The Storm Tower
Compass Point is a protruding rocky headland just to the south of Bude's breakwater and Summerleaze beach and is an excellent viewpoint from which you can see Trevose Head to the South (and its lighthouse in the evening) and the island of Lundy to the North. A coastguard watch tower (known as "The Storm Tower" or "The Pepperpot") was built at Compass Point by the Acland family in 1840. It is built of local sandstone and based on the Temple of Winds in Athens. In 1900 it was moved inland as the location where it was originally built was being eroded. In 2024 it was moved further inland for the same reason.
On walks
- Widemouth to Bude (6.2 mile walk)
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Download the app and use it to explore the walks and to purchase a guided route.
The app will direct you to the start of the walk via satnav.
The app guides you around the walk using GPS, removing any worries about getting lost.
The walk route is described with detailed, regularly-updated, hand-written directions.
Each time there is a new direction to follow, the app will beep to remind you, and will warn you if you go off-route.
A map shows the route, where you are at all times and even which way you are facing.
Each walk is packed with information about the history and nature along the route, from over a decade of research than spans more than 3,000 topics.
Once a walk is downloaded, the app doesn't need a phone or wifi signal during the walk.
The app counts down distance to the next direction and estimates time remaining based on your personal walking speed.
We keep the directions continually updated for changes to the paths/landmarks - the price for a walk includes ongoing free updates.
