People who are looking for the best way to relax, unwind, and temporarily escape from the noise of the city should consider visiting Cornwall. The beaches in this place undoubtedly make anyone enjoy their holidays. One of the most famous destinations here is Bude which is a home to so many beautiful spots. Aside from kissing the sun, you can also do a number of outdoor activities here—from simple walking to playing golf. All these, perhaps, are the main reasons why many tourists now start looking for houses for sale Cornwall as many of them opt to stay in this breathtaking place upon retirement. If you are one of those who cannot wait to visit this site, particularly, Bude, continue browsing this page and you would be oriented with everything you need to know as you experience the beauty this place has to offer.

A general guide to Bude and the surrounding area.

Bude is a resort town located on the north Cornwall coast between Widemouth Bay to the South and Northcott Mouth to the north. There are two main beaches at Bude, Summerleaze and Crooklets. Bude is famous for many things.

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Bude offers all round facilities and entertainment for the whole family. Golfers and walkers, surfers and sailors, sun seekers and sand lovers all come to Bude. In and around the Bude and Stratton area can be found excellent accommodation catering for all tastes. Close to many other local places of interest such as Kilkhampton and Widemouth. Bude's beaches are patrolled by R.N.L.I lifeguards during the summer months and there are several surf schools and activity centres to cater for your needs. Sea fishing and boat charter from Bude aboard boats such as the Mantis offer fishing and sightseeing trips along the coast up to Lundy island, where you can often see the dolphins at play and the basking sharks and occasionally the odd sunfish.

If you are looking to visit Bude and require accommodation, then the following resources should serve you well. Bude bed and breakfast accommodation offers a quality range of B and B accommodation in the Bude area of North Cornwall.

For self catering accommodation in Bude visit the Bude self catering resource for North Cornwall.

If you are looking for surfing or leisure activities in the Bude area then Bude Leisure and surf should be a good place to start.

 

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Crooklets beach at Bude

The beautiful beaches in Bude are surrounded by stunning cliff and valley walks along a Canal that ends on the beach. With river and marshland walks through picturesque Cornish country side and cliff side Golf coupled with excellent surfing and outward bound centres nearby. Horse trekking is another way to explore or maybe by boat. Bude is a lively Cornish seaside resort that has something for everyone. Bude has some of the best surfing beaches in Britain and a challenging 18 hole links golf course right in the middle of town adjacent to Crooklets.
There are lots of other activities to do in the local area such as horse riding, sea and fresh water fishing, kayaking, karting and mountain boarding.
Throughout the summer there are various activities such as lifeboat day, Poldark fayre,
and a week long festival of jazz with visiting national and international artists performing. more...

Bude Canal

Bude canal and Lock

Bude boasts the only canal lock and sea gate to the open ocean in Britain. The Canal was originally constructed to transport the lime rich sea sand to farms in the area for fertiliser. The sea lock of the canal as a depth of 10-15 feet depending on the tide and is the only working lock gate that opens to the sea in Britain.
Ships brought cargo's of limestone, coal and other goods that were stored on the upper wharf in the Petherick Building, which has long since gone.
The remains of one of the lime kilns on the wharf is still visible, as is a foundry and a timber mill which have now been converted into housing.
Boat building and repairs also took place around here and vessels travelled to and fro via the sea locks, inland up the canal past "Falcon Bridge", formerly a swing bridge that as since been replaced.

Widemouth Bay

Widemouth Bya in Cornwall

Widemouth Sands and Widemouth Bay lay south of Bude. The bay is a long open sandy beach at the north and more rocky and pebbly as you near the south of  the beach by Black Rock more...

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Summerleaze beach in Bude

Summerleaze beach at Bude has produced several recent successes in the surfing world. Reubyn Ash (current European junior champion) and his brother joss (2006 Rip Curl English National Champion) were  brought up in the surf around Bude. Mike Raven, former British, English and European surfing champion and Etnies UK team rider, has been surfing the area for over 20 years. more...

 

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