BUDE Tunnel, the unlikely tourist attraction, underwent a festive makeover at the weekend.

The famous car park tunnel next to Sainsbury’s became a ‘light up spectacular’ as on Friday, during the town’s late night shopping event, thousands of LED lights spanning the full length of the tunnel were switched on.

The tunnel has been the talk of the town, with hundreds of visitors leaving reviews online, rating the tunnel as Bude’s number one tourist destination earlier this year. Upon hearing about a local Christmas initiative called ‘Light Up Bude’ — a fundraising effort by the community to put Christmas lights in Bude’s public spaces — Sainsbury’s stepped in to give the town a festive surprise.

With the support of a number of schools and companies, the switch-on of Bude Tunnel depicted a series of festive colours and changing interactive light displays, accompanied by festive music sung by a local school choir. Visitors were also able to share their experience via a winter-themed photo wall.

Trev Plant from the Light Up Bude committee said: “Bude has definitely been put on the map this weekend — big up Bude!”