Bude Old Town Tour

Event information

𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝’𝐬 𝐋𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 & 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞!
𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 | 𝟏𝟐–𝟐𝟏𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫
Every September, thousands of volunteers open doors to celebrate England’s rich and diverse heritage — with 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 to hidden places and unique experiences across the country.
🌟 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐝𝐞’𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 – 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫🌊
Take a journey through time and discover how 𝐁𝐮𝐝𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐚 𝟏𝟔𝐭𝐡-𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐯𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐭!
Led by Outreach Officer at The Castle Heritage Centre, Matt Thomas, this engaging tour reveals the hidden history behind the buildings we walk past every day:
✨ Explore the town’s original commercial waterfront
🏨 Learn how Bude became a popular holiday destination
📸 Compare past and present through archive photos
🏗️ Insight into local architecture & town growth from 1500AD to today
📍 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐏𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭: The Castle, The Wharf, Bude, EX23 8LG
⏳ Duration: ~1 hour | 👣 Flat, accessible route
👥 Small groups (max 12 people) for a personal experience
📅 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 - This booking is for 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟐𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭 – 𝟏𝟏𝐚𝐦 – 𝟏𝟐𝐩𝐦.

𝐎𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞:
• 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭 – 𝟏𝐩𝐦 – 𝟐𝐩𝐦.
• 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭 – 𝟏𝟏𝐚𝐦 – 𝟏𝟐𝐩𝐦.

🎟️ 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝
Reserve your spot or call the number below to book in person:
📞 Call: +44 1288 357302 to leave a message
📧 Email: thecastle@bude-stratton.gov.uk
📱 On the day contact: Matt Thomas – +44 7719 565706
☁️ Please note: This tour is weather dependent. Alternative arrangements will be informed through email the day before.
👉 Don’t miss your chance to walk through 500 years of Bude’s history as part of 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓!