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Bude
Bude (Cornish: Bud) is a small seaside resort town in North Cornwall, at the mouth of the River Neet. Bude is twinned with Ergué-Gabéric, France. It is suggested that the modern name is a corruption of the name Bede Haven meaning "Harbour of the holy men" suggesting Bude might have been a landing place for early Christians. Present-day Bude is a pleasant small town with character. It has two west-facing beaches, Summerleaze and Crooklets, with excellent surfing when the conditions are right. The main access road in and out of Bude is the A39, Atlantic Highway. Bude and the surrounding area has impressive coastal scenery. Many ships have been wrecked on the jagged reefs which fringe their base. The figure-head of one of these, the "Bencoolen" lost in 1862, is preserved in the churchyard. The Carboniferous sandstone cliffs that surround Bude (and stretch down as far as Crackington Haven) were formed during the Carboniferous Era, around 300 million years ago. The folded and contorted stratification of shale and sandstone is unique in southern England, although the Gower peninsula and the Vale of Glamorgan, across the Bristol Channel in Wales, have a similar stratification. During the Variscan Orogeny, which affected the entire Cornish coast, the cliffs were pushed up from underneath the sea, creating the overlapping strata. As the sands and cliffs around Bude contain calcium carbonate (a natural fertiliser), farmers used to take sand from the beach, for spreading on their fields. The cliffs around Bude are the only ones in Cornwall that are made of carboniferous sandstone, as most of the Cornish coast is geologically formed of Devonian slate, granite and Precambrian metamorphic rocks). The stratified cliffs of Bude give their name to a geological event called the Bude Formation. Many formations can be viewed from the South West Coast Path which passes through the town. Notable buildings include the early English parish church, St Olaf's in the village of Poughill just outside of Bude, the parish church of St Michael and All Angels, Ebbingford Manor, and the town's oldest house, Quay Cottage in the centre of town. Bude Canal, which once ran to Launceston, now runs only a few miles inland. Until the start of the twentieth century, the neighbouring town of Stratton was dominant, and a local saying is "Stratton was a market town when Bude was just a furzy down", meaning Stratton was long established when Bude was just gorse-covered downland. Accommodation B & BsDylan's Guest House (1 km) Bangor's House (7 km) Tee-Side (1 km)  Caravans and CampingSandymouth Holiday Park, Bude (4 km) Wooda Farm, Bude (3 km) Budemeadows Touring Park, Bude (5 km) Penhalt Farm Holiday Park, Bude (6 km) Widemouth Bay Caravan Park, Bude (6 km) Hedley Wood Caravan Park, Bridgerule (7 km) CottagesSelf Catering Chalets, Bude (6 km) The Shippen, Bude (6 km) Orchard Close, Morwenstow (6 km) Lower Hopworthy Cottage, Bude (10 km) Honey Cottage, Bude (6 km) Leigh Hill Cottage, Bude (6 km) The Granary, Bude (8 km) Owl Cottage, Bude (2 km) Clifton Cottage, Bude (2 km) Millhouse Cottage, Bude (8 km) Bell Buoy Cottage, Bude (9 km) Miller's Rest, Bude (6 km) The Beach Hut, Bude (7 km) Wooldown Farmhouse, Bude (4 km) Eastaway Cottage, Morwenstow (8 km) Secret Garden Cottage, Morwenstow (8 km) Ashgrove Barn, Bude (9 km) Quinceborough: The Roost, Widemouth Bay (5 km) Woolstone: Bassets Byre, Widemouth Bay (4 km) South Forda Lodges: Robins Nest, Bude (8 km) Woolstone: Wrights Wood, Widemouth Bay (4 km) Woolstone: Wainhouse, Widemouth Bay (4 km) Woolstone: Teagues Trail, Widemouth Bay (4 km) Woolstone: Grenvilles Granary, Widemouth Bay (4 km) Woolstone: Dunstanvilles Dairy, Widemouth Bay (4 km) Woolstone: Cottons Cottage, Widemouth Bay (4 km) Woolstone: Bevilles Barn, Widemouth Bay (4 km) Westward House, Bude (0 km) Upton Meadows, Bude (1 km) Trevalgas Farm, Bude (2 km) Tregenver Dairy, Kilkhampton (7 km) Tiscott Farmhouse, Bude (3 km) Tiscott Cottage, Bude (3 km) The Tallet Barn, Bude (5 km) The Octagon, Bude (0 km) The Martyn Rooms, Morwenstow (9 km) The Hideaway, Bude (2 km) Tamarisk, Bude (1 km) Stonechat Cottage, Bude (0 km) Stibb Cottage, Bude (5 km) Stanbury House, Bude (5 km) Stable Farm Cottage, Bude (3 km) Squires Barn, Bude (5 km) Springbrook Cottage, Bude (3 km) South Forda Lodges: