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Read next: Bude is the outpost of Cornwall that's fiercely independent The German family said: "The car can't be towed out of the stream so sadly it will have to be craned out. The incident happened just after 12pm today (Monday April 10). They said they were not sure whether the hand brake had been pulled tight enough or if it was faulty but they ended up going into the Coombe Barton Inn for a spot of lunch while the rescue van was on its way.
They told CornwallLive how they thought they had pulled the hand brake of their car only to discover the vehicle in the stream later. The visitors, who are regulars to the area, were not harmed in the incident. The holidaymakers had parked in the car park at the Coombe Barton Inn in Crackington Haven near Bude for a spot of food and great sea views and coastal walks when their hire blue Vauxhall Corsa rolled down hill and down the bank of the stream bonnet first. A family of German holidaymakers have had to make the call to their car insurance everyone dreads after their rental car ended up in a stream near a North Cornwall pub.
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