ONE of Bude’s locally-loved ‘attractions’ has ranked in a list of the top twenty things to do.

Residents of North Cornwall will all be well aware of the spectacle that is Bude Tunnel. A 70 metre plastic tunnel, complete with 36 metal arches which stretches along the side of the town’s Sainsbury’s supermarket.

The iconic local inside joke has now been ranked as one of the best free attractions within all of England by Tripadvisor.

According to Tripadvisor: “nowhere else in Bude can you walk this far undercover in a continuous straight line.”

With more than 1,450 reviews and a rating of 4.5/5, the local ‘hotspot’ has secured itself position 19 in the list of best free things to do.

The plastic tunnel sits among some national heavyweights, with Kensington Gardens ranking only two places higher and feat of engineering, Clifton Suspension Bridge placing 21st – securing Bude Tunnel’s legacy as an architectural icon.

As well as performing well nationally, it has also performed well across Cornwall, taking number six in the top ten best things to do in Cornwall, even beating the Cornish Seal Sanctuary and Lanhydrock House and Gardens.

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