The town centres of the bay have all the shops you would expect in busy thriving areas. Santana is only 100 yards from Paignton town where you will find supermarkets, banks, newsagents, gift shops, amusement arcades, fish and chip shops, many restaurants and pubs, for A to Z listings, boutiques and lots more ......www.gotorbay.co.uk

Scenic boat rides operate from all the bay harbours and will, for very reasonable prices, take you on boat rides to local beauty spots such as the River Dart, Brixham Harbour, Torquay Harbour, Totnes, Berry Head, Meadfoot, and give you ample opportunity to enjoy the great views by day or night and enjoy some local pub hospitality.

Fishing trips on various sizes of vessel and of varying duration run from all the local harbours. You can book in advance but the best bet would be to visit the harbours and see what is available or contact local fishing clubs to see what they can offer. There are also many local fishing gear stores www.mackerelfishing.co.uk

Heather-covered moorland and deep wooded gorges, beautiful lake-like reservoirs and tumbling rocky rivers, thriving market towns and villages, patchwork farmland and craggy granite tors, the Dartmoor National Park Covers an area of 368 square miles of the largest, and wildest, in the U.K. www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk

The area has  many sites of historical significance and visual splendour. Torre Abbey in Torquay is a great example and is right on the seafront. Local castles include Berry Pomeroy believed to be haunted. Compton Castle set in picturesque surroundings and also Powderham Castle. www.englishheritage.org.uk

Woodlands Country Park, a theme park, caravan, camping, campsite, touring, leisure park, day out, adventure, holiday, action, children's play, falconry, indoor entertainment, children's activities, holiday centre, holiday park, entertainment, recreation, farm park, for full details see... animal centre, tenting, fun. www.woodlandspark.com

Local golf courses are plentiful and of a very high quality and variety. As well as the competition standard courses at Torquay, Dartmouth, Churston with spectacular sea views, there are numerous pitch and putt and novelty courses for full details see..  www.torquaygolfclub.co.uk www.dgcc.co.uk www.churstongolfclublimited.co.uk

Torbay Quad Centre situated in Torbay, 12 miles from the southern edge of Dartmoor is the Torbay Quad Centre, offering exhilarating quad biking for all ages. If you have never ridden before don't worry, as all riders are given a thorough instruction, a practise ride, and general safety procedures www.juniorquadcentre.co.uk

Torquay United are the local professional football team and they play at the Plainmoor stadium in Torquay. The 'Gulls' as they are nicknamed have been in the third and fourth divisions for the last few seasons and have provided many exciting games. If you like football - check them out. www.torquayunited.premiumtv.co.uk

English Riviera Centre including Torquay's Indoor Beach, safe, clean, comfortable and fun. The popular leisure pool features a giant flume and wave machine to add an extra splash of fun. The centre is also a internationally known conference centre and hosts all kinds of events, shows and concerts. www.rivieracentre.co.uk

Theatres in the area are tourist orientated and there are quite a few to choose from. Most of them have on line booking facilities and will have high quality food and drink available on site. The range of shows won't just be panto or hits, there will be many unusual acts to see. www.gotorbay.co.uk

Ten pin bowling / quasar. The Original Bowling Company customers are unique and we are able to offer a family orientated, fun experience. With our state of the art automatic scoring, bumpers to help the youngest and inexperienced bowler, everyone can enjoy bowling AMF style. www.amfbowling.co.uk