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Widemouth Bay Cornwall Map

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.

Interactive Map of Widemouth Bay, Cornwall

How to Use This Widemouth Bay, Cornwall Map

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.

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PlaceWidemouth Bay
Traditional CountyCornwall
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude50.789851
Longitude-4.554575
Place TypeVillage

About Widemouth Bay

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.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Widemouth Sand (Beach) — 0.2 mi, 266° W
  • Two Bowl Barrows, One 220M East Of Lower Longbeak And The Other 320M East Of Higher Longbeak (Scheduled Monument) — 0.7 mi, 353° N
  • Wanson Water (River) — 1.1 mi, 182° S
  • Canal Barge Workshop (Museum) — 1.5 mi, 043° NE
  • Round 310M South Of Mill Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 1.8 mi, 205° SSW
  • Rebel Cinema (Cinema) — 1.9 mi, 163° SSE
  • Bowl Barrow 120M South West Of Horizon View (Scheduled Monument) — 2.0 mi, 216° SW
  • River Strat (River) — 2.2 mi, 044° NE
  • Efford Beacon (Hill / Mountain) — 2.3 mi, 358° N
  • Shalder Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.7 mi, 009° N
  • Bude Light (Monument) — 2.7 mi, 006° N
  • The Old Forge (Attraction) — 2.7 mi, 005° N
  • The Castle Heritage Centre (Museum) — 2.7 mi, 005° N
  • Summerleaze Beach (Beach) — 2.8 mi, 002° N
  • The Venue (Attraction) — 2.8 mi, 022° NNE
  • Bude Coast Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.0 mi, 360° N · 59 ha
  • Penhallam Manor (Historic Ruins) — 3.2 mi, 151° SSE
  • Battle Of Stratton 1643 (Registered Battlefield) — 3.3 mi, 029° NNE · 63 ha
  • Wrangle Point (Viewpoint) — 3.3 mi, 359° N
  • Ashbury hill fort (Historic Ruins) — 3.3 mi, 147° SSE
  • Maer Lake Nature Reserve (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.4 mi, 006° N
  • Treworgie Copse (Forest / Woodland) — 3.6 mi, 197° SSW
  • Greenamoor Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 4.6 mi, 146° SE · 32 ha
  • Pencannow Point (Viewpoint) — 4.8 mi, 229° SW
  • Coombe Valley (Valley) — 6.1 mi, 009° N
  • Old Mill leat (Lake / Reservoir) — 6.7 mi, 167° SSE
  • Dunsdon (National Nature Reserve) — 7.3 mi, 058° ENE · 57 ha
  • Wooda Lakes (Lake / Reservoir) — 7.7 mi, 055° NE
  • The Green (Park) — 8.4 mi, 070° ENE
  • Wilsey Down (Forest / Woodland) — 8.8 mi, 181° S

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About This Widemouth Bay Map Page

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 builtSeptember 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.