Bude News & Events

Bude Triathlon 2023 – Holiday with a difference?

How about a holiday with a difference? Bude Triathlon is an annual event, with 500m sea swim, 11m ride with stunning views and finishing with a 3mile run.

Bude Triathlon 2023
Bude Triathlon 2023

The event always starts at high tide and this year that’s about 11:30 on Sunday 25th June. Click here to find out more and register.

The start of the race is less than 5 minutes walk from Canalside apartment – click here to see availability and book.…

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Cancellation offer

Sorry, the cancellation offer has been taken and no longer available. Keep an eye on this section in the future for offers!

Bude Literary Festival 2023

Bude Literary Festival 2023

Back for its second year, Bude Literary Festival 2023.

The festival program commences on Wednesday 17th May with a fun festival quiz, followed by main events from Thursday 18th May until Sunday 21st May (with an additional community event on Monday 22nd May). The festival office will be located at Bude Library this year and will be available to provide information about our events and sell tickets.

The festival will be held across three main venues: The Castle Heritage Centre, Bude Library, and The Parkhouse Community Centre, all within 5 minutes walk from Canalside apartment.

Bude Literary Festival 2023
Bude Literary Festival 2023 11

Amazing Beach Awards Win for Bude

The amazing beaches in and around Bude have been awarded a mix of the sought after Blue Flag and Seaside Awards. These are awarded to well managed beaches with excellent water quality.

Just eight beaches in Cornwall have been awarded Blue Flag status and Bude has two! Similarly 15 beaches in Cornwall have been awarded the Seaside Awards with three of them in Bude.

If you’re looking for long summer days on gorgeous beaches then Bude is clearly the place to be! For up to date availability of Canalside holiday let, moments from Summeleaze beach in Bude, and to book …

Bude Farmers Market

Bude Farmers Market

Bude farmers market runs Friday morning from April to September alongside the lower wharf, just 3-4 minutes stroll from the 2 Canalside. Take a look, it’s open from 10am to 3pm. Although quite a small market there is a great range of local produce and crafts. After taking a look around the market, there are plenty of places to explore along the wharf including the Olive Tree, takeaway coffee from the Split Bean and even try the Barge, a floating café!

Their Facebook page has all the the latest info, which can be found here. For availability …

EV Charging

Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

With the number of electric vehicles on the road ever increasing, it’s important to know where the electric vehicle charging stations are whilst on holiday.

Here at Canalside, we have a private electric 7kw charging point within, only available to the 14 apartments.

In addition to this, just 3 minutes walk away in Crescent Car park there are two 50kW charges, and 5 minutes walk away in the Parkhouse centre there are two 22kW chargers.

More detailed information can be found on our dedicated EV charging page, here and a list of all electric vehicle charging stations in Bude here