A Week in Bude #5 :: Port Isaac, Crazy Golf and a Very High Tide

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It seems like an absolute age ago that we were in Bude with the family for a week of sunshine. 

This post finishes off my series and covers our last full day, which saw us heading a little further down the coast for a visit to the beautiful fishing village of Port Isaac.

It’s another favourite spot, with its winding streets, pretty cottages and picturesque harbour. We’ve been regular visitors when staying in Bude for many years … long before the arrival of Doc Martin 😜 

It was quite a busy day but we were lucky enough to find the very last parking spot in the bottom car park, which always makes for a lovely walk into the village along the coastal path …

First stop was one of our favourite shops for mooching. Whilst we don’t normally buy anything we always have to have a bit of a look. This cafe also looked very inviting but it was too early for a pit stop …

We also always have to stop and take in the view across the harbour to that, now, very famous doctor’s surgery …

We carried on down into the heart of the village, across the harbour and up the other side …

… where we decided it was now time for a pit stop. We ended up in somewhere we’d not tried before … The Chapel cafe and we were both very impressed with the interior. It was just lovely …

Fortified … it was time to start to head back … but there plenty of time for a wander on the beach, a bit of beach combing and a sit in the sunshine first …

From Port Isaac we made our way back to Bude for some more family fun. Crazy golf was on the agenda …

… before hitting The Brendon Arms for a family meal. 

After we’d eaten we all had a wander down the canal to the sea lock to watch a very high tide … which was pretty impressive …

The following morning it was time to pack up, say our goodbyes, and head for home. Saying good bye to Bude is always a little bit sad as we never really know when we will back. It never disappoints and we’d had a lovely week in one of our favourite places, with plenty of sunshine and family time ☀️☀️☀️

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A Week in Bude #4 :: A proper Beach Day ⛱️☀️⛱️

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Day four of our week in Bude really was all about the beach … a proper seaside day from start to finish.

The weather was absolutely perfect for it, so we packed up all the essentials … picnic, chairs, beach towels, sun cream … all the usual paraphernalia.

We all met up at the Crooklets Beach Cafe …

… before setting ourselves up in a good spot for the day …

The usual beach activities were undertaken … chilling out in the beach chairs, a bit of a paddle and a few beach games for the more energetic …

We had our picnic lunch on the beach …

It was one of those wonderfully lazy days where the hours slipped by without really noticing, and before we knew it the tide was on its way back in and it was time to pack up and head back to Mark and Sarah’s where we finished the day with a garden BBQ ⛱️☀️⛱️☀️

It’s not very often that Martin and I spend much time actually sitting on the beach and it really was the loveliest of days 💜

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Next up … Exploring Port Isaac for our last full day 😀

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A Week in Bude #3 :: Boscastle & The Beach

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For the third day of our break in Bude we headed just a little further afield … with a drive to Boscastle. Our day started with our first visit to the farm shop for breakfast, which went down a treat.

It was then the usual wander along the Main Street mooching in and out of the small and quirky shops …

… before heading down towards the harbour …

… and the Harbour Light …

We opted for the less strenuous route today and crossed the bridge to the other side of the river and carried on heading for the harbour … 

We sat for a while in the sunshine just taking in the view back upstream towards the village …

… before clambering across the rocks and finding another spot in the sunshine with a great view of ‘Queen Victoria’s Head’ …

We then retraced our steps for a quick pit stop at ‘The Welly’ …

Boscastle is a really lovely spot, and somewhere we always try and fit in when we are staying down that way. After we finished our wander we made our way back to Bude for a relaxing afternoon by the sea.

The sunshine was still on our side, so it was the perfect chance for a bit of a paddle for Bobby and I …

… whilst Martin had a closer look at some of the rock pools …

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Next up … a full-on beach day, with plenty of sun, sea and sand. 🏖️

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A Week in Bude #2 :: Beaches, The Breakwater & The Pepperpot

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We spent the second full day of our week in Bude with a really good wander on the coast.

It was an absolutely glorious day. We started off at Crooklets Beach, where we parked mum up on a bench on the prom before heading onto the sand …

… and down to the sea where a paddle was in order for Sarah and I …

From there we headed left … across Middle and Summerleaze beaches …

… towards the breakwater and Barrel Rock …

The tide wasn’t out quite far enough to cross the river to the breakwater without getting wet feet …

… but we all decided it was worth it …

We spent a fair while just mooching about, taking in the views and enjoying the sunshine …

It really is the most beautiful spot and a real favourite. 

Sarah, Mark and I were all surprised when Martin said he’d never been up to the Pepperpot and he quite fancied a look. Whilst I’ve been up before I hadn’t been since it had been resited … as it was becoming precariously close to the edge of the cliffs, which were unstable.

We made our way along the breakwater and up the cliff path and in no time at all we were there …

The views in all directions were spectacular … back across the breakwater …

… across the beach …

… into town … and across to the sea pool …

We could even see the roof of Mark’s house from up there.

We made our way back along the coast path …

… and past ‘The Pink House’ … to the sea lock and the canal …

We then headed back down onto Summerleaze beach and made our way back … around the sea pool …

… and back to the Crooklets Beach Cafe … where we met back up with mum for some light refreshments to finish off our walk …

Refreshed … we decided to head to Widemouth Bay for a walk out to the point … another favourite spot …

… though the ectoplasm looking spiders’ webs were more than a little bit strange …

Our last stop for the day was to see how David, Alison and Bobby were settling in at the caravan … as they’d arrived earlier in the day …

We all finished the day just around the corner, with a visit to The Old Wainhouse Inn for tea. 

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Next up … a trip to Boscastle and an afternoon on the beach. 🌊☀️

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