Bude Attractions

The Bude Jazz Festival takes place in late August to early September and includes over 150 concerts, and four street parades.

Morwenstow (6mi/10km north of Stratton; pop. 620), most northerly village in Cornwall, also possesses an interesting little church, St John the Baptist. Standing in solitary splendor on the cliffs, it has a lovely columned Norman porch. Robert Stephen Hawker (1803-75), an eccentric clergyman, built the vicarage, giving it unusual chimneys modeled on the church towers of places he had lived. He was also known for his dedicated ministry to the unfortunate victims of shipwreck.

The National Trust maintains Hawker's Hut in Morwenstow, a small building partially built into the hillside.

Stratton (2mi/3km east of Bude; pop. 1,288), an ancient village with some thatched cottages and a market, boasts a 14th-15th century parish church. Inside are a very fine Norman font, a pulpit made in 1544, and an east window by Burne-Jones (19th century).

Stratton and nearby Bude are noted destinations for visitors wanting to enjoy the countryside through scenic walks.

The Bude and Stratton Town Museum has a large collection of paintaings and photographs that illustrate the days of sailing and the history of daily life in Bude and Stratton. It is housed in the former Bude Canal's blacksmith's shop at The Wharf in Bude.