The Bude Canal & Bude

[@shaunspencer6437]

Well that 20 odd minutes flew by. Nice vid again Paul. Nice to see you back in proper West Country 😂 Good to see the canal back too normal levels too. When the tide is level with the cross section of the iron cross its the half tide point. Half tide Cross. Anyway will look forward to the other videos. Your nearer my part of the west country here 😂

[@westcountrywanderings]

Hi Shaun. Thank you for a lovely comment. I have several Cornish videos to come over the next few weeks. I think I have now lived more in Cornwall for longer than any other county in the Westcountry that I have previously lived in. Thank you for the explanation about that cross. In that canal book I was holding, it lists all of the ships that were wrecked in and around the Bude area in the 19th Century. Just so many! Thanks for watching and commenting. I appreciate the support. Cheers, Paul 🙂👍

[@westcountrywanderings]

I have pinned your comment Shaun for your explanation of the tidal cross.

[@royedwards8713]

Hi Paul nice informative video 👌👌👌

[@westcountrywanderings]

Thank you Roy! Glad you enjoyed the video. Take care, Paul.

[@openmindedwonderer]

Bude is so beautiful, haven't been there for years. Great video

[@westcountrywanderings]

Thanks so much Cara! Glad you enjoyed the video. Cheers, Paul.

[@SouthWestSundays]

I really enjoyed this! Thank you Paul! It’s another place that I have not been to. Lots of interesting facts and loved the tram line along the side of the canal. I could almost feel like I was actually on the beach enjoying all that fresh air. Really lovely video! Thank you!

[@westcountrywanderings]

Thank you Louise! Glad you liked the video. Yes, it is one of my favourite places in the South West - used to go there fairly frequently when I lived in Cornwall. It was so bracing and refreshing being on that beach. Thanks for watching and commenting. Take care, Paul.

[@DavidLudlowPhotography]

Really interesting Paul. The rock formations looked great and interesting why they built the canal. Very informative as usual Paul. Take care David 📷

[@westcountrywanderings]

Thank you David! Glad you enjoyed it. Yes, I hope to be back next year to explore this fascinating area in more detail - there is a lot of interest here. Thanks again, take care, Paul.

[@wendymoore6162]

WOW so different in the winter . Really fantastic place and coastline . Hope the coast winds cleared your sinus infection

[@westcountrywanderings]

Thank you Wendy! Yes, I actually prefer Cornish beaches in late autumn and winter, as long as it isn't wet or too cold. I am not a fan of the summer. Yes, the sea air did help clear my sinuses, and made me feel less blocked up. I love Bude - one of my favourite places in the South West. Take care, Paul

[@michaelpilling9659]

Hello Paul - greetings from Poland. A wonderfully interesting video. Superb camera work and photography with a brilliant commentary. What a fascinating place Bude is. Superb geology, gorgeous sea views and lovely beaches. A canal built to carry sand - unique I think. Can't wait to see the follow-up video coming in the Spring of 2023. Thanks so much. See you again very soon. Stay safe please

[@westcountrywanderings]

Thank you Michael! Yes, the canal was built using a goverment grant (not private enterprise -again unusual for a canal) to aid the economy in North Cornwall and North Devon - it was reasonably successful for a while. Thank you for your kind comments and for supporting my channel. Take care, Paul.

[@MikeandTeresaExplore]

Great video Paul so informative learnt so much more about Bude. Hadn’t realise how different the canal was. Thanks really enjoyed watching M&T.

[@westcountrywanderings]

Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it .Yes, it is such a lovely place. Hope to be back there early in the springtime to explore more of this fascinating canal. Take care, and see you soon! Paul.

[@DonnaTaibossigai]

Hi Paul! Loved this wander and seeing the canal and beach. I was fascinated at the geology of the area, too - seeing the folding in the rocks is always so amazing. How layers of rock can be forced up like that is so impressive, and beautiful, too!

