About Bude

Seaside town and holiday resort on the north Cornwall coast. Very popular with families ever since Victorian times when the railway was specially extended to bring the visitors. It's deservedly popular due to the great beaches and facilities it has to offer.

Bude is also a haven for surfers - and If you're planning a trip in late August you might catch the famous Bude Jazz Festival.

Bude is also unusual in having a canal which leads to a safe harbour and used to lead on eventually to the Tamar Lakes. Unfortunately it can only be acccessed from the sea with favourable tidal conditions!

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Unusual Places to Stay near Bude centre:

Lower Thurlibeer (Unusual Places to Stay) Bude (2.82 miles)
The Jamaica Inn (Unusual Places to Stay) St Neot (18.40 miles)
River Cottage, Bodmin (Unusual Places to Stay) St Neot (23.97 miles)
Pentillie Castle And Estate (Unusual Places to Stay) St Mellion (28.76 miles)
Penny Cottage - Tof (Unusual Places to Stay) Par (34.20 miles)
Tolcarne Beach Apartments (Unusual Places to Stay) Porth (36.70 miles)
Berties Lodge (Unusual Places to Stay) Porth (37.03 miles)
The Wood Shed (Unusual Places to Stay) Truro (48.37 miles)
Rocky Close (Unusual Places to Stay) St Ives (59.66 miles)
Boscarne (Unusual Places to Stay) St Ives (59.75 miles)
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Nearest Beaches:

Summerleaze (0.42 miles) Great family beach and so close to Bude that it's almost closer to the town than the water. It benefits...
Crooklets (0.71 miles) A smallish sandy bay that joins up with Northcott Mouth at low tide forming a larger bay. A good surfing...
Northcott Mouth (1.46 miles) A National Trust owned, dog friendly pebble beach with sand at low tide when it links up with nearby beaches...
Sandymouth (2.34 miles) Pebbles at high tide, sand at low tide when Sanymouth (or Sandy Mouth if you prefer) joins up to Northcott...

Closest Attractions:

Bude Castle and Museum (0.16 miles) Now a Heritage Centre with galleries & tourist facilities. Houses the Bude-Stratton Museum.

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Tamar Lakes Country Lake (5.90 miles) Near Bude on the North Cornwall coast, these two lakes offer a variety of activities including watersports, angling, walking, cycling...
Museum of Witchcraft (11.56 miles) The Museum of Witchcraft in Boscastle, Cornwall, houses the world's largest collection of witchcraft related artefacts and regalia. The museum...
Tamar Otter and Wildlife Centre (11.62 miles) 21 acres of wildlife sancutary with an focus on otters, but also featuring deer and birds of prey. Tearooms and...