Food Scene
Great place during the day or in the evening. Relaxed cafe during the day and in the evening its a relaxed restaurant specialising in Seafood but with lots of other options. Great location overlooking Summerleaze Beach. Only a short walk from our Annex.
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Life's A Beach
Great place during the day or in the evening. Relaxed cafe during the day and in the evening its a relaxed restaurant specialising in Seafood but with lots of other options. Great location overlooking Summerleaze Beach. Only a short walk from our Annex.
Great place to go for cocktails. My favorite is the passion fruit martini. A little bit upmarket from the normal really chilled scene in Bude. The restaurant is now run by Elements which used to be out towards Widemouth and which sadly burnt down in 2021.
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The Barrel
Summerleaze CrescentGreat place to go for cocktails. My favorite is the passion fruit martini. A little bit upmarket from the normal really chilled scene in Bude. The restaurant is now run by Elements which used to be out towards Widemouth and which sadly burnt down in 2021.
Rosies Cafe is only 500M from the Annex on the beach. Its a great local business and they do a lot to support the community. Relax in the sofa next to the wood burner for a coffee. Enjoy a great breakfast and our favourite is the loaded chips for lunch - definitely one to share. Check opening times off season they tend to reduce their hours.
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Rosies Kitchen And Starboard Wood Fired Bistro
CrookletsRosies Cafe is only 500M from the Annex on the beach. Its a great local business and they do a lot to support the community. Relax in the sofa next to the wood burner for a coffee. Enjoy a great breakfast and our favourite is the loaded chips for lunch - definitely one to share. Check opening times off season they tend to reduce their hours.
Tommy Jacks is great as its so close by. Its only 500 metres from the Annex on the way to Crooklets Beach. Great if you don't want to walk far. Its recently re branded as the Chicken and Rum Shack. They do various food and eat all you like, but check beforehand as they are changing opening times.
Tommy Jacks Beach Hotel
CrookletsTommy Jacks is great as its so close by. Its only 500 metres from the Annex on the way to Crooklets Beach. Great if you don't want to walk far. Its recently re branded as the Chicken and Rum Shack. They do various food and eat all you like, but check beforehand as they are changing opening times.
Local Pub on the corner just before Crooklets beach. Great as its less than 500 metre walk from the Annex. They have a pool table and large screen TVs for football and Rugby. They don’t serve food but they let you order takeaways that they make next door from the 2Yoo menu.
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Crooklets Inn
CrookletsLocal Pub on the corner just before Crooklets beach. Great as its less than 500 metre walk from the Annex. They have a pool table and large screen TVs for football and Rugby. They don’t serve food but they let you order takeaways that they make next door from the 2Yoo menu.
Chung's
7 Flexbury ParkThe closest Chinese takeaway. Only a 500M walk away.
A great place to go if you are doing the circular walk out along the canal and back on the coast path. Its the end of the canal section where you turn right to go out to the coast path,
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The Weir Bistro
A great place to go if you are doing the circular walk out along the canal and back on the coast path. Its the end of the canal section where you turn right to go out to the coast path,
The Barge
Cafe in a barge on the canal - fun place to go.
Great place to eat. Laid back and chilled atmosphere. I love that they to make their own homemade batters. I love the homemade Calamari and chips. Great platters and they love a bit of chilli heat - so if you don't like spicy might be worth mentioning that!
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The Deck
19 Summerleaze CresGreat place to eat. Laid back and chilled atmosphere. I love that they to make their own homemade batters. I love the homemade Calamari and chips. Great platters and they love a bit of chilli heat - so if you don't like spicy might be worth mentioning that!
This is one of my favourite places. They serve great healthy food. One of my favourites is a side dish the roast sweetheart cabbage with tahini sauce. Emphasis is on locally sourced food. Check out the menu to see if it suits you. If you like what you read you won’t be disappointed.
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Temple
10 Granville TerThis is one of my favourite places. They serve great healthy food. One of my favourites is a side dish the roast sweetheart cabbage with tahini sauce. Emphasis is on locally sourced food. Check out the menu to see if it suits you. If you like what you read you won’t be disappointed.
This is a Tapas restaurant that is very popular. Its a little bit of a walk from the Annex as its across the other side of town. Its just over a mile. I enjoy the walk as I would go via the seafront to Sumerleaze beach and then inland on the canal.
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The Bank at Bude Tapas and Grill
This is a Tapas restaurant that is very popular. Its a little bit of a walk from the Annex as its across the other side of town. Its just over a mile. I enjoy the walk as I would go via the seafront to Sumerleaze beach and then inland on the canal.
2Yoo
Local takeaway that specialise in delivery. Wide range of takeaway food. https://2yoo.uk/order/
I haven't been here but I have heard great things' Its fairly new to bude and specailises in upmarket locally sourced food.
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Potters
2 Lansdown RdI haven't been here but I have heard great things' Its fairly new to bude and specailises in upmarket locally sourced food.
This restaurant is in a hotel. It’s been taken over and now called ‘Kerenza’. It’s is only 500 metres from our annexe. It’s painted bright pale blue with a blue glittery sign and a large fake cherry tree inside. The foods great and generally fairly quiet.
Kerenza Hotel
Flexbury AvenueThis restaurant is in a hotel. It’s been taken over and now called ‘Kerenza’. It’s is only 500 metres from our annexe. It’s painted bright pale blue with a blue glittery sign and a large fake cherry tree inside. The foods great and generally fairly quiet.
