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Parking in Bude: A Practical Guide for Visitors

If you’re planning a trip to Bude, understanding your parking options can save you both time and money.  Whether you’re heading to the beach, exploring the town centre, or staying overnight in a motorhome, Bude offers a range of parking locations with varying tariffs to suit different needs.

Bude offers a consistent and relatively straightforward parking structure across its main locations.  Using the JustPark Wallet, you can  pre-load £35 parking credit and use it to pay less than £3 per day in a Cornwall Council Car Park.  If you’re staying for longer periods, weekly tickets provide excellent value, while The Wharf stands out as the most economical option for daily parking.

Register for a JustPark Wallet

There are a good number of car parks in Bude in key locations.  The main beaches have large car carks, and there are a few small car parks in the town centre.  Once you leave the central Bude area, parking is available in the smaller villages – and its often free.

Most Pay and Display machines cash and card payments, and do not accept notes or give change.  Always carry plenty of change!  The JustPark app works in the Cornwall Council car parks, so its worth creating an account – see the information below about the Just Park Wallet where you can park for 24 hours and pay around £2.50.

There’s lots of handy information below but please remember:  in the summer holidays, the beach car parks get very busy.  If you’re staying in Bude, it’s far better to use the bus or walk.

The Crescent (Tourist Information Centre) Car Park

Located conveniently at the Bude TIC, near the town centre, The Crescent car park is a popular choice for visitors wanting easy access to shops, cafes, and local attractions.

Tariffs (April to October):

  • JustPark Wallet: £2.78 all day
  • Up to 1 hour: £2.40
  • 1 to 2 hours: £4.90
  • 2 to 3 hours: £6.20
  • 3 to 4 hours: £7.20
  • 24 hours: £11.10
  • Weekly: £27.90 (approx. £3.98 per day)

Motorhome Overnight Charges (designated area only):

  • 6pm to 9am: £21.00

This is one of the few locations offering overnight motorhome parking, making it especially useful for longer stays.

The Wharf

The Wharf car park is one of the most budget-friendly options in Bude, ideal for shorter visits or those looking to park for a full day at a lower cost.

Tariffs (April to October):

  • JustPark Wallet: £2.23 all day
  • Up to 1 hour: £1.20
  • 1 to 2 hours: £2.20
  • 2 to 3 hours: £3.40
  • 3 to 4 hours: £5.30
  • 24 hours: £6.70
  • Weekly: £16.80

For value-conscious visitors, this is arguably the best option in town.

Summerleaze Beach Car Park

Perfect for beachgoers, Summerleaze is one of Bude’s most popular coastal spots. Parking here puts you right next to the sand.

Tariffs (April to October):

  • JustPark Wallet: £2.78 all day
  • Up to 1 hour: £2.40
  • 1 to 2 hours: £4.90
  • 2 to 3 hours: £6.20
  • 3 to 4 hours: £7.20
  • 24 hours: £11.10
  • Weekly: £27.90 (approx. £3.98 per day)

Crooklets Beach Car Park

Another excellent beach location, Crooklets offers similar pricing to Summerleaze and is a favourite for surfers and families alike.

Tariffs (April to October):

  • JustPark Wallet: £2.78 all day
  • Up to 1 hour: £2.40
  • 1 to 2 hours: £4.90
  • 2 to 3 hours: £6.20
  • 3 to 4 hours: £7.20
  • 24 hours: £11.10
  • Weekly: £27.90 (approx. £3.98 per day)

Widemouth Bay Car Park

Located slightly outside Bude, Widemouth Bay is well worth the short drive for its expansive beach and scenic views.

Tariffs (April to October):

  • JustPark Wallet: £2.78 all day
  • Up to 1 hour: £2.40
  • 1 to 2 hours: £4.90
  • 2 to 3 hours: £6.20
  • 3 to 4 hours: £7.20
  • 24 hours: £11.10
  • Weekly: £27.90 (approx. £3.98 per day)

Where are the public EV Charge Points in Bude?

