Out & About

Water sports

• Surfing: Bantham Surf School
• Surfing: Discovery Surf School
• Sailing: Newton Ferrers,/ Mount Batten Sailing School
• Canoeing: Nick Oatway 01548 810249 / 07717 677222 [More Info]
• Watersports: Reactive Water Sports /  Mount Batten Water sports 
• Fishing: Nick Oatway 01548 810249 / 07717 677222 [More Info]

Tennis:

• Mothecombe House Court
• Newton Ferrers Court
• Ivybridge Tennis Club – Indoor and Outdoor Courts

Golf

• Bigbury – Bigbury Golf Club
• Thurlestone – Thurlestone Golf Club
• St Mellion – St Mellion Golf Club
• Dinnaton – Dinnaton(Ivybridge) Golf Club

Garden visits

• Mothecombe
• Lukesland
• Greenways
• Coleton Fishacre
• Dartington
• Overbecks

Wet day ideas

• Woodlands Adventure Park
• Plymouth Aquarium
• Plymouth Gin Distillery
• Pennywell Farm
• Ashburton or Totnes shops
• Buckfastleigh steam railway & butterfly farm

Riding

• Newton Ferrers :  Newton Ferrers Equus
• Ivybridge :  Fitzworthy Equestrian Centre
• Dartmoor : Cheston Farm Equestrian Centre

Walking

• Coast path:
  Various starting places between Mothecombe and the Ship at Noss Mayo
  Mothecombe to Bigbury/Burgh Island
• Estate Walks:
  The drives, to Holbeton or Flete and back,
• Visit Dartmoor:
  Shipley Bridge/Avon Dam
  Harford/Tristis rock
  Princetown

Maps are available at the Estate Office.

Eating out. We recommend..

• Schoolhouse Mothecombe – Ideal location on the Estate after a day on the beach
• Plantation House Restaurant – Delicious food in a beautiful boutique restaurant
• The Ship at Noss Mayo, Overlooking the River Yealm, great for families
• The Oyster Shack at Bigbury, Good for seafood
• The Rose and Crown at Yealmpton
• The Ship at Ugborough, Good traditional food
• The Journey’s End – Great for Sunday Roasts – Book ahead!
• The Beach House at South Milton – A Family Favourite