Activities in Devon

South West Lakes Trust Trout Fishing sells trout fishing permits for lakes including Roadford, Burrator, Kennick and Fernworthy. Torquay Alpine Ski Club runs ski and snowboard lessons. For swimming, there are sea swims with Wild Swim Devon and Ace Swimming and pool sessions with Tavistock Swimming Club. Roadford Lake Activity Centre has boat, kayak and SUP hire and sailing, and Edge Watersports runs wing-surfing lessons. See also our Torquay page.

Trout fishing permits start from £8 for a child day permit, with adult day permits from £13.50 and evening tickets from £15. Ski lessons at Torquay Alpine Ski Club start from £32 per person and snowboard lessons from £21 per person.

Sea swim sessions start from £8.85 per person with Ace Swimming and £20 with Wild Swim Devon. A wing-surfing intro lesson with Edge Watersports is £155 per person.

Torquay Alpine Ski Club has ski and snowboard lessons with dates from November to March. Trout fishing permits for Burrator, Kennick and Fernworthy also have winter dates. You can swim with the Wild Swim Devon Sunday Swim Club, Ace Swimming's sea swim group or Tavistock Swimming Club, and Roadford Lake Activity Centre has hire with winter dates. Waterborn Hub CIC and Devon Sea Swim Ltd are not on sale right now.

Most ski lessons at Torquay Alpine Ski Club are for ages 8 and over, with one Saturday lesson from age 6. Snowboard lessons start at age 10, and Junior Ski School is for ages 6 to 16. The 4-week wingsurf course at Roadford Lake has a minimum age of 17. Child trout fishing permits are available.

For ski and snowboard lessons, bring your own gloves and wear a long-sleeved top and long trousers, as thin leggings are not suitable. Skis or a board and boots are provided. For sea swims, bring a wetsuit, swim hat, goggles, a towel or changing robe and warm clothes. At Roadford Lake, footwear such as wetsuit boots or old trainers is compulsory, plus a coat, a towel and a change of clothes.