- Difficulty
- Challenging
Strenuous
- Start
- Bude
- Finish
- Crackington Haven
- Length
- 9.8 miles (15.8 km)
- Summary
An easy start on the grassy cliff path along the back of the beaches from Bude to Widemouth Bay should not mislead you into imagining the whole day will be like this. The Path soon proves challenging as it becomes rough and narrow in places and plunges into steep valleys, including Scrade which is one of the deepest and steepest valleys on the Cornwall section of the Coast Path. This walk provides you with wide, open views of the Atlantic from high cliff top paths where you are always conscious of the force of the sea and winds due to the uneven ground and crumbling cliffs below you.
- Public Transport
There are a couple of good bus services running between Exeter (which has a mainline train station) and Bude. The Western Greyhound 595 bus service runs every 2 hours between Bude and Crackington Haven. For details visit Traveline or phone 0870 6082608.
- Nearest car park
Bude (Postcode for Sat Navs: EX23 8LG), Widemouth Bay, just inland of Lower Longbeak and Crackington Haven.
- Nearest toilets
Bude, Widemouth Bay and Crackington Haven.
- Nearest refreshments
You can stock up on supplies from the shops and cafes of Bude or find refreshments along the route. Widemouth Bay has a few shops and pubs and there are two Big Barn members within reach of the Path serving local produce: National Trust’s Lower Tresmorn Farm,
St Gennys, Tel: 01840 230667 and the National Trust’s Trevigue Farm at Crackington Haven, Tel: 01840 230418. There are also a few shops and cafes and a pub in Crackington Haven.
