Attractively situated overlooking Bude's inner harbour, on the upper wharf of the Boating Canal. The Canal boasts some of the best coarse fishing in the South West and attracts fishermen from all over the country. The Canal is well stocked and maintained by an enthusiastic local fishing association.

The apartments are just across the road from The Brendon Arms, Bude's excellent Free House, and a short walk to Bude's popular Summerleaze Beach, or the shops. There is ample car parking at your front door.

The four apartments are converted from the original Lifeboat House, and have been compactly designed to sleep 2 - 4 people.

The apartments have an open plan lounge / kitchen diner with a fully fitted kitchen, including cooker, microwave etc. The lounge has a colour television, dining table and chairs, a sofa which converts into a double bed, and arm chairs. The bedroom has two single beds. The bathroom has a shower, wash hand basin and W.C.

The apartments have recently been completely refurbished. The refurbishments include new fitted kitchens, pine bedroom furniture, new carpets throughout and colour coordinated curtains. They have been tastefully repainted inside and out.

The first Bude Lifeboat House, now converted into four modern holiday apartments, was built by Sir Thomas Acland, a prominent West Country landowner and politician, in 1863.

The north Cornish coast, being a lee shore, was a magnet for sailing ships and there were many wrecks at and around Bude during the Victorian age. The lifeboat was launched into the canal at high tide, passing through what used to be a swing bridge and out of the sea lock. When the tide was low the boat was taken down to the beach on a special horse-drawn carriage and launched into the surf. The whole process was highly dangerous and the crew, each one an expert oarsman, risked their lives to save those of others.

Each apartment in the Lifeboat House is named after one of the early champions of the Bude Lifeboat: Sir Thomas Acland himself; George Brendon MFH, who provided the horses for the carriage; Parson Hawker, Vicar of Morwenstow, who helped with many rescues; and Captain Barrett, the coxswain of the Lifeboat. So the great tradition of heroic sea rescues, which still continues with the work of the RNLI today, is commemorated.