Local beaches

Bude is the ultimate base for adventurers and beach lovers. Do you dream of safe, child friendly beaches with great facilities and oodles to do? Or maybe you’ve a hankering for seclusion – picture-perfect coves brimming with a wild charm that’ll take your breath away? That’s the beauty of Bude: top facilities and activities on tap, paired with wonderful “secret” Cornish coves.

Our advice? Pack a picnic, and dive into this bevy of beautiful beaches.

Clean, Award Winning Beaches in Bude

Bude’s dramatic coastline is home to Demerara-soft sand, glittering seascapes and lovely low-key beach huts. You’ll find beaches with Blue Flag and Seaside Awards, and all of the life guarded beaches have been rated under EU Regulations for bathing water quality.

Bude’s Main Beaches

The links below provides all the answer to your beach questions, along with details about facilities, lifeguard times and much more. You could tackle any of these locations with a picnic and a beach towel, but for many visitors it would be unthinkable to arrive without first having booked a Beach Hut.

• Millook Beach

• Black Rock Beach

• Widemouth Bay Beach

• Summerleaze Beach

• Crooklets Beach

• Northcott Mouth

• Sandymouth Bay

• Duckpool

Horse Riding on Bude’s Beaches

• Horse riding is permitted on Bude’s beaches outside of lifeguard hours. Click here for this years lifeguard schedule.

Dog Friendly Beaches in Bude

• We’re extremely lucky in Bude to have a mix of dog friendly as well as dog restricted