Four metres to the beach
Go crabbing and build castles on the beach just four metres away with more at Ness Cove, through the smugglers tunnel and Broadsands. Walk the South West Coast Path to Labrador Bay (with dog). Get pampered at The Beauty Hut. Fish or dolphin-watch with Silver Halo. Meet Thomas the Tank Engine on the South Devon Railway.
Kids ahoy!
Beaches? There’s one four metres away. Bring your buckets and snorkels. For a change of scene, try Breakwater, Broadsands or Hop on England’s oldest foot ferry and cross from Shaldon Beach to Teignmouth for crabbing or a round of dino themed crazy golf.
Head to Shaldon Wildlife Trust to meet lemurs, meerkats and more. Or go back to the Stone Age in Kents Cavern’s labyrinthine caves. Meet Thomas the Tank Engine on the South Devon Railway. Ride through lovely countryside with the Dartmouth Steam Rail and River Boat Company. Or visit a world in miniature at Babbacombe Model Village.
Want to pretend you’re in Spain? Try the Splashdown Quaywest Waterpark, with lazy river, twisting tyre rides and slippery waterslides. Make it all strikes and spares at Torquay Hollywood Bowl. Then see how the Victorians lived in a life-size period street at Bygones Victorian Museum.
Enjoy over 60 rides and attractions at Crealy, the south west’s leading theme park. Scale the walls at Torquay’s first bouldering gym, Boulder Bunker. Paddleboard with Rock Solid Coasteering. Or enjoy an exhaustingly excellent day out among the animals, activities and farm rides of Pennywell Farm.
For the grown ups
Torquay’s just down the road and Basil Fawlty would never recognise what the English Riviera has become. Think palm trees, an international marina and a whole frontage of continental-style cafes, cocktail bars and Michelin-starred restaurants. Sober up with golf at Dawlish Warren and Teignmouth or pitch-and-putt at Shaldon.
Hire paddleboards and kayaks from Teignmouth or Shaldon Beach. Walk the cliffs at Babbacombe. Discover the Agatha Christie Trail. Get pampered at The Beauty Hut. Fish or dolphin-watch with Silver Halo. Or find out how a community of Benedictine monks lives at Buckfast Abbey.
Follow the sculpture trail, see the artist in residence and watch the outdoor theatre at Cockington Court. Check out emerging local creative work at Torre Abbey. Enjoy the steam fair in August or Paignton Festival in July. Shoot clay at Ashcombe Shooting Ground. Or take the ferry to Teignmouth.
Trek the South West Coast Path to Labrador Bay (with dogs). Discover the quaint, thatched world of Cockington, potter the craft centre, grab a coffee in the café, and check out the glass-blowing shop. Or catch the best West End and touring productions from across the UK at The Princess Theatre.
Happy hens (and stags)
So it’s down to you to organise the hen (or stag) do? Better make it memorable. Maybe somewhere in England’s glorious south west? By the water? With plenty of pubs, crab shacks and restaurants nearby? A games room and hot tub would be nice. And a private chef. Relax. You’ve got this. Here’s what Estuary Point has to offer.
Estuary Point sits with its feet right in the water. Shaldon’s a quaint Devon fishing village at the mouth of the Teign estuary on the edge of the English Riviera and a short walk with foot ferry or taxi-ride away from buzzing Teignmouth. Hang about on the beach, hire a canoe, paddleboard or even a chartered boat and make a second home of pubs such as The Ferry Boat and The London Inn, eat crabs for England.
Ride horses from Coker Brown. Get wet and wild with Rock Solid Coasteering. Go Ape at Haldon. Ride the trails with Ashcombe Quad Nation. Take to two wheels with Exe Trail Cycle Hire. Spot dolphins, porpoises and whales on a Devon Sea Safari. And book a balancing journey or restorative treatment at The Cary Arms and Spa.
Did we say games room? You can play pool and table football here until your arms fall off. And that hot tub? Well, it holds ten. When you’re done, eat from the barbie around the patio. Pop out for genteel tastings at Teign Brewery, Old Walls Vineyard and Huxbear Vineyard or become your own mixologist at a Halulu cocktail masterclass. Night out? Stay local in Teignmouth or Torquay’s just down the coast.
