Widemouth Bay

The beach at Widemouth Bay is a wide expanse of open sand stretching nearly 2 miles. Despite being only 3 miles from the popular resort town of Bude the beach here has a wild feel.
This is an exposed stretch of coast, facing west, straight into the full force of the Atlantic Ocean. Great news for surfers but it can get a little breezy. In this case you may be able to find some shelter among the sand dunes on the foreshore.
A recent winner of the much coveted Blue Flag Award, you can be sure Widemouth Bay has all the facilities you'll need for a family day at the beach. In addition to cafes and toilets there are lifeguards during the summer months. But if you fancy a swim, observe the flags, they're there for a reason.
To the southern end of the beach the foreshore becomes increasingly rocky. This is great news for rock pooling and at lower tides there is no shortage of marine life to be discovered here.
Amongst all these fingers of rock is the distinct form of Black Rock. A lone lump of rock rising high above any of the surrounding beach.
Widemouth Bay is the landing point for many important communications cables which link the UK to other countries. It is said that one of these is the 'Trans-Atlantic hotline' connecting Downing Street with the White House!
Also known as:
Black Rock
Type of beach
Sandy
Lifeguard service
RNLI lifeguard cover: Easter bank holiday, Weekends during April, daily from 5 May to 30 September and weekends during October.
Dogs friendly beach?
Dogs allowed all year (Black Rock / South Beach only). On the rest of the beach dogs are banned from15th May to 30th September between 10am and 6pm
Disabled access
Good beach access with ramp onto the sand
Widemouth Bay Reviews
Awesome
Catherine Hodgkinson
Oct 11th 2020I was travelling to Bude along the scenic route and I came across Widemouth Bay. It is stunning wild and beautiful. I gave up on Bude. Lol
Stunning
David Memmory
Feb 23rd 2020Unspoilt Beautiful beach, perfect for family’s, crabbing for the kids, great surfing, fantastic facilities close by.