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Bude

Bude

Bude is a seaside town in north Cornwall, England, in the civil parish of Bude-Stratton and at the mouth of the River Neet.

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It was sometimes formerly known as Bude Haven.

See

Worth seeing

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").

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    Hawker's Hut

    Morwenstow, near Bude, EX23 9SR.

Do

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.

Eat

Where to eat

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    Atlantic Diner

    Great food with giant portions of it for quite cheap!

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    Elements

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

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    Bay View Inn

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

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    The Falcon Hotel

    Wholesome food, bar meals or in the restaurant.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Milan Bališin (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.