Boscastle in Winter: What's Open and How to Get There

Short answer: In winter the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic closes (from 1 November to Easter), but Boscastle doesn't. The three pubs stay open, as do the farm shop café and, on shorter hours, the National Trust café. The Cobweb car park is free from 4pm to 9am. The Shanty Festival is in early November, and the harbour Christmas tree is lit in December. Bus 95 runs Monday to Saturday only until Easter 2027.

What's open in Boscastle in winter

• Pubs: the Cobweb, the Napoleon and the Wellington.
• Cafés: the Boscastle Farm Shop café (daily, 9am–5pm), and the National Trust café, Toby Jug and Bridge House on shorter winter hours.
• Walks: the harbour, Willapark, Pentargon and the Valency Valley are open dawn to dusk, and at their wildest.

What's closed

The Museum of Witchcraft and Magic closes on 31 October and reopens at Easter. Museum times and prices.

Winter events

• Boscastle Shanty Festival, around 6–9 November at the Cobweb Inn.
• The harbour Christmas tree, a village tradition since 2004, is lit in December; the 2026 date isn't published yet.

Getting there

The Cobweb car park is free from 4pm to 9am and cheap in the day (Boscastle parking). Bus 95 runs between Bude, Boscastle, Tintagel and Wadebridge about six times a day, Monday to Saturday; Sunday buses return at Easter 2027.

Nearby this winter

Tintagel Castle in winter · Bude at Christmas · storm watching in Bude.

Times, prices and dates are the organisers' and businesses' to change — check before you travel. Spotted something we've got wrong? Tell us and we'll fix it.