Hiking, Outdoor Education & Water Sports in Torquay

Torquay has the widest range of activities in Torbay, from water sports in the harbour and marina to hiking along the seafront and out towards the wider coast path, plus indoor options like bowling for a change of pace. The town's size means genuinely more choice here than in the smaller Torbay resorts.

Given Torquay's status as the English Riviera's main town, activity providers here cater to a broad range of ability and interest, from casual paddleboarding to more serious sailing and watersports coaching. Golf, tennis and other land-based sports also have a presence, rounding out a genuinely varied activities scene.

Every listing comes from Mapzest's directory of real local businesses, many of which manage their own profile directly, so current session and opening details reflect what the provider itself has published. Whether you're after water sports, hiking, golf or bowling, Torquay's activities reflect its status as Torbay's biggest and best-equipped resort town.

Water-based activities in particular are worth checking for current conditions and tide times before you set out, and several providers around Torquay offer sessions suitable for complete beginners as well as more experienced visitors. Combining an activity session with a walk near Torre Abbey and the seafront gardens is a popular way to fill a full day outdoors.

Because these listings come from the activity providers themselves where they maintain a profile, checking a specific listing above for current session times and conditions around Torquay is more reliable than assuming a fixed year-round schedule.

Pairing an activity session with somewhere to eat or stay nearby — both covered elsewhere on Mapzest — makes it easier to build a full day out around Torquay rather than a single booking in isolation.