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Widemouth Sand is a large sandy beach resort, approximately 560 metres wide, backed by low cliffs and surrounded by fascinating rock formations. The beach features adjacent rocky reefs, which provide good rockpooling opportunities, as well as a small stream that flows onto the beach.
Located a few miles south of the popular resort town of Bude, Widemouth Bay is a wide open bay popular with both families and surfers. The beach has won the Blue Flag award and offers various facilities, including toilets, a cafe, and a seasonal lifeguard service.
The beach at Widemouth has something of a wild feel to it, with numerous interesting rock formations on and around the beach. These formations make for great rockpooling, and visitors can explore the various pools and discover the marine life that inhabits them.
Widemouth Bay is one of Cornwall's top surfing beaches, offering long glorious sunsets and great Atlantic ocean views. The water quality is excellent and safe for bathing, and there are RNLI lifeguards on duty during the holiday seasons. The beach is popular with surfers throughout the year, and there are a number of local surf schools on the beachfront with surf board and wet suit hire.
Dogs are not allowed on Widemouth beach from Easter until October 1st, but on the south side of the rocky outcrop on Black Rock beach, dogs are allowed all year round. There is seafront pay and display parking on Marine Drive, although it can still get busy during the holidays.
Widemouth Sand is adjacent to the South West Coast Path.
Sand
| Tonight |  |
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| Chance of rain | 88% |
| Min temperature | 11°C |
| feels like | 10°C |
| Wind 19mph |  |
| Tomorrow |
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|---|---|
| Chance of rain | 100% |
| Max temperature | 17°C |
| feels like | 11°C |
| Wind 28mph |  |
| Max UV Index |  |
The tide at Widemouth Sand is currently falling. Low tide will be at approximately 12:11 AM tomorrow, and the next high tide will be at approximately 6:07 AM tomorrow.
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Food available
Toilets
Shops
There are two large car parks with space for over 300 cars.
On the northern part of the beach a season ban is in place between Easter Sunday-30th September.
Beach cleaned regularly.
Daily - 30th April - 25th September
Weekends - 16th - 24th April; 1st - 16th October
Easter - 25th March - 10th April
Oct half term - 22nd - 30th October
Water quality not measured here
less than a mile south as the seagull flies, less than a mile by road or less than a mile on foot using coastal paths.
around 3 miles north as the seagull flies, around 3 miles by road.
around 3 miles north as the seagull flies, around 4 miles by road.
around 4 miles north as the seagull flies, around 5 miles by road.
around 5 miles north as the seagull flies, around 9 miles by road or 5 miles on foot using coastal paths.
around 5 miles southwest as the seagull flies, around 7 miles by road.
around 9 miles southwest as the seagull flies, around 12 miles by road.
around 10 miles north as the seagull flies, around 17 miles by road or 12 miles on foot using coastal paths.
around 11 miles southwest as the seagull flies, around 15 miles by road.
around 12 miles southwest as the seagull flies, around 16 miles by road.
around 14 miles southwest as the seagull flies, around 18 miles by road.
around 14 miles north as the seagull flies, around 21 miles by road.
around 15 miles southwest as the seagull flies, around 19 miles by road.
around 16 miles north-northeast as the seagull flies, around 20 miles by road.
around 16 miles north as the seagull flies, around 21 miles by road.
around 18 miles southwest as the seagull flies, around 24 miles by road.
around 22 miles southwest as the seagull flies, around 27 miles by road.
around 22 miles northeast as the seagull flies, around 29 miles by road.
around 22 miles southwest as the seagull flies, around 28 miles by road.
around 23 miles southwest as the seagull flies, around 28 miles by road.
Location: Widemouth Bay
Location type: Village
OS Grid: SS198023
Coordinates: 50°47'33"N 4°33'26"W
Mapcode: GBR K1.ZCBX
What 3 Words: cutlets.toffee.president
Coordinates and location codes are for an approximate mid-point of the beach, and may not reflect the best access point or the most popular part of the beach.
Country: England
Local Authority: Cornwall
Parish: Poundstock
Nearest postcode: EX23 0AH
(for sat-nav purposes only, a beach does not have a postal address!)
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