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Work going to restore the old bypass culvert at Whalesborough Weir. It seems to have been part of the original construct...
19/05/2026

Work going to restore the old bypass culvert at Whalesborough Weir. It seems to have been part of the original construction and I have always thought it may have been part of the silt control system, may be opening it on a Sunday when there was no canal traffic and flushing a batch of silt down the river.

Aww, aren't they lovely
19/05/2026

Aww, aren't they lovely

Bank repairs taking place in the middle pound between Rodds Bridge and Whalesborough locks
17/05/2026

Bank repairs taking place in the middle pound between Rodds Bridge and Whalesborough locks

First guided walk of the season coming up this Friday.
09/05/2026

First guided walk of the season coming up this Friday.

This coming Sunday at 2.30pm Bude Canal & Harbour Society are holding their AGM in the Willoughby Gallery at the Castle ...
13/02/2026

This coming Sunday at 2.30pm Bude Canal & Harbour Society are holding their AGM in the Willoughby Gallery at the Castle Heritage Centre in Bude. In the morning at 11am there is a talk by David Thorn 'Thorn photographs and more'. David is a member of the Thorn family who were pioneering photographers in and around Bude in the 19th century. There will also be an exhibition about Captain Peter Herbert whose campaigning in the 1950s and 60s stopped the Sea Lock and Canal Basin being filled in. The morning is open to the public - donations welcomed.

A truly stunning but very chilly start to Bude this New Year’s Eve with a fully frozen canal in parts. Beautifully captu...
31/12/2025

A truly stunning but very chilly start to Bude this New Year’s Eve with a fully frozen canal in parts. Beautifully captured by .

Have a great evening everyone, what ever you are up to, roll on 2026.

It's amazing how the sea moves massive stones so easily. The hole in the breakwater before repairs started
24/11/2025

It's amazing how the sea moves massive stones so easily. The hole in the breakwater before repairs started

Another go at tracing the railway laid from Ocean Caves around to underneath Compass Point to transport stone when the b...
24/11/2025

Another go at tracing the railway laid from Ocean Caves around to underneath Compass Point to transport stone when the breakwater was rebuilt in 1839. It can be traced by several iron-stained drill holes in the rock and in places by surviving iron pins.

Last of the summer's canal walks this Friday 19th Sept. Starting at 10.15 am from the Tourist Information Centre, price ...
17/09/2025

Last of the summer's canal walks this Friday 19th Sept. Starting at 10.15 am from the Tourist Information Centre, price £10, bookable through the Centre. Led by Peter Daniel. Includes Sea Lock and all the features up to and including the Barge Workshop at Helebridge, Marhamchurch.

As part of Heritage Open Days the top of Hobbacott Incline will be open to the public tomorrow (Friday 12th September) f...
11/09/2025

As part of Heritage Open Days the top of Hobbacott Incline will be open to the public tomorrow (Friday 12th September) from 11am to 3pm. Bude Canal & Harbour Society Members will be on site to explain. Come and look at the longest and highest canal incline in the country.

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