Bude

Present-day Bude is a pleasant small town with character. It has two beaches with excellent broad sands close to the town itself, and is a good centre for adjacent beaches. Its sea front faces west and the Atlantic rollers make for good surfing when conditions are right. There are a number of good beaches in the Bude area, many of which offer good surfing, windsurfing and kayaking conditions. Bude was the founder club in British Surf Life Saving. Kayaking at Bude Summerleaze and Crooklets beaches are both within the town, Widemouth Bay is a few miles south of the town and offers a long, wide sandy beach. Sandymouth Beach is owned by the National Trust, and has spectacular cliffs and rock formations with shingle below the cliffs and a large expanse of sand at low tide. Bude is renowned for its spectacular sunsets...