Bude

Worth seeing in and around Bude

7 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Bude Canal

   The Bude Canal was a canal built to serve the hilly hinterland in the Cornwall and Devon border territory in the United Kingdom, chiefly to bring lime-bearing sand for agricultural fertiliser. The Bude Canal system was one of the most unusual in Britain.

   600 m · Canal in Cornwall, England · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Sandymouth Beach

   Sandymouth is a beach three miles north of Bude in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.

   4.2 km · sandy beach in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   St Andrew's Church, Bude

   St Andrew's Church is a Grade I listed church in Stratton, Bude, Cornwall. It is located along the main road in Stratton.

   2.2 km · Grade I listed church in Bude-Stratton, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
4. 04
   St Olaf's Church, Bude

   St Olaf's Church is a Church of England parish church in Poughill, Bude, Cornwall. It is a Grade I listed building.

   2.3 km · church in Cornwall, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Church of St Swithin

   St Swithin's Church, Launcells is a Grade I listed parish church in Launcells, Cornwall, England. The building dates from the 14th to 17th centuries and is primarily a late-medieval Perpendicular church with later alterations.

   3.3 km · church in Cornwall, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   The Storm Tower

   The Storm Tower at Compass Point, Bude–Stratton, Cornwall, England, is an octagonal lookout tower, modelled on the Tower of the Winds in Athens, Greece. It is known locally as the Pepperpot.

   1.1 km · tower in Bude, Cornwall, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   St Michael and All Angels Church, Bude

   St Michael and All Angels Church is a Grade II listed church in Bude, Cornwall.

   700 m · grade II listed church in Bude-Stratton, Cornwall, England, UK · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

The cliffs. Bude is the only part of the Cornish coast that is made of sandstone cliffs; starting from Hartland point (over the border in Devon), passing Bude and terminating just north of Boscastle (where the harder old Devonian slate cliffs becomes apparent), the carboniferous sandstone cliffs are the highest in Cornwall (the highest cliff in Cornwall is south of Bude, the 735 ft uninspiringly named "high cliff").

1. 01
   Hawker's Hut

   Morwenstow, near Bude, EX23 9SR.

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Things to do

Bude and North Cornwall are known for great surfing on beaches such as Widemouth Bay (1 mile of golden sand and surf), Summerleaze and Crooklets. Sandy Mouth and Crackington Haven are just a short drive away. All these beaches have lifeguards during the summer months. Summerleaze Beach also has a tidal 90m seapool, one of only a few in the country.

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Where to eat

1. 01
   Atlantic Diner

   Great food with giant portions of it for quite cheap!

2. 02
   Elements

   Marine Drive, EX23 0LZ, info@elements-life.co.uk.

3. 03
   Bay View Inn

   Marine Drive, EX23 0AW, reservations@bayviewinn.co.uk.

4. 04
   The Falcon Hotel

   Wholesome food, bar meals or in the restaurant.

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Getting to Bude

Airports

Cardiff (CWL), 105 km · Bristol (BRS), 142 km · Brest Bretagne airport (BES), 264 km

• Cardiff → Bude

  120 km · quickest by road, 3h 28m · £23–31
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• Bristol → Bude

  153 km · quickest by road, 2h 51m · £18–25
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• London → Bude

  317 km · quickest by road, 5h 2m · £33–45
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