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Pathways of Discovery

Bude Harbour History

King Arthur, Tintagel

Things To Do In Bude

Seeking Adventure

Cornwall's National Landscape

Bude-Towns & Villages

Bude Attractions

Clovelly and Clovelly Dykes

Bodmin Moor, Rough Tor

A West Country Christmas

Walk, Crooklets to Sandymouth

Walk, Bude Harbour

Bude Canal Guide

Walk, Bude, Widemouth and Whalesborough

Stratton Historical Town Walk

Bude -Helebridge

Duckpool & Coombe Valley, Walk

Kilkhampton Castle

Walk, Hartland Quay

Bodmin Moor - Rough Tor Walk Intro

Walk, Rough Tor, Bodmin Moor (One)

Walk, Fernacre Stone Circle Walk, Bodmin Moor (Two)

Walk, Louden Hill and King Arthur Down Walk (Three)

The Rumps Promontory Cliff Castle

Official Visit Bude Website

Thematic Trails' Charity Library

Iwalks Cornwall (Bude Area)

Cornish Bird History Walks

Bude, People and Families

Grenvilles of Kilkhampton & Stowe

Sir Bevill Grenville

Civil War & Battle of Stamford Hill, Stratton

Arundell of Trerice and Bude

Blanchminster Family, Bude

The Ackland Family

The Thorn Family

Sir Goldsworthy Gurney

Ebbingford Manor

Morwenstow, Rev Stephen Hawker

Cruel Coppinger

Bude, Local History

Bude the Gateway to Cornwall

The Cornish People

Bude during Ice Ages

Bude in Pre-Neolithic Period

Bude in the Neolithic Period

Bude in the Bronze Age

Bude in the Iron Age

Bude, in Romano-British times

Bude in Saxon Times

Bude in Norman Times

North Cornwall & Geoffrey of Monmouth

Kilkhampton Castle and "The Anarchy"

Bude -Civil War Battle 1640's

Bude -Local Geology

Public Transport

Bude Taxi Services

Restaurants and Pubs

Books Available

Thematic-Trails

Pathways of Discovery

Bude Harbour History

King Arthur, Tintagel

Things To Do In Bude

Seeking Adventure

Cornwall's National Landscape

Bude-Towns & Villages

Bude Attractions

Clovelly and Clovelly Dykes

Bodmin Moor, Rough Tor

A West Country Christmas

Walk, Crooklets to Sandymouth

Walk, Bude Harbour

Bude Canal Guide

Walk, Bude, Widemouth and Whalesborough

Stratton Historical Town Walk

Bude -Helebridge

Duckpool & Coombe Valley, Walk

Kilkhampton Castle

Walk, Hartland Quay

Bodmin Moor - Rough Tor Walk Intro

Walk, Rough Tor, Bodmin Moor (One)

Walk, Fernacre Stone Circle Walk, Bodmin Moor (Two)

Walk, Louden Hill and King Arthur Down Walk (Three)

The Rumps Promontory Cliff Castle

Official Visit Bude Website

Thematic Trails' Charity Library

Iwalks Cornwall (Bude Area)

Cornish Bird History Walks

Bude, People and Families

Grenvilles of Kilkhampton & Stowe

Sir Bevill Grenville

Civil War & Battle of Stamford Hill, Stratton

Arundell of Trerice and Bude

Blanchminster Family, Bude

The Ackland Family

The Thorn Family

Sir Goldsworthy Gurney

Ebbingford Manor

Morwenstow, Rev Stephen Hawker

Cruel Coppinger

Bude, Local History

Bude the Gateway to Cornwall

The Cornish People

Bude during Ice Ages

Bude in Pre-Neolithic Period

Bude in the Neolithic Period

Bude in the Bronze Age

Bude in the Iron Age

Bude, in Romano-British times

Bude in Saxon Times

Bude in Norman Times

North Cornwall & Geoffrey of Monmouth

Kilkhampton Castle and "The Anarchy"

Bude -Civil War Battle 1640's

Bude -Local Geology

Public Transport

Bude Taxi Services

Restaurants and Pubs

Books Available

Thematic-Trails

Folder: Menu Guides

Bude Harbour History

King Arthur, Tintagel

Things To Do In Bude

Seeking Adventure

Cornwall's National Landscape

Folder: Area Map

Folder: Bude-Towns & Villages

Bude Attractions

Clovelly and Clovelly Dykes

Bodmin Moor, Rough Tor

A West Country Christmas

Folder: Our Walks

Walk, Crooklets to Sandymouth

Walk, Bude Harbour

Bude Canal Guide

Walk, Bude, Widemouth and Whalesborough

Stratton Historical Town Walk

Bude -Helebridge

Duckpool & Coombe Valley, Walk

Kilkhampton Castle

Walk, Hartland Quay

Bodmin Moor - Rough Tor Walk Intro

Walk, Rough Tor, Bodmin Moor (One)

Walk, Fernacre Stone Circle Walk, Bodmin Moor (Two)

Walk, Louden Hill and King Arthur Down Walk (Three)

The Rumps Promontory Cliff Castle

Folder: Walk Links

Official Visit Bude Website

Thematic Trails' Charity Library

Iwalks Cornwall (Bude Area)

Cornish Bird History Walks

Folder: Bude, People and Families

Grenvilles of Kilkhampton & Stowe

Sir Bevill Grenville

Civil War & Battle of Stamford Hill, Stratton

Arundell of Trerice and Bude

Blanchminster Family, Bude

The Ackland Family

The Thorn Family

Sir Goldsworthy Gurney

Ebbingford Manor

Morwenstow, Rev Stephen Hawker

Cruel Coppinger

Folder: Bude, Local History

Bude the Gateway to Cornwall

The Cornish People

Bude during Ice Ages

Bude in Pre-Neolithic Period

Bude in the Neolithic Period

Bude in the Bronze Age

Bude in the Iron Age

Bude, in Romano-British times

Bude in Saxon Times

Bude in Norman Times

North Cornwall & Geoffrey of Monmouth

Kilkhampton Castle and "The Anarchy"

Bude -Civil War Battle 1640's

Bude -Local Geology

Folder: Info & Support

Public Transport

Bude Taxi Services

Restaurants and Pubs

Books Available

Thematic-Trails

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Read the background history content to add interest to the walks. The region has a very rich history of characterful figures; our archaeology is second to none and the geology along our coastline is unsurpassed. Bude and the River Neet was the start of the divide between Saxon England and Celtic Cornwall. King Alfred held lands at Kilkhampton and Stratton. The famous family of the Grenvilles built one of the “Great Houses of Cornwall” at Stowe. Tintagel was connected to major sea trade routes throughout Britain, Atlantic facing Europe and the Mediterranean. Launceston may have been home of the Kings of Dumnonia; Bodmin Moor has some of the best preserved Neolithic and Bronze Age history to be found in Britain. Our region has numerous small hamlets and villages, having a fascinating histories and, was the main gateways to Cornwall. Above all, this is an exceptionally unspoilt open countryside. There is much to explore.