The Big Blue Surf School is based in Bude, North Cornwall. Surfing lessons for your kids, for your school, just for women and girls, disabled, or as a group or corporate event, just one requirment that you are over 8 years old, are reasonably fit and can swim 50 metres, The school is open all year around. Read more…

The Castle Bude is a heritage centre, gallery and restaurant. The building created by Sir Goldsworthy Gurney has been restored into a heritage centre, gallery and restaurant. This is a fine place to start your exploration of Bude, located in the center by the canal wharf and beaches. Learn about Bude and surrounding areas: early years, local crafts, shipwrecks and Read more…

Northcott Mouth beach is a mix of pebbles at high tide and expanses of sand, punctuated by rock. At low tide joins up with Crooklets Beach in the south and almost as far as Duckpool in the north. However, it is not advisable to attempt the walk unless you know the tide times as it is easy to get cut Read more…

Offering a sauna and fitness centre, Pentire Haven Holiday Park is located in Bude in the Cornwall Region, 48 km from Padstow. Port Isaac is 39 km from the property. Free private parking is available on site. Read more…

Crooklets Beach is a popular family sandy beach with plenty of facilities, although a small beach at Crooklets it adjoins Summerleaze and Northcott Mouth at low tide forming a larger bay. Crooklets beach is a popular surf spot suiting all levels of surfer but due to its location and size can get very busy. Facilities at the beach include shops, Read more…

The Strangles is a large shingle/sand beach which is always quiet due to the difficult climb down to the beach from the cliffs some 700 feet above. Further north a few hundred yards is a small beach known as Little Strand, but care must be exercised as it is possible to get cut off by a high tide. No facilities, Read more…

The Sea Pool at Bude was created in the 1930s to provide a haven for safe swimming. The pool is around 91m long and 45m wide. The sea-water pool sits under the cliffs on the north Cornwall coast and is topped up twice a day by the waves of the Atlantic. Read more…

Black Rock beach sits on the south end of Widemouth Sands and marks the rockier end of this long beach, the north end being a large expanse of sand. The beach is great for families as you have that great mix of sand and many rock pools to explore at low tide. Facilities at the beach include shops, cafe, large car Read more…

Bude lifeboat station was established in 18378 although currently operates from a modern building. Operates an inshore lifeboat. Station open by appointment only and the shop is open weekdays. Read more…

Sandymouth beach is a large pebble beach and sand at low tide when it connects in one long stretch to the beaches of Bude. The beach is backed by high cliffs and offer rock pools to explore. West facing beach and a good surfing opportunity away from the crowds of Bude. The beach is managed by the National Trust. Facilities Read more…

Duckpool is one of the most attractive and dramatic coves in the Bude area. At higher tide the beach is made up of pebbles, but at mid/ low tide sand and rocks are revealed. The northern end of the beach has rock pools. Limited facilities: toilets in the small National Trust owned car park. We have no dog information for Duckpool beach. Read more…

OA Surf Club is a Surf School with highly experienced instructors, delivering high quality, inspiring, Surf and Coasteering lessons in Cornwall. We pride ourselves on our high safety standards, as well as the great waves for all abilities and the best water quality you can get in Cornwall. Our beach at Widemouth Bay is a blue flag holding beach with Read more…