32 Widemouth Bay, Bude

Beaches

Widemouth 4 miles along the Coast from Bude. A huge 2 mile long sandy beach, with plenty of car parking right behind it. Popular with surfers and families too. Tuition and board hire. A place for all the family. Life guards on duty in Season. Please take heed of the warnings and swim where indicated by the flags. Keep out of the water near the rocks.

Duckpool 3 miles North of Bude , near to Kilkhamton. A large beach with some small pebbles. In a beautiful setting. Like nearby Sandymouth reached down narrow country lanes with high hedges. Rarely busy, hidden in at the mouth of a deep valley, with a stream running down it. Lifeguard in Season but swimming advised only for the experienced in local conditions. Well worth a visit for the peace and quiet.

Sandymouth is a long sandy beach at low tide, but at high tide the water can come right up to the shingle bank or rocks at the top of the beach. Its a popular beach with a few caravan parks on the road leading to it, so it can get crowded in the summer with all forms of surf craft on the water. Parking is available in a car park at the top of the cliffs above the beach, its then a bit of a walk down the cliff path to the beach. Facing west on this exposed stretch of coastline, Sandymouth does receive a fair amount of swell and there can be some nice peaks breaking on the sandbanks all along the beach. Access isn't great for windsurfing, but it is fine for kite-powered sports, although the winds can be alittle gusty thanks to the cliffs backing the beach.

Walking
If you enjoy walking then North Cornwall has to be a place for you to visit, with miles of amazing cliff top walks to explore visiting places such as hawker hut near Morwenstow, which is set in the cliff side. With miles of National Trust clifftops just on our doorstep you will love exploring North Cornish coastline.

Bude Jazz Festival
Each August the town taps its toes to the rhythms of the week-long Bude Jazz Festival, with its international artists and New Orleans-style street parades.

The Eden Project
Around half an hours drive The Eden Project recreates the tropics and the Mediterranean in domes so huge that one includes a 75ft waterfall. Truly a world class attraction, The Eden Project is a gateway into the fascinating interactive world of plants and people, a living theatre, exploring our global garden inheritance - revealing plants, as you've never seen them before. Eden is a truly unique experience, in the heart of Cornwall's Clay Mining country - a place to explore the amazing relationship that exists between the human population and the fascinating world of plants - and the extent that we depend on plants for our very existence.

Golfing
Only Scotland has more golf courses per head of population than Cornwall - and the pick of the Cornish courses are right here in the north of the county with a variety such that you won't know where to tee up first.
With Several Golf courses only a few minutes drive from all of the cottages you are truely spoilt for choice.

Fishing
With several lakes and resevoirs near to the cottages if you want to spend some time course fishing or Fly fishing there are many options available to you localy one of my favourites being the Tamar Lakes renowed for its trout fishing. You also have many good freshwater lakes, Bude Canal boasts some monster carp.
If however you want to go Sea Angling there is an abundance of hotspots within 10 miles drive from all cottages and Daily boat trips running from many of the small fishing villages in North Cornwall/Devon.

Horse Riding
With stable localy located near to all the cottages, if you love riding then you will love a holiday here. Daily hacks available for beginers to Advance level.

Tamar Otter Sanctuary
North Petherwin, Nr Launceston, off B3254 to Bude. British otters are bred here and re-introduced successfully into the wild.  Visitors can see British and Asian otters, a large collection of British waterfowl, wallabies and golden pheasants.  Two species of deer can be seen in 20 acres of woodland.  Tea room, gift shop, visitor centre and free car park.   Open April to end of October, daily, 10.30am - 6.00pm. Telephone
+44 (0) 1566 785646.

Historic Houses
Stratton , the parent town of Bude. A town trail, takes in interest in old buildings including the birthplace of Anthony Pane the "Cornish Giant".  Born in the 'Tree Inn' he stood over 7ft. tall and fought with Sir Bevil Grenville in the Civil War at the nearby "Battle of Stamford Hill" in 1643.

National Trust Properties and Gardens within about one hour's drive: Lydford Gorge, Buckland Abbey, Castle Drogo, Arlington Court, Knightshayes Court, Killerton, Lanhydrock, Cothele, Trerice,  and The Old Post Office Tintagel. 

Hartland Abbey , North Devon. The Abbey was given by Henry VIII to the Sergeant of his Wine Cellar in 1539, whose descendants live here today.   Situated in the beautiful valley, it contains spectacular architecture and murals.   Gothic library.  Fine collections of paintings, furniture, porcelain and documents from 1160.  Exhibition of early photographs.  Museum.  Diary.   Shrub and walled gardens.  Woodland walk to Atlantic Cove. Peacocks, donkeys, Jacobs sheep. Cream Teas.   Open May-Sept. (incl. Easter Sun/Mon) Wed, Thur, Sun, & BH's, plus Tue in July & Aug. 2-5.30pm..  Admission charge, reductions for children, grounds and groups.  Telephone  (+44) (0) 1237 441264/234

4 the Kids
Not only will you find lots of safe beaches,fishing, horse riding and interesting places to go there are also a few adventure parks one of the closest being Brocklands Adventure Park which has 10 pin Bowling , Pony Rides, a Play Area, Roller Racers, and even a Outdoor Assault Course a great family fun day out in Kilkhampton for ages 8 to 80 which also has farm animals & Train rides all great fun for the kids.