Activities in Southwest England
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St Ives Surf School
Several places around Porthmeor Beach and Fore St rent wetsuits and surfboards; try the BSA-approved St Ives Surf School.
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Enchantress
You can chug about the Dart on a hired motorboat, or charter the Enchantress, a yacht complete with Richard the skipper.
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English Riviera Centre
When the weather's foul, the wave machine and giant flumes of the pool at the English Riviera Centre draw the crowds.
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Heritage Hopper Tour
- Bath, England
- Activities › Bus
Includes bus travel and admission to the Holburne Museum, American Museum and Prior Park. Call for more information.
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Castle Cove
For a swim, clamber down the steps and join the locals at the tiny Castle Cove just round from the castle.
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Adventurous Activity Company
The Adventurous Activity Company runs climbing, biking, riding and windsurfing trips in the Bristol area.
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Avon Outdoors Activity Club
The Avon Outdoors Activity Club runs climbing, biking, riding and windsurfing trips in the Bristol area.
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Windansea
Several places around Porthmeor Beach and Fore St rent wetsuits and surfboards; try Windansea.
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Bath Carriage Company
Stylish half-hour tours in an open-top, horse-drawn carriage. Call for more information.
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Avon Cruising
Various boat trips cruise the River Avon. This company operates from Pulteney Weir.
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Bath City Boat Trips
Various boat trips cruise the River Avon. This company operates from Pulteney Weir.
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Saddles & Paddles
Saddles & Paddles , on Exeter Quay, rents out bikes, kayaks and canoes.
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Absolute Aqua
You can cling to a jet ski with Absolute Aqua from around £140 a day.
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City Sightseeing
Two-hour tours from Salisbury train station to Stonehenge via Old Sarum.
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Wessex Tourist Guides
Specialist local tour guides recommended by English Heritage.
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H2O Sports
H2O Sports offers courses in windsurfing and power-kiting.
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Mount Batten Centre
Courses include kayaking (£85 for two days), sailing (£158, two days) and windsurfing (£135, two days).
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Moonfleet
Sailing courses at Moonfleet include those for beginners.
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motorboat
You can chug about the Dart on a hired motorboat.
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Bristol Ice Rink
Skaters can swing by Bristol Ice Rink.
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Surface2Air
Try to wakeboard with Surface2Air.
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Valley of the Rocks
This rocky valley is about a mile's walk west of Lynton, and is well known for its dramatic rock formations, which poet Robert Southey memorably described as 'rock reeling upon rock, stone piled upon stone, a huge terrifying reeling mass'. Many of the rocks have evocative names such as Devil's Cheesewring and Ragged Jack, and you might even spy a feral goat or two wandering along the banks.
Other popular walking trails wind up to the lighthouse at Foreland Point and the riverside glade of Watersmeet, 2 miles upriver from Lynmouth.
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Undercliff
This wildly undulating, 304-hectare nature reserve just west of Lyme, was formed by massive landslides. One, in 1839, saw an immense section of cliffs weighing 8 million tonnes slide part-way towards the sea, creating a deep chasm. Today the reserve's slipped cliffs, fissures and ridges are smothered in dense vegetation, exposed tree roots and tangles of brambles.
The 8-mile hike between Lyme Regis and Axmouth takes an arduous four hours, alternatively walk the first mile of the reserve from the Lyme Regis end; the chalk-white bulk of Pinhay Cliffs makes a handy point to double back.
The Undercliff starts a mile west of central Lyme Regis; follow footpath signs from…
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Rib Experience
Dorset's extraordinary World Heritage Jurassic Coast starts some 5 miles west of Bournemouth at the Old Harry Rocks. These spray-dashed, 40-minute trips aboard 8m rigid inflatable boats blast past Sandbanks and across the mouth of Poole Harbour, providing up-close views of the chalky columns. The stacks used to be massive arches before erosion brought the tops tumbling down – huge scooped-out sections of cliff clearly show how the sea begins the erosion process.
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Moonraker Boats
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