


Enjoy free wild swimming in this historic semi-natural tidal pool on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean, open to everyone with no booking required.
Venue Type
Outdoor
Typical visit duration
All day
Booking
Walk-in
Amazing experience, brilliant location, fabulous view, clean surroundings. Both kids and adults can enjoy swimming. Its free to use the pool for all ages. Changing room facilities available for free. Need to pay parking fee. Cafes and Restaurants available nearby.
We loved this outdoor sea water swimming pool! It’s really big and quite deep with fantastic views while swimming 🏊. When the tide comes in the waves crash over the edge and put fresh sea water into the pool. My kids loved it! So cool 😎!
Absolutely amazing place . Love it here . Lifeguards are a bonus which is nice to see. Plenty of hooks for your belongings. Also there are two changing huts if u need them . There are a few steps down but if u have a word with lifeguards they may suggest a different way down . If tide is out you can walk across the beach to it .
This is my second time visiting the sea pool at Bude. The car park is quite small, especially with a large portion being used for a fun fair currently. You can pay by app (I think pay2park) or cash/card at the machine. There are toilets and a cafe in the car park. Another cafe and little shop that also has icecreams (dairy, vegan and pet) on the walk up to the sea pool. This is mobility scooter friendly from what I could see. The beach is stunning, a sandy expanse with rock pools and gorgeous views. The sea pool is to the right and can be accessed walking across the beach or you can walk uphill when exiting the car park for ten minutes. Steps up/down to access the sea pool, beach huts that some lucky people own, a life guard on duty. Dogs are allowed on leads but not in the pool. You can either walk in the shallow side slowly which is netted to stop kids going too deep, or take the plunge in the deep side closest to the sea. It takes your breath away- very cold- but after a while it feels so refreshing. A lot of people where wetsuits but we went in with normal swim wear. Such a lovely place to go, plus it's free! It feels very special with the rocks and cliffs to one side and the sea to the other.
Love this place in all seasons. It’s so amazing to be able to swim when the sea may be too rough. I love being able to jump in. The sunset is often visible as you swim and is gorgeous. Staff are always kind. For a charitable enterprise it’s amazing, possibly my favourite place in the world. I donate regularly to the charity in order to sure it stays open to the high standard so we can all enjoy,
Reviews last updated: 29 September 2026
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This venue was last updated on 29 September 2026
