Find the nearest Sports in Devon
Our Sports category brings all Coast Radar’s Devon listings related to coastal sports together, where these can be teaching organisations or recommended locations.
Finding the best things to see and do on a Devon day out with your family or friends is easy – simply explore the sports links below, hit the jump to my location button or use the search bar to plan your next Devon activity.
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- The Tarka Trail is a figure-of-eight route, based on Barnstaple, and covers some 180 miles (290 km) of path through North and Mid Devon, from the Atlantic Coast, the estuaries of the two rivers of Tarka, the Rivers Taw and Torridge through rural Devon Countryside. Passing through the largely unspoilt countryside as it was described by Henry Williamson in his classic novel ‘Tarka the Otter’ first published in 1927. The Tarka Trail is one of the country’s longest continuous traffic-free walking and cycling paths, and forms part of the Devon Coast to Coast Cycle Route.
- Our surf school, surf shop and café are just 50 metres from Westward Ho! beach. We have heated changing rooms, toilets, hot shower, surf shop and café all on site.
- Haldon Forest Park has something for abilities of cyclist with trails being graded from the more modest Family Cycle Trail and Adventure Cycle Trail, right up to red, black and double black runs for the more adrenaline mountain biking inclined. Facilities include cafe, shop and bike hire. Why not print a map before you go – available at download here
- The lido is a 25 metre outdoor pool situated on Teignmouth seafront.
- Mount Wise is a complex of three outdoor pools. We have a 25 main pool, a small paddling pool ideal for young children and a fun-packed activity pool including a whirlpool and bubble pool.
- Moretonhampstead Outdoor Swimming Pool is a community run, open air, solar heated, 25 metre swimming pool. The pool normally opens at the end of May to the beginning of September, dependant on the weather.
- Outdoor Swimming Pool set in the heart of the Devon countryside.
- The outdoor pool is located within the University of Exeter, Cornwall House on Streatham Campus. A 4 lane 25 metre outdoor swimming pool set in a large grass and patio area.
- A 21 metre heated open-air pool in the lovely park setting of Victoria Park Buckfastleigh. The Hamlyn family, original owners of the woollen mills, gave Victoria Park and the swimming pool to the town of Buckfastleigh in 1887 to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria.
- Bideford Bay and Hartland, coastal area away from the crowds, an excellent location for families and sporting groups. The Bideford Bay shoreline has excellent rock-pooling. With 30 miles of footpaths (14 miles of the South West Coast Path), you have many places to discover around the Hartland Peninsula and Bideford Bay. For off-road cycling (mountain biking) and horse riding there is a fairly challenging bridleway route from East Titchberry to Exmansworthy, Hartland. The bridleway from East Titchberry to Exmansworthy offers views to Lundy and across Bideford Bay to Morte Point. Kite surfers have Westward Ho! beach with seasonal life guards.
- Surf South West’s surf school offers surf lessons, surfing courses and surf holidays at Croyde Bay in Devon, and Saunton Sands, North Devon.
