There is little distinctively Cornish in Cornwall's northernmost town of BUDE , four miles west of the Devon border. Built around an estuary surrounded by a fine expanse of sands, the town has sprouted a crop of holiday homes and hotels, though these have not unduly spoiled the place nor the magnificent cliffy coast surrounding it. Of the excellent beaches hereabouts, the central Summerleaze is clean and wide, though the mile-long Widemouth Bay , two and a half miles south of Bude, is the main focus of the holiday hordes – it has the cleanest water monitored between Bude and Polzeath, though bathing can be … more »