3 days in Bude

Three days from Bude take in castles, open moorland and small local museums, with most days built around short hops. Day one stays compact around Tintagel: Tintagel Castle in the morning, lunch 6 miles away at Fresh from the Sea, a tea room with a 5/5 food hygiene rating, then 5.9 miles on to Tintagel Old Post Office. Day two is the longer drive, 37 miles to Dartmoor, with Dartmoor Prison Museum just 3.8 miles further. Day three heads to Trematon Castle, lunch at Chequered Flag (also rated 5/5 for hygiene) and Saltash Heritage Museum.

For a base, Jasmine Lodge in Hartland sleeps 6 and sits 5.8 miles from Hartland Quay beach, whose bathing water is rated Excellent by the Environment Agency. Lamastar, also in Hartland, sleeps 4. Driving an electric car? Both Well Farm Holiday Cottages options in Launceston sleep 4 and have EV charging nearby. Coming by train, the nearest station to Bude is Okehampton.