This is such a wonderful area for excellent beaches. For a change of scenery, we'd recommend:
Widemouth Bay – Bude EX23 0AW (15 mins walk or 3 mins drive)
Just a 15 minute walk along the famous South West Coast Path up the steps and over the hill to Black Rock Beach which links on to Widemouth Bay, both excellent swimming beaches with designated coastguard protected swimming areas (May-Sep).
Summerleaze Beach - Bude EX23 8HN (14 mins drive)
Head into Bude and follow the signs for Summerleaze Beach, it’s a beautiful wide golden sandy beach with a newly revamped sea pool, excellent cafes and there are even beach huts for hire.
Crackington Haven Beach - Bude EX23 9JG (14 mins drive)
A beautiful beach with rock pools, a stony area for those who hate sand in their sandwiches and a sandy section at low tide for those all important sandcastles or games of beach cricket. Two cafes and a pub plus parking make this a perennial favourite.