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  • Things To Do

Thurlestone

  • Links 18-hole golf course
  • Outdoor tennis courts at the golf club
  • The Village Inn pub for informal, dog friendly dining (part of the hotel)
  • Thurlestone Hotel for formal dining, spa and club facilities
  •  Rockbox is great for burgers, pizzas and dirty fries in the summer months
  • Numerous beautiful sandy beaches – Yarma, Leasfoot, Thurlestone Sands
  • You can pick up the South West Coastal Path for beautiful cliff walks, use the golf club for parking

Batham

  • Great surf beach with ample parking: https://banthamestate.co.uk/
  • Bantham Surf Academy offer lessons and equipment hire (wet suits, surf boards, paddle boards, kayaks) – https://discoverysurf.com/
  • The Sloop Pub
  • The Gastrobus offers refreshments on the beach
  • Bantham Swoosh – https://www.levelwater.org/bantham-swoosh for those who like a bit of a challenge

South Milton

  • Beautiful sandy beach with a National Trust car park
  • Beach equipment hire
  • Beach House restaurant (must prebook for dinner)  – https://beachhousedevon.co.uk
  • RockBox (summer months)
  • Scenic cliff walk to Bolt Tail and Bolberry Down

Hope Cove

  • Quintessentially beautiful seaside village
  • Two sandy beaches – Inner and Outer Hope Cove
  • Dining at: The Cove (no reservations); The Hope & Anchor pub; The Lobster Pod Bistro and Hope Cove House
  • Scenic cliff walk to Bolt Tail, Bolberry Down and Salcombe

Salcombe

  • Numerous shops, pubs and places to eat
  • Parking available in the centre or Park & Ride with shuttle bus
  • Sailing lessons
  • Boat trips
  • Cliff walks on the South West Coastal Path
  • Hotels for lunch, dinner or afternoon tea: South Sands, Harbour Beach Club and Hotel, Harbour Hotel (in town)  or Gara Rock

Kingsbridge

  • Main town in the area
  • Ample parking
  • Fishmongers, butchers and deli’s selling local produce
  • Two supermarkets – Morrisons and Tesco
  • Numerous shops
  • Places to eat: The Crabshell Pub on the estuary, The Old Bakery, Maha Bharat (great curries and home delivery), Mange Tout (breakfast and lunch) and The Old warehouse and Wild Artichokes to name a few
  • Paddle boarding lessons and kayak trips
  • Aune Valley Farm shop and cafe in Loddiswell nr. Kingsbridge
  • Avon Mill Garden Centre and cafe in Loddiswell nr. Kingsbridge
  • Volunteer with T’ill Coast is Clear who run various projects on how to keep our beaches and water clean and plastic free https://www.tillthecoastisclear.co.uk

Beesands

  • Beautiful pebble beach
  • Britannia on the Beach: great for take away fish & chips and also have a seafood restaurant
  • Forest & Beach: award winning outdoor recreational centre that is highly recommended, especially for younger ones but also for the family https://forestandbeach.co.uk