The VisitBude Partnership for Food & Drink businesses is a collaborative initiative designed to showcase Bude’s vibrant hospitality scene while helping drive more diners and visitors to your venue throughout the year.
As a VisitBude Partner, your business benefits from professional promotion across the VisitBude website, the Tourist Information Centre and our destination marketing activity. Your online listing includes images, a full venue description, location map, key information such as opening times and facilities, guest reviews where available, and a direct link to your own website. This ensures visitors can easily discover, plan and choose where to eat and drink during their stay in Bude.
Partners are also included in the printed VisitBude Food & Drink Guide, which is distributed through the Tourist Information Centre and other visitor points across the area. In addition, Food & Drink Partners can display their own leaflets and flyers within the Tourist Information Centre, helping to reach visitors once they arrive in Bude and are actively looking for places to eat and drink.
Your venue may also be highlighted through themed content, seasonal campaigns and visitor enquiries handled by the Tourist Information Centre. One of the most common questions our TIC staff receive is for restaurant recommendations, with many visitors specifically asking where to find the best pasties, cream teas and fish and chips.
VisitBude Partners can further enhance their visibility by promoting special menus, events, seasonal offers and dining experiences. These may be featured on the VisitBude website and, where appropriate, across our social media channels to reach audiences who are planning their visit or already in the area looking for places to eat.
In return, we ask our Food & Drink Partners to maintain high professional standards that reflect positively on Bude as a destination. This includes operating a safe, clean and fully compliant business; keeping opening hours and key information accurate and up to date; responding promptly to customer enquiries; offering fair and transparent pricing; and providing high-quality images and descriptions that represent your venue accurately. We also ask Partners to display the VisitBude Partnership logo on their website with a reciprocal link back to VisitBude.
What does advertising on the VisitBude website give me?
Advertising on the VisitBude website gives your food and drink business a strong, professional online presence, helping visitors easily discover where to eat and drink while planning their trip or once they arrive in Bude.
Your listing includes:
- An image gallery to showcase your venue, dishes and atmosphere
- A full business description highlighting your cuisine and unique selling points
- An integrated Google Maps location so customers can find you
- Menu downloads
- A direct link to your own website for menus, bookings or further information
This ensures your business is visible to visitors who are actively looking for places to dine, increasing footfall, enquiries and overall awareness throughout the year.
What presence do I get in the Bude Tourist Information Centre (TIC)
As a VisitBude Partner, your business will benefit from a physical presence within the Bude Tourist Information Centre — a key hub for visitors seeking recommendations and ideas during their stay.
This includes:
- Your menu/flyers displayed on the TIC wall for visitors to browse and take away
- Direct exposure to visitors who are actively looking for things to do in Bude
- Inclusion in the Bude “Food & Drink” booklet, which is free for visitors to pick up and use while planning their activities
Being featured within the TIC ensures your business is seen by engaged visitors at the point when they are making decisions about how to spend their time in Bude.
What is the Bude Food & Drink Guide?
The Bude Food & Drink Guide is a booklet, designed and printed in-house by the Bude Tourist Information Centre. It showcases VisitBude member cafés, restaurants, pubs, takeaways and other food and drink businesses across Bude and the surrounding area.
The guide is primarily picked up by visitors who are already in Bude and actively looking for places to eat and drink during their stay. It is also posted out to prospective visitors who request information while planning their trip.
As a trusted, physical guide that visitors use while they are in town, it provides an effective way to increase visibility, encourage footfall and ensure your venue is front-of-mind when visitors are choosing where to eat and drink in Bude.
What social media exposure will my food and drink business get?
VisitBude promotes Bude’s food and drink businesses, including cafés, restaurants, pubs and takeaways across its social media channels to help visitors discover great places to eat and drink while planning their trip or once they arrive in town.
As a Partner, your business may benefit from:
- Venue spotlights and feature posts
- Inclusion in seasonal and themed campaigns (e.g. summer dining, cosy winter meals, family-friendly eateries)
- Promotion of special offers, events and seasonal menu updates
- Shares or tags of your own relevant posts where appropriate
- Exposure through wider destination marketing content highlighting Bude’s food and drink scene
To maximise your exposure, we encourage you to provide high-quality images, keep us informed of new menus, offers or events, and ensure your listing details are accurate and up to date.
