana were seen in the pub, who I was a fan of in my school days and admired her work.

Lovely bar with friendly bar staff and good ales.

Friendly little local pub! Great decor, great choice of beer & ales.

Proper traditional pub with exceptional ales on offer. Great live music on the night I was in.

Nice little pub with good atmosphere

Great buzzing local pub with good local beer.

Lovely bar, cosy, great pint and friendly barman. Told us the history of the pub.........very quaint. Loved it xxx

Friendly, clean, good beer and entertainment 👌

This is what a pub should be. Decent beer, brilliant landlord and a friendly atmosphere. Get yourself down there on a Tuesday night for live folk music. They don't serve food but you can bring it from the local chippy.

Great pub, lovely atmosphere and staff, would highly recommend

Lovely relaxed atmosphere with very friendly, welcoming people 👍🏻

Proper locals pub, great people and great staff, if you want an authentic experience this is it

Liked the pub, but disappointed in the beer I had, not much body for a 4.5...

A proper little boozer with real locals who are all friendly. Great beer and the best nights are Tuesday and Wednesday when they have live music.

Great pub, great staff, great atmosphere

Went here for a music jam. All very welcoming considering I'm very much from out of town! Nice local ales too.

Great little local pub oldy worldy.Very friendly welcoming place with pleasant barstaff.

Still one of our favourite Appledore drinking spots - nice atmosphere, great music and dog friendly 🐶❤️

Lovely pub, great atmosphere plenty of music through out the week and the bar staff were nice.

Excellent quirky pub with great local beer, a good 70s soundtrack, humorous barman and great ambience.

Traditional pub, live music too.

Great atmosphere take out drinks while waiting for fish and chips next door

One off a proper pub with proper beer!!!

Great pub , great staff,great beer.

Great vibe for blues night..Great beer..loving it!

By far our favourite pub on our recent trip to Appledore! We were made to feel welcome, lovely vibe, great selection of drinks, cold, clean lager, an outside area and the best music playlist I think I’ve ever heard in a pub! Just head straight here if you are out, don’t bother with the others!

I love popping in here for a few jars. Both owners are so lovely and friendly, live music, not expensive either! It’s always a busy little place so they’re certainly getting it right :)

Great back street pub. Eccentric landlord and lady, live music and friendly locals, what more could you want.

Its great that these proper good pubs still exist..we had a good evening there and a warm welcome..lets keep these pubs going..live music good ale buzzy atmosphere..well done Champ we will be back soon.

Great little bar on a side street off the front. Brilliant selection of drinks and great prices.

Cosy and friendly little pub in Appledore. Good beer from a local brewery.

Great boozer, lovely staff, friendly locals and fine beer. Spot on.

A great pub with a lovely manager, good selection of drinks. People were very friendly. Enjoyed the fish and chips from next door too which you can eat in the pub. Will definitely be revisiting in the future.

Nice quiet couple of drinks (due to covid) staff & regulars very friendly.

Good little traditional English pub

Great pub. Small but buzzing and good beer too.

Great pub and staff good range of beers with good traditional meals

Brilliant little pub great staff and the live music was awesome. Cant wait to visit again.

Wonderful little pub, great beer and good company

Great pub, but soooooo small!!!

Thursdays from 8-30pm Great Open Mike night hosted by Shannon Amy Lewis a real treat of various musicians and genre. Plus very good beer.

Awesome little bar, great spot for a pint or some live music on a Thursday, Friday or Saturday. Pretty small though, so make sure you get in early!

Friendly and unique village pub.The beer (Clearwater Brewery) is superb and live music most nights with talented local musicians. Visitors welcome on jam nights

Folk night. Welcoming and clearly a regular local feature. Turn up and play together. Great place.

Great pub. Lovely relaxed atmosphere even when things got more lively with the Brazillian Street Band playing. They don't do food but you can bring your own in and the chip shop on the corner will even deliver it for you. Small courtyard to the rear makes a nice smoking spot, it was just a shame there was no cover given the torrential rain. Really enjoyable night and look.forward to visiting again 😀

Great fun. Live band. A little airless but it was a warm night

Great music, great company, great beer - I felt at home, they even let me have a twang! Deep joy!

Amazing pub, staff and locals were awesome. Never been more welcomed in a pub in a small town. Any visitors need to give it a go. You won't only go once, we popped in for 1 drink and stayed all week..lol xx

A lovely little authentic pub tucked away just up from the harbour. Lots of music nights, smashing beer and sensibly priced. And you can take your fish and chips in to eat from Sylvester's to eat with your pint! Really worth a visit.

Friendly local - enjoyed our visit!

We came here after our terrible experience in Ilfracombe. We had been in here on the Friday night and returned on the Sunday.