Villas in Widemouth Bay

About Widemouth Bay

Widemouth Bay is a fairly recent village, made up mainly of bungalows built in the 20th century, around a wide sandy beach below sandstone cliffs. There are several hotels, cafes on and around the beach, and a pub and shops on the hill above the bay. The waves are gentle enough to be easy to ride, though big ones do come in, and several surf schools operate. RNLI lifeguards patrol in summer, so check flags and patrol dates in other months. Bude, 3 miles north, has Summerleaze and Crooklets beaches and a tidal sea pool. The homes are close together around the village, sleeping around five at the median, with a fireplace in many and a private pool in a minority.

Is Widemouth Bay right for you?

Best for

Surf lessons and sandy beach days on the north Cornwall coast

Not for you if

You want an old fishing harbour, since Widemouth Bay is a village of mostly 20th-century bungalows.

Near Widemouth Bay

• Bude

  About 3 miles north, with Summerleaze and Crooklets beaches, the sea lock of the old canal and the South West Coast Path passing through.

• Bude Sea Pool

  A tidal seawater swimming pool on Summerleaze Beach, opened in 1930 and open 365 days a year.

• Sandymouth

  A broad sandy National Trust beach three miles north of Bude, below cliffs with waterfalls and fingers of hard rock.

• Bude Canal

  Built to carry beach sand inland as fertiliser, its sea lock gates are the only manually operated ones in England.

Getting to Widemouth Bay

From Exeter it is about 1 hour 10 minutes by car, or nearer 3 hours 40 minutes by train to Okehampton and a bus. Bude is reached by the A3073 off the A39, and Widemouth Bay lies about 3 miles south. A car is the practical choice.

When to go to Widemouth Bay

RNLI lifeguards patrol Widemouth Bay in summer, so check patrol dates before swimming or surfing at other times. Waves are usually gentle but big ones do come. Bude Sea Pool is open 365 days a year, with lifeguards only in high season. At Sandymouth you walk in along the sand at lower tides and by the cliff path at mid to higher tides, so check tide times first.

Widemouth Bay villa holidays: questions answered

Nearby towns to Widemouth Bay

• Torquay (38)
• Mevagissey (25)
• Kingsand (16)
• Newquay (16)
• Chudleigh (14)
• Helston (14)
• All of South-West