Activities and Sports

Both visitors and residents can participate in and benefit from the wide range of activities and sports that the town and area have to offer.

So much to do...
For those who just want to ‘do their own thing’ you can choose from walking the coast path, bird watching on the estuary, exploring local churches, retail therapy in the High Street, or just sitting on the promenade and taking in the wonderful views, that on a good day will take you from Portland Bill in Dorset to Berry Head west of Brixham.

Walking
Enjoy the South West Coastpath, and a wheelchair-friendly pathway alongside the Otter estuary, a nature reserve and Site of Special Scientific Interest. Find out more.

Explore Budleigh Salterton on our Circular Walk (3 miles) - view or download the walk guide as a PDF file here.

Ideal for Cyclists
The multitude of country lanes in East Devon offer a quiet retreat from busy roads for the keen cyclist. Although we cannot give you a hill-free ride, we can guarantee that once you have made the top of the hill you will be rewarded by superb views from the field gate that you lean against. There is a cycle track, with several picnic spots along its way, that extends for about 2 miles from the edge of Budleigh on to Littleham and Phear Park, Exmouth, along the course of the old railway. Combine this with the lane from Littleham or roads through the leafy residential part of Exmouth and you can cycle from Budleigh to Exmouth seafront, with all its accompanying attractions. (Cycles can be hired from Budleigh Bikes, tel. 01395 442354.)

Riding
There are 4 Riding Schools within 12 miles of Budleigh. The nearest is just on the edge of the town at Dalditch, this is very comprehensive, offering tuition and facilities all year round. The others are at Sidmouth, Farway [Honiton] and Seaton.

Sports & Games
Sports and games clubs cater for the devotees of badminton, cricket, croquet, golf, tennis, bowls [indoor and outdoor], bridge and others.

Come and enjoy the cricket in beautiful surroundings at the Budleigh Salterton Cricket Club's Ottermouth ground in Granary Lane. The Club welcomes and encourages visitors.

The Budleigh Salterton Football Club resides in Greenway Lane with an excellent pitch and licensed recreational club.

Two excellent orgnanisations based in Cricketfield Lane offer a range of Games - much appreciated by residents and visitors, who may join as temporary members. There are facilities for bowls, indoor from October to mid April, outdoor mid April to the end of September. Two floodlit all year tennis courts and three lawn courts. For the more mentally agile, bridge is played all year. Every July they organise a bowls tournament that has become a popular event in the town’s calendar.

Croquet lovers are welcome at the club in Westfield Close where they can enjoy a game in delightful surroundings of the Budleigh Salterton Croquet Club, whose history stretches back over 130 years - for more information, visit www.budleighcroquet.org/

The Rifle Club in Little Knowle has an indoor 25 yard range for winter and an outdoor range for summer, with visitors welcome.

Visitor Attractions
Budleigh Salterton is an attraction in itself... but there's plenty of other visitor attractions in the area for you to enjoy. There's something to suit everyone - click here to view our selected list of major attractions in the area.