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Former Elements Hotel, Marine Drive, Widemouth Bay, Bude, Cornwall, EX23

Key Features

  • Superb development opportunity with extensive views
  • Freehold sale
  • Offers Invited

Description

The property is registered under two separate Title Numbers. CL343775 is outlined in Green and CL343775 is outlined in red on the site plan below. The red land has a restriction on the Title only allowing for use as a car park.

The land edged green comprises the former Elements Hotel, including the restaurant and bar, which has suffered extensive fire damage. Adjoining the former hotel is a four-bedroom bungalow with associated outbuildings. This was not affected by the fire and is in good liveable condition.

Location

The property occupies an elevated position just off Marine Drive, enjoying far-reaching views across Bude and the Atlantic Ocean. The South West Coast Path runs directly opposite, on the far side of Marine Drive.

Ideally situated between Bude and Widemouth Bay, the location offers easy access to a wide range of amenities and attractions, including the Bude Sea Pool, along with numerous cafés and restaurants.The highly sought-after Widemouth Bay is a renowned year-round surf destination, with a good choice of places to stay and dine.

The A39 Atlantic Highway is less than 1 mile from the property, facilitating access south to Wadebridge and north to Bideford and the North Devon link road. To the east of the property is the town of Launceston, which provides a junction with the A30 dual carriageway. This connects Truro to Exeter and the M5 motorway.

The nearest Railway station is at Okehampton, approximately 30 miles away, which offers services to Exeter St Davids and connections to Great Western mainline Services to London Paddington and Penzance. Newquay Airport is approximately 39 miles away, which has regular flights across the UK and Europe. Destinations include Faro, Malaga, Edinburgh, London, Alicante and the Scilly Isles.

Planning

The Vendors have been in discussions with the Council over their Planning Performance Agreement. Please contact the agent for more information..
Given that the property has previously been developed. We believe there is likely still to be an opportunity for development.

Rent / Price

Offers invited. Please speak to the Agents.

Services

We understand the hotel and bungalow were previously served by a biomass boiler. Given the fire damage, the bungalow now requires a new boiler.

Services currently on site - three phase electricity supply. The site currently has a pumping station which discharges the effluent from the site to the south west water drains in Upton.

Interested parties should make their own enquiries into the services on site.

VAT

All figures quoted are exclusive of VAT if applicable.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
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Date Posted
2026-07-17

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Water
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Heating
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Broadband
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Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

Accessibility
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Parking
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Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

1.8 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre · available to 69% of premises

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

OutdoorsIndoorsEE Good LimitedO2 Good NoneThree Good LimitedVodafone Good None

Predicted 4G and 5G signal; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Marhamchurch CofE Academy1.4 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    128
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Bude Primary Academy - Infants1.7 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    2 to 7
    Pupils
    126
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Bude Primary Academy - Juniors1.7 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    7 to 11
    Pupils
    230
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Stratton Primary School2.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    340
    Type
    Foundation school
  • Bridgerule Church of England Primary School4.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    62
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Budehaven Community School1.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,145
    Type
    Foundation school
  • Holsworthy Community College8.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    551
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Sir James Smith's School14 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    588
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Launceston College15 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,205
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Atlantic Academy15 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    242
    Type
    Free schools

* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Co-op Bude, Bude1.6 miles
Sainsburys Bude, Bude1.7 miles
Lidl Bude, Bude1.7 miles

GP surgery

Neetside Surgery1.5 miles

Pharmacy

Boots1.6 miles

Hospital

Stratton Hospital2.3 miles

Walking trail

South West Coast Path54 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Gunnislake Rail Station25 miles

Nearest bus stop

Phone Box834 metres

Typical drive times

Bude4 min · 1.9 miles
Stratton8 min · 3.4 miles
Camelford22 min · 16 miles
Holsworthy20 min · 11 miles
Truro (city)1 hr 10 min · 50 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Very low risk

Planning map: Flood Zone 1.

Surface water

Medium to low risk (1 in 100 to 1 in 1000)

Not at the pin: mapped about 10 metres away.

These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.

Important notice: Information, maps and tags on this page are drawn from the advertising agent's marketing materials or generated automatically. LandSale has not verified them. Relying on these details is at your own risk, always carry out independent checks before committing to a purchase.

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