Sandymouth
A popular but unspoilt beach of pebbles and sand backed by incredible twisted cliffs.
Planning your visit
Parking information and tide times for the Bude to Morwenstow area. Please check in advance of setting off.
Sandymouth
Facilities and access
Sandymouth
Overview
A popular but unspoilt beach of pebbles and sand backed by incredible twisted cliffs.
Sandymouth sits along a stretch of coast between Bude and Morwenstow, one of Cornwall's wild and dramatic corners with a character all of its own.
With a dramatic backdrop of sheer cliffs dating back millions of years, and a pebble ridge at the top of the beach with sand exposed as the tide recedes, Sandymouth is popular amongst surfers and rock-poolers alike.
Whether you're looking for a short stroll or a more challenging walk there are many exhilarating coastal walks to enjoy. The South West Coast Path offers walkers cliff top views stretching for miles, past Bude and beyond Tintagel.
Learn more about the intriguing history of the Grenville family, owners of a fine mansion that stood for 60 years at Stowe Barton, just a few miles from Sandymouth.
You’ll find coastal grasslands, as well as flowers such as thrift and sea campion. There are rock pools aplenty along this stretch of coast with colourful creatures to spot, and not forgetting the chance of catching sight of a dolphin or basking shark out to sea, or a peregrine falcon or buzzard overhead.
- Telephone
- +441208863046
- bude@nationaltrust.org.uk
Sandymouth
How to get here
- Address
- near Bude, Cornwall
- By road
- From A30 east take exit signed Okehampton onto A386. Then join A3072 all the way to Bude. For Morwenstow: from Bude join A39 signed Bideford. At Kilkhampton follow signs to Morwenstow
- Parking: National Trust car parks at Northcott Mouth, Sandymouth (manned during the season when there is a charge for non-NT members), Duckpool and Morwenstow
- SatNav:
- By bus
- Western Greyhound 530, Bude to Morwenstow
- By train
- Bodmin Parkway, 32 miles (52km) from Bude, then Western Greyhound bus 530 to Morwenstow
- On foot
- On the South West Coast Path
Sandymouth
Prices
Admission free
What is Gift Aid?
Most of our places run the Gift Aid on Entry scheme at their admission points. Under this scheme, if you're not a member you have the choice of two entry tickets:
- Gift Aid Admission or
- Standard admission
If the place runs Gift Aid on Entry, we'll offer you the Gift Aid Admission prices. But it's entirely up to you which ticket you choose. If you want the Standard Admission instead, just let us know when you come to pay.
Gift Aid Admission includes a 10 per cent or more voluntary donation. Gift Aid Admissions let us reclaim tax on the whole amount paid* — an extra 25 per cent — potentially a very significant boost to our places' funds.
An extra £1 paid under the scheme can be worth over £3 to the National Trust as shown below: Payment of the additional percentage donation is entirely voluntary, so if you prefer to pay the standard admission please advise our reception staff at the till point.
| Gift Aid | Standard | |
|---|---|---|
| Amount paid by visitor | £11.00 | £10.00 |
| Tax refund from Government* | £2.75 | £0.00 |
| Total received by the National Trust | £13.75 | £10.00 |
Sandymouth
Opening times
Please note...
Café at Sandymouth open seasonally, telephone 01288 354286.
Tuesday 27 September
- Countryside Dawn to dusk
Wednesday 28 September
- Countryside Dawn to dusk
Thursday 29 September
- Countryside Dawn to dusk
Friday 30 September
- Countryside Dawn to dusk
Saturday 1 October
- Countryside Dawn to dusk
Sunday 2 October
- Countryside Dawn to dusk
Monday 3 October
- Countryside Dawn to dusk