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 NEW to 2025, Bude & Stratton Heritage Festival and a NEW Christmas event coming in December 2025. All of these are centred around The Castle, The Castle Lawn, Bude Library and The Parkhouse Centre. For the remembrance of past wars, we host a wreath laying ceremony on the anniversary of the Battle of Stratton in May and facilitate the ceremony on Remembrance Sunday.
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.
View our comprehensive eGuide to see what is on this month at The Castle!
The Castle & Library Cultural Programme
Welcome to the launch of a new and exciting annual programme of events that showcase diversity and culture at it’s best!
Divided into seasonal programmes, The Castle and Library Cultural Programme will be 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 Spring 2025 programme in April with author talks, performing arts, entertainment events, live music, creative and literary workshops, along with fascinating talks by some well-known visitors.
From dark contemporary fiction to herbal remedies, tales of Cornish foil to escape rooms, we have a lot to offer this season.
Look out for our next season too, where we have a brochure out ready to download at Easter. Be sure to get in and book your tickets early to get a space. Definitely not one to be missed.
Easter Activities
We have a number of events this Easter holiday at The Castle, you’re in for a treat! Download our guide below for more information or view the full Event Guide this month.
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 16 APRIL 2025
Please note that due to the wet and windy weather – our planned Easter activities may not go ahead. Lawn Games may revert to indoors, but please call ahead to check. just in case. Thank you for your understanding.
APRIL, MAY & JUNE 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: 23rd April, 26th April, 2nd May, 3rd May, 12th May, 14th – 18th May (Bude Literary Festival), 23rd May, 4th June, 6th June, 13th June, 14th June, 20th June and 27th June
The Blanchminster Gallery: 6th May, 10th May, 14th – 18th May, 23rd May, 25th May, 31st May, 12th June, 13th June, 21st June and 25th June
The Storm Tower Room: 26th April, 27th April, 14th May, 25th May and 22nd June
Conservatory: 19th May
The Castle Heritage Centre will be closed on Easter Sunday 20th April