Bude Haven - St. Michael & All Angels - Grade II Listed - 19th Century. The Parish Church at Bude is the youngest by several centuries of those on this Trail. Built in 1834/5 by George Wightwick, it was the gift of Sir Thomas Dyke Acland. The church reflects the history of the area which it serves, which had enjoyed a new prosperity with the cutting of the Bude Canal, at great expense, between 1819-26. St Michael's was originally built as a Chapel of Ease to nearby Stratton Church, and only later became the parish church of Bude Haven as the town expanded with the advent of the London and South Western Railway in the 1890's and its new found popularity as a holiday resort - somewhat sharply described by John Betjemen as "an East Anglian resort facing the wrong way". Information leaflets about Church Services and contact numbers are available from Bude Tourist Information Centre - Tel: + 44 (0)1288 354240 - Fax: + 44 (0)1288 355769 or Holsworthy Visitor Information Centre - Tel/Fax: + 44 (0)1409 254185 or Boscastle Tourist Information Centre - Tel: + 44 (0)1840 250010 | Menu |