had two platforms of 320 feet length and one foot above rail level,[4] platform lighting, a passing loop of 8 chains allowing three coach trains to pass,[4] a ticket office with waiting rooms and toilet, an 8-lever signal box and a 2-lever ground frame; a waiting room, refreshment room, bookstall, level crossing gates and a Concert Hall called the Station Hall.

It was controlled by a two-lever ground frame, which was released by a key attached to the Westward Ho!

[9] At first only a signal box was present, with a long unbroken fence running along the back of the platforms and no other buildings or lighting.

[4] In an effort to entice the public onto their trains and provide shelter during inclement weather, the company built a Concert or Reception Hall on the 'up' platform at Westward Ho!

The hall was built to attract local and tourist patronage and was fully licensed for music, dancing and the sale of alcohol.

[7] On 11 July 1901 a group of inmates from Bideford's local workhouse were carried free of charge to Westward Ho!

A train was due and Mr. Loughlin, stationmaster, asked them to desist and take care, upon which one of the men caught him round the neck and punched both of his cheeks.