For all lovers of fine wines and cheese – or just great views! Sharpham Estate offers all these – tours of the vineyard, fabulous food in the Cafe and panoramic views of the river right up to Totnes. A great place for picnic provisions or for gastronomic souvenirs!

Right next door is Coombe Farm Studios, a centre dedicated to growing creativity, Coombe runs courses in painting, printmaking and ceramics as well as a regular drop in yoga class on Tuesdays open to all. Stay in the comfort of Fingals whilst joining a Coombe course for a week or a long weekend.

Learn to sail on the river… with qualified instructors who make boating fun.

Paddle your own canoe – up to 12 of you in one boat! Terrific fun – you can choose from a riverside ice cream halt, a picnic, build a campfire, dine ashore, a winery visit, or cook up a riverbank barbecue. By day and by night, sunshine and moonlight.

Surely the most fun to be had with a bucket and a bit of bacon! The best day of the children’s holiday will be the day you take them down to the pontoon at Dittisham with a bucket, a bit of line with a weight on the end and a piece of yummy bacon rind. Watch those crabs fight to be hauled up into your bucket of lovely river water!