Crescent Car Park

  • 43kw and 50kw Superfast

Bude Golf Club

  • Several charge points

Crooklets Beach

  • Several 7W points

Summerleaze Beach

  • Several 7W points

Blue Badge Parking in Bude

Rules for parking on the street

If you display your blue badge correctly and your vehicle isn’t causing an obstruction, you can park in or on:

  • Limited parking areas – for an unlimited time
  • Yellow lines – for 3 hours or less
  • Resident parking zones – for 3 hours or less
  • Disabled bays – for an unlimited time unless roadside signs show time limits

Blue badge holders can’t park in:

  • An area where there is a loading restriction
  • An area specifically reserved for other vehicles or purposes. Such as taxi ranks, reserved spaces in car parks, bus stops or loading bays

Rules for parking in Council car parks

Blue badge holders must pay the normal parking fee unless:

or

You must display a valid blue badge with the clock showing when you arrived, whether you have to pay for parking or not.

If you don’t correctly display your badge and clock, you may receive a penalty charge notice.

Blue badge holders paying a parking fee automatically get one extra hour of free parking. For example, if you correctly display a blue badge and pay for 2 hours, you can park for 3 hours.

If no disabled spaces are available, you can park in a normal space as long as it’s not marked for other uses, such as reserved parking or loading areas.

How to Purchase a Multi-Use Ticket for Cornwall Council Car Parks

The JustPark Wallet lets you pre load funds into a dedicated wallet in the JustPark app.  You load £35 to pay up front, and then use your parking credit to get a discounted rate at the Cornwall Council car parks in Bude.  The money in the wallet lasts for two years, and you can park all day for £2.23 to £2.78.

You’ll need a JustPark account and the JustPark app downloaded on your smartphone.  Each day you need to park, you simply book your parking using the JustPark app.  When selecting your payment method, select your Wallet. The discounted tariff will then be applied and the payment will be taken from your wallet.

Click here.

Steps to purchase

FIRST – CREATE AN ACCOUNT VIA THIS LINK

ONCE YOU HAVE AN ACCOUNT, FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO PRE-LOAD YOUR JUST PARK ACCOUNT (WALLET) VIA THIS LINK

  1. In Ticket Type, choose Multi Use.
  2. In Batch purchase type, choose:
    • Single location (one specific car park), or
    • Zone (a group of car parks in the town).
  3. Use the Location box to pick the specific car park or zone.
  4. Select the number of parking sessions. (Minimum spend: £47.) You’ll see the price update automatically.
  5. Add payment details.
  6. Click Pay to complete your purchase.

Rover Tickets

A rover ticket lets you park your car at The Crescent, Crooklets Beach and Summerleaze Beach in Bude (and many across Cornwall) for one week, for a single payment.

You can now buy them to start at any time of the day, so you can park immediately after you have paid if you need to.  A seven-day Countywide Rover ticket is £60.

Click here…

Motorhome Parking in Bude

Currently, Cornwall Council prohibit the parking of motorhomes and campers between 11pm – 8am in all of their car parks, excluding the Crescent car park.

Overnight parking is permitted at The Crescent car park (here at the Bude Tourist Information Centre).

  • The stopover will be available to leisure leisure vehicles with onboard toilet, fresh water, greywater and septic waste.
  • Between 1 April and 31 October: £21.00
  • Between 1 November and 31 March: £15.80
  • Maximum stay is two nights.
  • No pre-booking.

Parking Locations

All Car Parks

Pay & Display

The Wharf, Bude, EX23 8LG. Cornwall Council. Pay & display

Tourist Information Centre, The Crescent, Bude, EX23 8LE. Cornwall Council. Pay & display

Bude Golf Club. EX23 8DA. Privately Owned with ANPR Pay & display

Adventure Bude, Belle View, Bude, EX23 8JP. Privately Owned. Pay & display

Crooklets Beach, Bude, EX23 8NF. Cornwall Council. Pay & display

Rosies Kitchen, Crooklets Beach, EX23 8NF. Privately Owned with ANPR Pay & display

Summerleaze Beach, Bude, EX23 8HJ. Cornwall Council. Pay & display

Widemouth Bay Beach, Bude, EX23 0AW. Cornwall Council. Pay & display

Black Rock, Widemouth Bay, Bude, EX23 0AG. Privately Owned. Pay & display

Post Office, Bude, EX23 8HH. Cornwall Council. Pay & display

Free Car Park Locations

Stanbury Mouth, Morwenstow, EX23 9SS

Upton Viewing Point, Widemouth Bay, EX23 0AW

Howells Bridge, Stratton, Bude, EX23 9BY

Kilkhampton, Bude, EX23 9QR

Penhalt Viewing Point, Widemouth Bay, EX23 0AW

National Trust

Sandymouth Bay Beach, Kilkhampton, Bude EX23 9HW

Northcott Mouth Beach, Bude EX23 9ED