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| Attractively situated overlooking Bude's inner
harbour, on the upper wharf of the Boating Canal. The Canal boasts
some of the best coarse fishing in the South West and attracts fishermen
from all over the country. The Canal is well stocked and maintained
by an enthusiastic local fishing association. |
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| The apartments are just across the road from The
Brendon Arms, Bude's excellent Free House, and a short walk to Bude's
popular Summerleaze Beach, or the shops. There is ample car parking
at your front door. |
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| The four apartments are converted from the original
Lifeboat House, and have been compactly designed to sleep 2 - 4 people. |
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| The apartments have an open plan lounge / kitchen
diner with a fully fitted kitchen, including cooker, microwave etc.
The lounge has a flat screen TV, DVD player, dining table and chairs,
two sofas one of which converts into a double bed. The bedroom has
either double or twin beds. The bathroom has a shower, wash hand basin
and W.C. |
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| The Accommodation |
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| The first Bude Lifeboat House, now converted into
four modern holiday apartments, was built by Sir Thomas Acland, a
prominent West Country landowner and politician, in 1863. |
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| The north Cornish coast, being a lee shore, was
a magnet for sailing ships and there were many wrecks at and around
Bude during the Victorian age. The lifeboat was launched into the
canal at high tide, passing through what used to be a swing bridge
and out of the sea lock. When the tide was low the boat was taken
down to the beach on a special horse-drawn carriage and launched into
the surf. The whole process was highly dangerous and the crew, each
one an expert oarsman, risked their lives to save those of others. |
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| Each apartment in the Lifeboat House is named
after one of the early champions of the Bude Lifeboat: Sir Thomas
Acland himself; George Brendon MFH, who provided the horses for the
carriage; Parson Hawker, Vicar of Morwenstow, who helped with many
rescues; and Captain Barrett, the coxswain of the Lifeboat. So the
great tradition of heroic sea rescues, which still continues with
the work of the RNLI today, is commemorated. |
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