[@westcountrywanderings]

Glad you enjoyed the tour Donna! Bude is one of my favourite places in Cornwall - so much to see! The coastline is beautiful and it has a lot of (more recent) history too. Thanks again, take care, Paul 🙂👍

[@johntimbrell]

Your video brings back many memories. One of which I will share. I used to park in my living van in a track serving the church. I noticed a grave with a wooden cross amongst the other grander stone memorials.The messages were heart rending because the grave was of a young man with a very young family. One day I spoke with the young lady attending the grave, who explained that she could not afford a stone memorial because all her money was used to bring up her husband's children. To me that simple, but cheap grave said more than all the other more grand memorials. Re the geology. to the left of where Paul filmed in the next cove the rocks are even more contorted into semi circular shapes. On the permanent sand dunes near to the castle I found Autumn ladies tresses, a small orchid, which the local botanists had not realised was growing there. At first site, Bude cannot compare with 'pretty' quaint Cornish villages, but if one looks more carefully, it is truly magical. P.S. There is a move to re-open the railway now that it has reached Okehampton. Lets hope!

[@westcountrywanderings]

That's a lovely memory John. Thank you for sharing it. Beautiful. I hope to explore the Bude coast in more detail next spring when I should be staying around there. As you say, scratch the surface and there is much to see in and around Bude. Also, the town centre, although not beautiful, has lots of independent shops, and seems to be thriving from local people. It doesn't 'shut up shop' in the autumn and winter, like it's bigger and brasher neighbour does (begins with a 'N'!) a bit further to the south. I have always liked the town. Good to hear from you. Take care, Paul 👍🙂

[@debsmostexcellentadventure5353]

Watched this lovely video last night,as my husband says how did paul manage to get so much info into his bonce.did not know about the sand and they made the canal to take sand to put on fields.i also have wondered what that cross is for?loved this paul and it is my fav cornish town. debs xx

[@westcountrywanderings]

Thank you Debs & hubby! Yes, someone has now replied to my request about info regarding that cross - I have pinned their comment, but it is to mark the tidal mid point between high and low tides. Hah, yes, well, I do read rather a lot! I also know Cornwall very well, having lived in it for most of my life (more than either Devon, where I lived previously, and, Gloucestershire, where I was born, and now live). Thanks again Debs, take care, Paul.

[@ParkinsonsWalks]

Love Cornwall in the winter as much as summer, beautifully filmed. thanks Paul. Ron

[@westcountrywanderings]

Thank you so much Ron! Glad you enjoyed the video. Yes, you are right, Cornwall can be magnificient in late autumn or winter. In fact, I think Cornwall is at its best in early spring rather than the summer. Thanks for your kind words. Hope you are well. Take care, Paul.

[@davidberlanny3308]

Hi, keep seeing your comments on Ron's Parkinsons Walks videos, so I had a look at your first one in Dartmouth and subscribed the other day. Don't think I've ever been to Bude before, looks like it's worth a visit. Fantastic semi-natural swimming pool - I'd have gone for a dip!! Interesting to know the reasons for building the canal and amazing the height of the lock at low tide. Look forward to seeing the inclines when you go back. Good luck from Spain!!

[@westcountrywanderings]

Thank you so much! Thanks for subscribing. Yes, Bude is one of my favourite places in Cornwall - I have visited it many times, though this is the first trip on my KZbin channel. I will hopefully be spending a lot more time in this area next spring. Thanks again, take care, Paul 👍🙂

[@davidberlanny3308]

Just been browsing my AA book (I like a drink but not that much!!) the illustrated guide to Britain's coast which I remembered had a section on Bude. Duckpool just up the coast looks interesting....

[@cathydyer3774]

Thank you for this Cornish seaside visit Paul. My first video from Bude. I wonder if taking lots of sand from the beach caused any erosion elsewhere. I loved the sea pool. Are there fish in there?!. The sea was roaring and I am glad you enjoyed the sea air.

