Walking There are numerous walks along the Avon Estuary, whilst the South West Coastal Path is easy to follow and has stunning scenery and spectacular views. Dartmoor, a few miles to the north, also contains many interesting walks in an area of natural beauty.

Swimming The South Hams offers an incredible choice of safe, sandy beaches with very good surf at Bantham and Bigbury, where lifeguards are present. Good swimmers will love the estuary swim, gliding on the outgoing tide towards the sea, or in reverse when the tide comes rushing in, towards the quay at Bantham.

Surfing Bantham and Bigbury-On-Sea are very popular with surfers, kite surfers and body boarders. In fact, Bigbury has been voted one of the top 10 surfing beaches in "The Times - Britain's Top 50 Beaches" supplement. There is an excellent surf school (Discovery Surf) based in Bigbury car park, which offers lessons to all ages.

Golf Bigbury Golf Course only minutes away is a very friendly club offering great value golf with stunning views over the Avon estuary towards Bantham and Burgh Island. On the other side of the estuary lies the spectacular Thurlestone course, which is a good test especially in windy conditions.

Tennis Ivybridge has an indoor centre with excellent facilities. Tennis can also be enjoyed at Thurlestone Golf Club, which boasts 12 courts, both grass and all-weather and courts can be hired at nearby Modbury and Aveton Gifford.

Bird watching The Tidal Road area between Bigbury and Aveton Gifford is filled with a wonderful array of birds - Oystercatchers, Curlews, Sandpipers, Redshanks, Egrets and Swans to name but a few.

Fishing There are opportunities to fish for Bass on the Avon, whilst sea trips are available from Salcombe, Kingsbridge and Bigbury-on-Sea.