The 10 Best Things to do in Salcombe, England

RYA Training Centre providing professional Sailing tuition and boat hire. Based in beautiful Salcombe. Let's go Sailing.

We offer exclusive half and full day kayak tours (no experience required and all equipment supplied). A Huge selection of Single and Tandem kayaks available, Showers, changing rooms and Beach cafe on site.

Enjoy the best Salcombe has to offer on one our self-drive hire boats. Whether you wish to explore the estuary, visit a pub with friends for lunch or hang out on the beach with the family, we have the boat for you. No experience or qualifications are required, we will show you where you can go and how to get there.

Jump onboard in Salcombe with the specialist Sea-N-Shore team. Water is our thing! RYA Powerboat School Based in Salcombe, Sea-N-Shore is an Advanced RYA Powerboat School and Watersports School. Take the wheel - and learn the skills to qualify as a professional powerboat helm with level 1, 2, intermediate, advanced, day skipper, yachtmaster, VHF, first aid courses. Rib Rides (W.I.S.E accredited centre) FAST Experience the thrill of a 75min adrenalin Rib Ride around the coast with friends and family, seal spotting and wreck hunting, and take in Start Point lighthouse and an old ruined village. SLOW Explore the Salcombe estuary with a 75 min slower tour, trawling for plankton, using field microscopes, aquascopes, and take in the birds, fish, flora and fauna. CRUISE Take a relaxed 3hr RIB cruise from Salcombe to the Crabshell Inn, Kingsbridge. Choose your meal and drinks onboard and we'll do the rest. What could be better? Banana Ride/Wakeboard/Waterski Master the waves and learn to Wakeboard or Waterski with professional tuition, or jump onboard our banana boat and laugh the afternoon away with our unique games. How long can you hold on? Rib Coasteering Get together and scramble the rocks and explore the caves of our incredible coast with qualified instructors, all by boat. Enjoy the pre-determined route, the power of the waves and feel the adrenalin rush of low, medium and high jumps. Have you got what it takes? Groups and families are our thing From family groups, STAG and HEN, Corporate and team, we can cater for a fantastic day afloat, bringing everyone together to build a memorable day. We hope you can join us onboard soon.

A 3 mile moderate walk along part of the South West Coast Path National Trail passing through an enchanted landscape of rocky spires and jumbled pinnacles to the mouth of the Salcombe estuary, with inspiring views in all directions, this is a coastal walk guaranteed to lift the spirits.

Adventure South provides outdoor adventure experience for small and large groups of people, based in Salcombe, South Devon. We operate a mixture of water sports and land-based activities include, Coasteering, Equipment Rental, Escape the Hills, Paddle Boarding Hire, Mega-SUP, Climbing, and SUP-Tours. Adventure South is a locally run company with a huge passion for delivering exciting and memorable adventure experiences.

RYA Training Centre based in Salcombe, why not join us for Coastal Power Boat Level 2 Training . Contact our Principal Dennis Hobday for details.

Salcombe Bike hire offers top of the range electric and hybrid bikes to rent. We also offer guided and self guided bike tours in the South Hams with our most popular tour the Salcombe Estuary. Our Electric bikes have a range of 60-100km which will get you up the Devon hills without having to break into a sweat. We can also deliver the bikes with advanced warning for a small charge.

An open air, heated, swimming pool - open seasonally between late May and early September. The Association is a Registered Charity and any profits are held for reinvestment in the facilities!