While individual post frequency cannot be guaranteed, active and engaged members are more likely to be included in campaigns and promotional features. Our goal is to showcase the best of Bude’s food and drink offering and help connect your business with visitors who are actively deciding where to eat and drink.
How do I promote special offers and seasonal changes?
VisitBude provides a range of opportunities for food and drink members to promote special offers, events and seasonal menu changes to visitors who are actively looking for places to eat and drink in Bude.
You can share your updates with us, and we can feature them across VisitBude platforms, including the website, social media channels and through recommendations made at the Tourist Information Centre.
This is ideal for promoting:
- Seasonal menus or new dishes
- Special offers and dining deals
- Events, themed evenings or live music
- Holiday periods and extended opening hours
To make the most of this promotion, we ask that you:
- Provide clear and accurate details of the offer or update
- Include dates, times and any key terms or conditions
- Supply high-quality images where possible
- Give us as much notice as possible before the promotion begins
Keeping us informed of your latest offers and seasonal changes helps ensure we can promote your business at the right time, reaching visitors when they are actively deciding where to eat and drink in Bude.
How do I promote events at my venue?
Advertising your events via VisitBude puts your event directly in front of locals and visitors who are actively looking for things to do while they are in Bude or planning their trip.
VisitBude is a trusted, local source of information, used daily by locals and holidaymakers seeking recommendations on attractions, experiences, tours and family-friendly activities. By being featured, your business becomes part of the official destination offer, giving visitors confidence to choose you.
Head over to this page for more information on events promotion… but remember, its all free to VisitBude Food & Drink members,
How much does it cost to list my Food & Drink business with VisitBude?
The cost to list your food and drink business with VisitBude is £150 per year.
This annual fee provides your property with year-round promotion through VisitBude, including your website listing and inclusion within our wider destination marketing activity. It offers an affordable way to increase visibility, reach visitors actively planning a stay in Bude and generate direct enquiries for your business.
If you are already a VisitBude Partner (for example through another membership category), you can add Food & Drink membership for just £50 per year, allowing you to promote your associated café, restaurant or bar under one combined package.
Are there optional advertising opportunities?
In addition to your standard VisitBude Partnership benefits, a range of optional advertising opportunities are available to further increase your visibility and reach visitors at key decision-making moments during their stay.
Printed Booklet Adverts
Enhance your presence within the Bude “Food & Drink” Guide with a professionally designed advert to complement your standard text listing. Quarter, half and full-page advert options are available, helping your business stand out and attract greater attention from visitors browsing the guide.
A-board Advertising
Position your message exactly where visitors are deciding what to do next. Our A-board is located outside the Tourist Information Centre in the busy Crescent car park, right next to Bude Canal. This area sees constant footfall from visitors parking, using the Pay & Display machines or nearby public toilets. Being displayed directly outside the TIC adds a sense of trust and reassurance, helping visitors feel confident choosing your business. The TIC is open seven days a week throughout the year, ensuring your promotion is visible whenever visitors arrive. More info here…
Free Bude Map Advertising
In 2025, we distributed 35,000 copies of our free Bude Map, printed in regular batches and widely shared with visitors and accommodation providers. The map offers a large, prominent advertising space exclusively for member businesses, with the option to adapt the map colours to match your branding. This provides high-visibility, brand-aligned exposure in a practical publication that visitors use throughout their stay, and often take home with them afterwards. More info here…
What are our restrictions and expectations from members?
VisitBude Partnership is a professional, two-way partnership. We actively promote your food and drink business, and in return we ask members to uphold standards that reflect positively on visitors’ experiences and on Bude as a destination.
As a Partner, we ask that you:
- Operate a safe, clean and fully compliant business, meeting all relevant legal and licensing requirements.
- Keep your opening times and key information accurate and up to date so visitors can rely on the details we promote.
- Offer fair and transparent pricing, menus and service information.
- Respond promptly and professionally to customer enquiries or bookings.
- Provide high-quality images and accurate descriptions of your venue and offering (we can help with this if needed).
- Inform us of any significant changes, such as seasonal hours, refurbishments or temporary closures.
- Display the VisitBude Partnership logo on your website with a reciprocal link back to the VisitBude website where possible.
These expectations help ensure visitors can trust the recommendations they receive and enjoy a consistently positive food and drink experience in Bude, while supporting the reputation of your business and the wider destination.
Join now!
It only takes a couple of days to get you registered and listed on the VisitBude website and included in the Food & Drink printed booklet.