Bude Castle Heritage Centre
Beautiful heritage centre with shop and restaurant with breathtaking views
Open
Open every day
Easter week to 31st October
10am - 5pm
1st November - Easter week
10am - 4pm
Last admission is one hour before closing
The Archive suite is open by appointment
Admission charges
Our 2010 admission prices are shown below:-
Under 5 years of age - free
Children 5-15 (inclusive)- £2.50
Family Ticket (2+3 children under 16)- £10.00
Adults (16 and over) - £3.50
Concessions (Over 60 & students) - £3.00
Group prices on application
Formally the home of the Victorian inventor Sir Goldsworthy Gurney. The Castle is now a heritage centre with exhibition galleries, an archive with research facilities, an education room, shop and restaurant with breathtaking views over Chapel Rock and Summerlease Beach.
Following the exhibitions, you can find out about Sir Goldsworthy Gurney - Cornwall's Forgotten Genius - and his many inventions. As well as his pioneering building, the Castle, which he constructed on sand, he invented the world's first mechanised vehicle to travel over distance at sustained speed. He also discovered limelight, used in theatres and music halls and developed Bude Light which lit Trafalger Square and the Houses of Parliament. You can also discover about the history, flora, fauna and port development of Bude and its surroundings. You can also measure yourself against the Cornish Giant, Anthony Payne
Information & contact
The Castle
Bude
EX23 8LG
01288 357300
ckett@@bude-stratton.gov.uk
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