Activities

Swimming – there are lifeguards on both beaches in the summer

Golf – there is an 18 hole golf course in Bigbury with magnificent sea views

Kitesurfing – on Bigbury Beach

Windsurfing – on Bigbury Beach

Surfing – Challaborough Beach

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Further afield

Dartmoor - 365 square miles of predominantly open moorland

Kingsbridge – a lovely market town with a variety of shops and things to do and see – Cookworth Museum of Rural Life; Sports and Leisure Centre; competition size indoor swimming pool; outdoor market

Salcombe – the Island Cruising Club Salcombe is one of the UK’s largest sailing schools and has been providing a wide range of courses since 1952.

Just outside Salcombe at Sharpitor is Overbecks Museum and Gardens. There is a beautiful 6 acre garden with an astonishing range of exotic trees, shrubs and plants and the National Trust site enjoys fine view over the sea and the estuary.

Plymouth – the incredible National Marine Aquarium is only a half hour drive.