Beaches

We are just 10 minutes drive from some of the great beaches along the beautiful North Cornwall coast.

There are two beaches in Bude (both Seaside Award with RNLI lifeguards in high season). Summerleaze is a large sandy beach which is popular with families and home to the Bude Sea Pool.  It has a large car park which leads directly to the sand dunes and the car park has toilets, RNLI shop, small sandy play area and Life's a beach café. http://www.visitbude.info/for-beach-lovers/beaches/summerleaze-beach/.

Crooklets also has a large sandy beach at low tide and lots of rock pools to explore.  Crooklets is at the north side of Bude and can be reached by a short walk over the Summerleaze Down or down the hill from the town centre and there is a large car park next to the beach with a skate park.  Next to the beach is Rosie’s Café and the Crooklets Beach café which has live music in the summer and both cafes are popular for food.   This beach is also home to the Surf Life Saving Club and the annual Christmas Day Swim.  http://www.visitbude.info/for-beach-lovers/beaches/crooklets-beach/ 

There are lots of other beaches slightly further afield, including the beautiful beach at Sandymouth (National Trust).  When the tide is at its lowest, it is possible to walk the coastline between Bude and Sandymouth by walking the two miles along the beach. Returning by the coast path makes it a good circular walk.  The beach is serviced by a seasonal café, toilets and surf-hire and has a large manned car park.

In between Bude and Sandymouth is Northcott Mouth, a rocky beach which opens to a large expanse of sand at low tide and has seasonal lifeguard cover. There is a shipwreck in the sand which can sometimes be seen at low tide.  There is a National Trust car park.

There is also Widemouth Bay located 3 miles to the south of Bude.  It is a very long open bay popular with families and surfers and at low tide there are hundreds of rock pools to explore. The beach is a great place to learn surfing or body-boarding and there is seasonal lifeguard cover. http://www.visitbude.info/for-beach-lovers/beaches/widemouth-bay/