Traditional county: Cornwall · Region: South West
Explore Widemouth Bay, Cornwall with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Widemouth Bay map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Widemouth Bay, Cornwall, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Cornwall or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Widemouth Bay and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Widemouth Bay |
| Traditional County | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.789851 |
| Longitude | -4.554575 |
| Place Type | Village |
Salt-thickened air defines the character of Widemouth Bay, where the Atlantic pulse dictates the daily rhythm of the shoreline. It lies 2.9 miles south of Bude (from Bude: bearing 188°T, OS grid SS 200 020), and is situated north-north-west of Poundstock village. Widemouth Sand stretches out as a vast, firm expanse of golden grit, drawing the tide back to reveal rock pools that mirror the shifting, bruised colours of a Cornish sky. Beyond the immediate reach of the breaking surf, the landscape rises into rugged cliff paths that have weathered the assault of centuries. Ancient markers, such as the two bowl barrows east of Lower and Higher Longbeak, stand as silent, grassy sentinels observing the slow erosion of the coast. To the south, the Wanson Water trickles towards the sea, carving a quiet path through fields that have long supported the local agricultural backbone. The light here possesses a singular clarity, sharpening the edges of the dark shales and sandstones that fracture the beach into dramatic, jagged strata. Visitors often find that the horizon possesses a weight, a heavy blue line that anchors the mind against the restless movement of the ocean.
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Explore Widemouth Bay, Cornwall, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 50.789851, -4.554575. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | September 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |