Atlantic Trail - cycle parking
This page is an initial attempt to list cycle parking stands & racks in the Bude area.
At present, each location is described and a What3Words address link is given; it is hoped to provide a map in due course.
Small images are provided for most of the stands. This may help in deciding whether the stand is suitable* for securing your bike.
* Some of the stands provided by facilities/shops in Bude are racks that just hold one wheel to keep the bike upright, rather than large stands; such racks make it less easy to secure the frame and both wheels unless you have a very long cable/chain lock.
The list is split into three sections - public cycle stands provided by the Local Authority, stands outside major stores or facilities, and stands provided outside or in the grounds of other facilities/shops.
It can probably be assumed that the latter are provided for staff or clients of that facility/shop (rather than as publicly available cycle parking); however those stands are included here as knowledge of their existance may assist those wishing to visit that facility/shop by bike.
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Public cycle stands
These are stands put in by the Local Authority (either Cornwall Council or Bude-Stratton Town Council).
Bude triangle At the lower end of Belle Vue beside the wall of the Triangle, opposite the TSB Bank.
what3words: weary.liberty.sizzled
Spencer Thorn Jewellers Near the top end of Belle Vue, outside Spencer Thorn Jewellers.
what3words: tunes.jetliner.graceful
Premier Inn On the Strand, on the pavement between the Premier Inn and the Carriers.
what3words: fighters.being.swarm
Nanny Moores Bridge On the grass beside the Methodist Church sign just over the bridge.
what3words: spokes.trick.companies
Bude Library Beside Bude Library on the Wharf; one stand beside the entrance and two stands by the end of the library.
what3words: cutaway.hothouse.shopping
Wharf Studio A single stand close to the side wall of the Wharf Studio on the wharf at Barkhouse Green.
what3words: lobster.community.magical
Parkhouse Centre At the Parkhouse Centre in Ergue Gaberic Way; a row of small stands by the entrance and a second row by the electric car chargers.
what3words: lifts.transfers.paddlers
Tourist Information Centre Outside the toilets beside the Tourist Information Centre in the Crescent car park.
what3words: prude.yield.protects
Start of Bude cycleway On the grass beside the cycleway just after it leaves the Crescent car park near the Tourist Information Centre.
what3words: alcove.knee.should
Sea Pool Shop Two stands on the seaward side of the Sea Pool Shop in Summerleaze car park.
what3words: caressed.servicing.work
Lifeboat station In front of the toilets that are beside the RLNI lifeboat station and shop at the beach end of Summerleaze car park.
what3words: bill.galleries.incorrect
Stands at major stores/facilities
Lidl Outside the Lidl store in the retail park near the Stratton Road / Stuckly Road roundabout. what3words: waking.harmonica.vaccines
B & M Outside the B & M store in the retail park near the Stratton Road / Stucley Road roundabout. what3words: serve.nagging.provoking
Card Factory Outside the Card Factory shop in the retail park near the Stratton Road / Stucley Road roundabout. Also near the Subway shop. what3words: froth.amends.polishing 
Morrisons Round the corner from the entrance of Morrisons store in Stucley Road (off the roundabout halfway along Stratton Road). what3words: retrain.centuries.scooped
Leisure Centre (Splash) (Note: as at July 2022, these stands are inaccessble due to work on the centre roof)
On the northern wall of the Splash leisure centre in Stucley Road (off the roundabout halfway along Stratton Road). Many wheel-holding stands.
what3words: toast.appealing.casual
Sainsburys Beside the entrance to the tunnel near the entrance to the Sainsburys store at the South end of Crooklets Road. what3words: survive.bulldozer.fools
Other stands
Note: It can probably be assumed that these stands are provided for staff or clients of the adjacent facility/shop (rather than as publicly available cycle parking); however they are listed here as knowledge of their existance may assist those wishing to visit that facility/shop by bike.