Drinks & Nightlife
We love to go here as ifs friendly, has a lovely relaxed interior and has a great choice of wines. You get to pick any wine of the shelf and then you just get charged corkage to drink it there. Check opening times but normally open until 9pm on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
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North Coast Wine Warehouse & Lounge
1 Lansdown RdWe love to go here as ifs friendly, has a lovely relaxed interior and has a great choice of wines. You get to pick any wine of the shelf and then you just get charged corkage to drink it there. Check opening times but normally open until 9pm on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
The Barrel at Bude
Everything Else
I love the Kitchen Front but I am a bit biased as one of my closest mates owns it. Its down on the canal and a great creative space where you can buy Clair's hand painted pottery or have a go yourself with a workshop.
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The Kitchen Front
I love the Kitchen Front but I am a bit biased as one of my closest mates owns it. Its down on the canal and a great creative space where you can buy Clair's hand painted pottery or have a go yourself with a workshop.
Sightseeing
The wharf is on the old canal of Bude. There are small shops there. Walking out to sea from there you can see the lock gates that open to the sea (only open at hide tide when a boat is due out or in). From the lock gates walk up behind Efford Cottage (Pink) to walk out along the breakwater and up chapel rock.
The Wharf
The wharf is on the old canal of Bude. There are small shops there. Walking out to sea from there you can see the lock gates that open to the sea (only open at hide tide when a boat is due out or in). From the lock gates walk up behind Efford Cottage (Pink) to walk out along the breakwater and up chapel rock.
Parks & Nature
Northcott Mouth Beach is about a mile walk along the coast path North. On low tides you can walk along the beach but please check first for safety. Margaret's Rustic Tea Rooms are there she is a Bude legend. Set back from the beach up the dusty track in a static caravan. Seasonal opening times.
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Northcott Mouth Beach
Northcott Mouth Beach is about a mile walk along the coast path North. On low tides you can walk along the beach but please check first for safety. Margaret's Rustic Tea Rooms are there she is a Bude legend. Set back from the beach up the dusty track in a static caravan. Seasonal opening times.
Bude is very proud of its Sea Pool. Its just over 80M long and great place for swimming you are also allowed inflatables in the pool (not allowed in the sea). Its filled when the tide is high. Its totally funded and run by Friends of Bude Sea Pool Charity who do an amazing job.
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Bude Sea Pool
Bude is very proud of its Sea Pool. Its just over 80M long and great place for swimming you are also allowed inflatables in the pool (not allowed in the sea). Its filled when the tide is high. Its totally funded and run by Friends of Bude Sea Pool Charity who do an amazing job.
An easy walk from the annexe along the sea front and down the steps at the sea pool. This is the beach that 'Lifes a Beach' overlooks. At low tides you can walk across the beach to the lock gates over the iron bridge.
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Ibhishi laseSummerleaze
Summerleaze CrescentAn easy walk from the annexe along the sea front and down the steps at the sea pool. This is the beach that 'Lifes a Beach' overlooks. At low tides you can walk across the beach to the lock gates over the iron bridge.
This is our local beach its only 500 metres from the Annex. Its great for body boarding and surfing and beach picnics. Its fully life-guarded through the summer but please be careful when the lifeguards are off duty. We also love going down at sunset for a sun downer. We take a bottle sometimes on the beach, sometimes on the grassy cliff and sometimes at the picnic benches on the front. As the beach faces directly West its a great place for sunsets.
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Crooklets Beach
South West Coast PathThis is our local beach its only 500 metres from the Annex. Its great for body boarding and surfing and beach picnics. Its fully life-guarded through the summer but please be careful when the lifeguards are off duty. We also love going down at sunset for a sun downer. We take a bottle sometimes on the beach, sometimes on the grassy cliff and sometimes at the picnic benches on the front. As the beach faces directly West its a great place for sunsets.
Tamar Lakes has a watersports centre where you can kayak, paddle board, windsurf and sail. Its about a 15 minute drive away. There is a three mile gravel track round the reservoir that is home to our closest Parkrun, This takes place every Saturday at 9:00 am and welcomes Parkrun tourists and newbies. If you are new to park-running just go online to register its all free.
Tamar Lakes parkrun
Tamar Lakes has a watersports centre where you can kayak, paddle board, windsurf and sail. Its about a 15 minute drive away. There is a three mile gravel track round the reservoir that is home to our closest Parkrun, This takes place every Saturday at 9:00 am and welcomes Parkrun tourists and newbies. If you are new to park-running just go online to register its all free.
Shopping
Great Surf shop in the centre of town. You can hire wetsuits, surf boards and paddle-boards here as well as buy surfing related stuff. The staff are friendly and helpful.
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Zuma Jay Surf Shop
20 Belle Vue LnGreat Surf shop in the centre of town. You can hire wetsuits, surf boards and paddle-boards here as well as buy surfing related stuff. The staff are friendly and helpful.
Great surf shop. The owner Ian is knowledgeable and friendly,
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Bude Surf Cabin
7 Morwenna TerraceGreat surf shop. The owner Ian is knowledgeable and friendly,
Just mentioning as its a short walk from the Annex so very handy.
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Sainsbury's
Dennison RoadJust mentioning as its a short walk from the Annex so very handy.