Woodpecker, Bude (8 km) South Forda Lodges: Pengelly, Bude (8 km) South Forda Lodges: Kingfisher, Bude (8 km) South Forda House, Bude (9 km) Sharlands Farm: Swift, Bude (4 km) Sharlands Farm: Swallow, Bude (4 km) Scadghill Seaviews, Bude (4 km) Sharlands Farm: Kingfisher, Bude (4 km) River Neet Apartment, Bude (0 km) Quinceborough: Squire Cottage, Widemouth Bay (5 km) Quinceborough: Mucklow Cottage, Widemouth Bay (5 km) Quinceborough: Goose Cottage, Widemouth Bay (5 km) Quinceborough: Barn Cottage, Widemouth Bay (5 km) Primrose Cottage, Widemouth Bay (4 km) Poughill Villa, Bude (2 km) Penmore, Widemouth Bay (1 km) Penleaze Farmhouse, Bude (4 km) Parsonage Green, Bude (9 km) Palm Villa, Widemouth Bay (4 km) Olivers, Bude (5 km) Old Farmhouse, Week Orchard, Bude (7 km) Nownsek Hawkers Court, Bude (1 km) North Penlean: Oak, Bude (8 km) Newleigh, Bude (5 km) North Penlean: Honeypot, Bude (8 km) Neet Meadow, Bude (2 km) Moreton Pound: The Old Granary, Kilkhampton (7 km) Marhayes Manor, Bude (7 km) The Granary, Marsh Farm, Bude (2 km) Marhayes Lodge, Bude (7 km) Lower Quinceborough, Widemouth Bay (5 km) Longstone, Widemouth Bay (5 km) Little Furze, Bude (9 km) Little Bidna, Bude (5 km) Lilac Cottage, Stratton (2 km) Kitts Cottage, Bude (3 km) Kingfishers, Bude (0 km) Jasmine Cottage, Bude (5 km) Ivyleaf Barton Stables, Bude (4 km) Hollabury Cottage, Bude (1 km) Hilton Woods Park Lodge 17, Bude (8 km) Hilton Woods Lodge 34, Bude (8 km) Heyleigh Farm Cottage, Bude (6 km) Hawkers Court 9, Bude (1 km) Hawkers Court 22, Bude (1 km) Hawkers Court 20, Bude (1 km) Hawkers Court 2, Bude (1 km) Harvest Moon Cottage, Bude (10 km) Gurney House, Bude (0 km) Grenville House, Kilkhampton (6 km) Foxdown Cottage, Bude (3 km) Foundry Cottage, Bude (3 km) Escallonia Cottage, Bude (2 km) Eagle Cottage, Bude (4 km) Driftwood, Widemouth Bay (5 km) Downlands, Bude (2 km) Darzle Farmhouse, Bude (8 km) Darzle Cottage, Bude (8 km) Daisy Chain Cottage, Bude (5 km) Crescent Cottage, Bude (0 km) Coast House Upton, Bude (1 km) Clovelly House, Bude (0 km) Chy Noweth, Bude (1 km) Casa Poco, Bude (1 km) Carpenter's Cottage, Bude (5 km) Burn View, Bude (0 km) Bude's Rest, Bude (1 km) Bude Garden House, Bude (1 km) Brooklyn House, Bude (1 km) Brightlands, Bude (2 km) Boslowen, Widemouth Bay (4 km) Bennetts Barton, Bude (9 km) Bennetts Apartment, Bude (9 km) Barn Park Lodge, Bude (5 km) Holiday ParksFlorence, Bude (5 km) Retreat Lodge, Bude (4 km) Penstowe Manor, Bude (6 km) Penhalt Cottage, Bude (6 km) Premier Parkland Bungalow, Bude (6 km) Spanish Villa, Bude (6 km) Linton Chalet, Bude (6 km) Bodmin Bungalow 4, Bude (5 km) Lawnside Bungalow 4, Widemouth Bay (5 km) Surf Bungalow, Widemouth Bay (5 km) Cove Bungalow, Widemouth Bay (5 km) Verona, Bude (5 km) Widemouth Poppy Gold, Widemouth Bay (5 km) Genoa, Bude (5 km) Woodford Lodge, Bude (6 km) Portofino, Bude (5 km) Oceanside Bungalow, Widemouth Bay (5 km) Portofino Plus, Bude (5 km) Widemouth Poppy Silver, Widemouth Bay (5 km) Lawnside Bungalow 6, Widemouth Bay (5 km) Milan, Bude (5 km) Stowe Chalet, Bude (6 km) Stowe Chalet 3, Bude (6 km) Manor Apt. 3, Bude (6 km) Widemouth Primula Silver, Widemouth Bay (5 km) Manor Apt. 2, Bude (6 km) Parkland Bungalow, Bude (6 km) Widemouth Primula Gold, Widemouth Bay (5 km) Camelot Bungalow 6, Widemouth Bay (5 km) Manor Apt. 1, Bude (6 km) Bodmin Bungalow 6, Widemouth Bay (5 km) Toad Lodge, Bude (4 km) Camelot Bungalow 4, Widemouth Bay (5 km) Coombe Lodge, Bude (6 km) Local hotelsBay View Inn (3 km) Camelot Hotel (1 km) Bude Haven (1 km) Harefield Cottage (1 km) Brocksmoor Hotel (4 km) Hotel Penarvor (1 km) The Falcon Hotel (0 km) The Cliff at Bude (1 km) Stratton Gardens Hotel (1 km) Elements Hotel (3 km) Local attractions BeachesMillook Haven (7 km) Widemouth Bay (4 km) Summerleaze (1 km) Crooklets (1 km) Northcott Mouth (3 km) Sandy Mouth (4 km) Duckpool (6 km) Rane Beach (7 km) Stanbury Beach (7 km)  PubsBullers Arms Hotel (3 km) Bencoolen Inn (0 km) Kings Arms (2 km)  Local walksCrackington Haven to Millook Haven (8 km) Millook Haven to Phillip's Point (3 km) Phillip's Point, Bude to Bude Haven (1 km) Bude Haven to Sandymouth (2 km) Sandymouth to Stanbury Mouth (6 km)  BistrosLife's a Beach (1 km)  CafesRectory Tea Rooms (9 km)  RestaurantsBush Inn (9 km) The Castle Restaurant (0 km) Bangors Organic (7 km) |
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