The Barrel micropub Beside The Barrel micropub at the top of Lansdown Road. what3words: closes.menswear.destined
Morwenna Dental Surgery A rail on the wall outside Morwenna Dental Surgery at the top of Belle Vue, opposite Summerleaze Crescent. what3words: fans.trickling.galleries
Neetside Surgery Near the steps to the Neetside Surgery entrance at the Methodist church hall. what3words: performed.pins.copes
Budehaven Community School Near the Valley Road entrance to the school.
what3words: notebook.upstarts.earplugs
Family hub The Hub is between Bude Primary Academy's Junior and Infants buildings, opposite the school playing field at the top of Broadclose Hill. what3words: hits.universes.chicken
Stratton Hospital Near the entrance to the Minor Injuries Unit (MIU) at Stratton Hospital (at the top of the steps down to Stratton Medical Centre). what3words: inhaled.outhouse.wounds
Stratton Medical Centre Mounted on the wall to the left of the entrance to the medical centre. The centre is in Hospital Road, Stratton. what3words: toggle.overlooks.soak
Bude Surf Life Saving Club The stands are in the gated and walled enclosure behind the Surf Life Saving Club building at Crooklets Beach. what3words: boxer.softly.rolled
River Life Café, Pethericks Mill The stands are beside the decking outside the café. The café is beside the Bude cycleway about half a mile south of the Tourist Information Centre. what3words: tapers.quietest.whoever
The Bank Tapas & Cocktail Bar The stands are in corner of the parking area outside the The Bank. The Bank Tapas & Cocktail Bar is at the far end of the gravelled parking area beside the Bude cycleway at Pethericks Mill about half a mile south of the Tourist Information Centre. what3words: meant.delusions.sheet
Bude Bike Hire The stands are beside the hire hut in the car park off the concrete entrance drive to The Weir Bistro at Whalesborough Farm, Helebridge. what3words: stiffly.lingering.bravo
Bullers Arms, Marhamchurch Just inside the low roadside wall under the tree at the side of the pub. what3words: moats.gurgled.enthused
Preston Gate, Poughill At the side of the carpark just uphill of the pub.
what3words: otter.ages.appear
Wooda Farm Holidays There are at least three 4-bike stands on the site; one is on the wall outside the reception office, another beside the shop behind reception and a third by one of the holiday park's shower blocks. This holiday park is located north of the the crossroads at the top end of Poughill Road. what3words: pumps.libraries.plantings
Tamar Lake Café, Upper Tamar Lake The stand is a carved log outside the café. The lake is 3 miles east of Kilkhampton and is well signed from the A39 at Kilkhampton. There is a very scenic 5km grit cycling/walking track right round the upper lake. what3words: cute.quitter.rifled
Responsible cycle parking
Other than stands, there are many places where you can lean your bike, or chain it to fixed objects.
The railings at the edge of the beach in front of the cafe at Crooklets beach are one often-used such location (there, the railings are adequately distant from the nearby picnic benches for such parking not to be an obstruction).
However, if you do leave your bike anywhere, please ensure it is not in a place where it will inconvenience other users of that location. This is particularly important on narrow footways where a parked bike might obstruct a blind or disabled person.
Securing your bike to an object close to the kerb (eg a street sign) runs the risk of it obstructing the doors of parked cars or, worse, preventing someone easily crossing the road at that point.
Please also be aware that leaving your bike where someone can inadvertently bump into it, and knock it over, risks damage to your bike and possibly to passers-by. This is, unfortunately, more likely nowadays, now that so many pedestrians are gazing at their smartphone (rather than obeying the Highway Code and paying care to other walkway users).
How to use what3words
What3words is a geocode system designed to identify any location to a resolution of about 3 metres.Clicking any of the What3words links (given above) will open a What3words webpage showing the location on a Google map in 'outline' view.
You can swop to 'satellite' view by clicking the small round 'satellite-view' icon in the botton right-hand corner of the map. You can zoom in or out using the '+' or '-', and can drag the map in any direction.
There is also a smartphone 'What3words' App that will pinpoint the location on a map if you provide the three words.
Alternatively, you can get the map for the relevant three words direct from the internet. Just type into your browser https://what3words.com/ followed by the three words (separated by full stops).As an example https://what3words.com/alcove.knee.should will call up a map showing the location of the cycle stands at the start of Bude cycleway near the Tourist Information Centre.