[@westcountrywanderings]

Thank you Cathy! Glad you enjoyed the video - Bude really is a gem of a seaside resort and as a town too - it doesn't 'close up' like other resorts in the South West and elsewhere, in the winter months. It has a lovely selection of independent shops too. The only downside to Bude is that it is a long way to anywhere else, including other parts of Cornwall, and it lacks a rail connection (but, hopefully, there is a chink of hope that it may reconnect to Okehampton at some future point). I am not aware of any erosion caused by sand extraction here but, of course, that did happen in South Devon at Hallsands (you may remember that I did a video about it), caused by the Royal Navy extracting sand for building the naval docks in Devonport, in Plymouth, towards the end of the 19th C. Bude has two huge beaches, and one in between, as well as a large beach just a short distance to the south (Widemouth Bay), so, as long as the sand wasn't confined to a small area, it should have been fine. I don't think there are any fish in the sea pool - it is managed and cleaned regularly and is a credit to the local town council who look after it. A real draw for visitors for sure. Thanks again Cathy, take care, Paul.

[@cathydyer3774]

@@westcountrywanderings Paul thanks for your comprehensive reply. Yes I was thinking of Hallsands but could not remember the name. Re the sea pool. I found some July 2016 trip advisor reviews and someone mentioned that there are sometimes jelly fish in the pool but they are usually the non-stinging variety. 🏊‍♀ Yes it will be good if one day there are trains to Okehampton. I hope you have a sunny day when you visit again in the Spring. 😊

[@WanderingwithWatto]

Interesting tour Paul. We haven’t been to Bude since the kids were small so didn’t really explore like we do these days. Thanks for showing us around and I look forward to hearing more about the canal.

[@westcountrywanderings]

Thank you Watto & Kim. Hope you are both well. Yes, indeed a fascinating area - I will be back soon. Got lots more Cornwall videos to edit and publish now, following my most recent trip there. I am looking forward to going back there in the spring. Take care, Paul.

[@StephenandYhana]

Hi Paul, this was a fascinating video. Bude looked amazing. That outdoor saltwater pool looked huge. The canal looked very interesting and the beach looked lovely and certainly dramatic in places 😊 hope all well and catch up again soon 😊

[@westcountrywanderings]

Thank you Stephen & Yhana! Hope you are both well. Yes, I was surprised by the size of the pool - even more suprised by people swimming in it in mid-November! Bude is one of my favourite places in Cornwall - I have more Cornwall content coming up soon. Take care, Paul.

[@StephenandYhana]

@@westcountrywanderings I look forward to watching those upcoming Cornwall videos 😊 I have wonderful memories of Cornwall as I took Yhana on holiday there when she was about 3 years old 😊 it is a very beautiful place. I will revisit again one day

[@faithg9766]

What a lovely town & great walk on the beach. There will be plenty to see & do when you go back. I rather like the Bude light sculpture & checked out some night time photos, it looks beautiful.

[@westcountrywanderings]

Thank you Faith! Glad you enjoyed the video. Yes, unfortunately I didn't have time on this occasion to have photographed the Bude Light at night. Hopefully, I can do that on my return visit, when I should have more time. As you will have seen online, it does look at its best at night. Thanks again, take care, Paul.

[@richardbradley961]

THANK YOU PAUL. REGARDS R.

[@westcountrywanderings]

Thank you Richard. Thanks for watching and commenting. Take care, Paul.

[@TheWrightLifeTravelChannel]

Hey Paul! Awesome video! You’ve inspired us to put Bude on our to do list!

[@westcountrywanderings]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it! Yes, Bude is well worth visiting - highly recommended. Thanks again, take care, Paul.

[@harleycy3]

As far as I remember, the iron cross designates mid tide depth

[@westcountrywanderings]

Yes, I think it does, following on from other comments. Thank you for watching and confirming this. Cheers, Paul