SURFING & WATER SPORTS: Surfing is massive here along the wild North Devon/North Cornwall Atlantic coast. The beaches are clean and award winning.
The Big Blue Surf School is one of Europe’s finest and offers tuition to beginners as well as those who want to improve their standard.
We will be happy to arrange lessons for you or store your surfboards whilst you are doing other things.
The variety of other water sports available is impressive. You can learn sailing, windsurfing, canoeing and kayaking, and rowing whether on the sea, estuary, lake or canal.
(Photograph of surfer at Welcombe Mouth taken by Katie Hill, Welcombe)
RIDING: Gooseham Barton Stables is nearby and they offer rides for novices, groups and experienced riders on well cared for horses and ponies.
It is open all year and is approved by the British Horse Society. We can book for you and take details of your size, level of ability, etc so that your mount is ready and waiting for your visit.
FISHING: Sea-Fishing trips are plentiful in either direction from Cranham House - to the north from Covelly, to the south from all the harbours along the Cornish coast down to Padstow.
Coarse fishing is also nearby. South West Lakes manage the Upper and Lower Tamar Lakes where you can fish for carp, bream, tench, roach, rudd and eels.
Fly fishing for trout is available at Highampton, Beaworthy. And, if you are experienced and able to bring your own fishing tackle and lines you can have a fine time line fishing for sea bass and mackerel in season from our beach at Welcombe Mouth.
We are perfectly happy to supply you with a picnic when you go fishing from here.
GOLF: You could say that North Devon is one the homes of golf in
this country as the Royal North Devon at Westward Ho! is the
oldest links course in England, laid out in 1864. It promises a
challenging and true test of golf.
Saunton Golf Club offers two magnificent 18 hole championship
standard links courses and recent visitors played a very decent
round at the Great Torrington Club.
The nearest 18 hole golf course is practically on the doorstep. The Hartland Forest course is just 5 miles away. Another course close to us is the parkland course at Holsworthy noted for its superbly kept greens. The Bude & North Cornwall Golf Club is in a dramatic setting with spectacular views of the sea. It is a challenging links course established in 1891 and playable all year round. We can book sessions for you at any of them.
All of the courses are set in spectacular locations, whether links or parkland clubs.