What's On at The Castle
Throughout the year, The Castle, owned by Bude-Stratton Town Council, host and organise a number of events. All these events are for the local community to enjoy and helps celebrate our heritage and being a part of Bude & Stratton and the surrounding area.
There are three key annual events which are The Castle and Library Cultural Programme, which is a rolling seasonal programme of events championing literature and the arts, Bude & Stratton Heritage Festival was once again a huge success and will be back in July 2026 and look out for our NEW Christmas event coming in December 2025. This summer we have a multitude of events at The Castle with a bumper edition of our events guide to view them all. Click the link below to see full details as well as our weekly timetables for the season.
All our events are centred around The Castle, The Castle Lawn, Bude Library and The Parkhouse Centre.
This year we have back-to-back bumper seasons of activities and workshops. The majority of these are free, but some may charge a small price for resources and entry. We will advise where this is happening. You can follow all our updates on our social media page. Follow us on Facebook here. We are also on Instagram, which you can follow here.
The Castle & Library Cultural Programme
Welcome to a new and exciting seasonal programme of events that showcase diversity and culture at it’s best!
The Castle and Library Cultural Programme is offering opportunities to immerse yourself into unknown worlds, rich culture, entertaining performances, lyrical melodies and pick up some skills along the way.
We kick off our Summer season in July with author talks, performing arts, entertainment events, live music, creative and literary workshops, along with fascinating talks by some well-known visitors.
Want to plan ahead? Look out for our next season too, where the Autumn brochure will be ready to download at the end of July. Be sure to get in and book your tickets early to get a space. Definitely not one to be missed.
Summer Activities
Get ready for a season packed with activities on The Castle lawn. Full details are now available in our viewable Events Guide. Be sure to pop the dates in your diary and don’t miss out!
Art Exhibitions
Be inspired by who is currently exhibiting in one of our two gallery spaces. You can download our latest Art Exhibition brochure for more information about art at The Castle.
Museum Exhibits
Visit our museum exhibits and learn about trains, boats, heroes, heroines and much more as you search The Castle for stories and tales of Cornwall.
Plan Your Visit
We do offer room hire and at times this will cause the gallery and exhibit spaces to be unavailable from time to time. If you are planning your visit, you can check our current access for planned room closures on our website.
We will also need to do essential maintenance on the building itself, which may affect room closures, which we will include if needed.
We try to regularly update this information, if you would like to check a date in advance, please email the team at: thecastle@bude-stratton.gov.uk
UPDATED 10 September 2025
Please note that as we Please note that The Willoughby Gallery is a dog-free zone (with the exception of coated assistance dogs). Thank you for your understanding.
SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER CLOSURES – The following dates will mean the room will be closed for the duration of the day and not available to the public.
The Willoughby Gallery: 13th Sept, 15th Sept, 26th Sept, 7th Oct, 11th Oct, 13th Oct, 17th Oct, 19th Oct and 25th Oct
The Blanchminster Gallery: 11th Sept, 24th Sept, 26th Sept, 9th Oct and 17th Oct
Conservatory: 5th Sept
Storm Tower Room: 26th Oct