There are many activities and places to visit within easy reach of the town of Modbury. Whether travelling by bus, car or bicycle you can easily experience everything that beautiful South Devon has to offer.
Some most natural, unspoiled, coastal scenery in Southern England. The estuary and adjacent Mothecombe Beach have been used in numerous period period dramas over the years, purely because there is virtually no evidence of modern day life. The film Sense and Sensibility and the television series Hornblower have been extensively filmed here.
Distance: 4 miles.
Sandy beaches, sand dunes, the art deco, Burgh Island Hotel and the famous sea tractor. A favoured holiday destination for Agatha Christie. Much to explore, places to eat including the 14th century Pilchard Inn on the Island and the Sloop Inn at Bantham. Ride to the island on the unique Sea Tractor.
View a live Web cam of Bigbury On Sea and Bantham here
Distance: 6 miles.
Referred to as Southern England's last wilderness, Dartmoor offers the walker
365 square miles of stunning moorland scenery. See the wild ponies, granite tors, rivers and streams and afterwards visit secluded pubs and Inns for refreshments.
Distance: 5 miles
Close to California Cross and just behind Moor View. Devon Wildlife Trust (DWT) bought it in 1986. This quiet spot is nationally renowned for one very rare species of flower as well as nesting Nuthatches, Blue Tits, Brown Bats, and Dormice. Excellent, meandering, quiet walks.
There is a footpath leading through the woodland with a boardwalk to take visitors through the wetter parts, and the path twists and turns around trees and over their roots, along ancient hedge banks and across small streams.
Distance: 3.5 miles.