Sea Angling  

The coastal waters of South East Cornwall are excellent for sea angling. You can organise fishing trips from a fishing boat at the harbour. If you would like to organise a trip in advance, it might be worth calling either of the numbers below  :-

Mevagissey Shark Angling – West Wharf, Mevagissey Tel 01726 843513

Tackle Box - 4 Market Street,  Mevagissey  Tel : 01726 843513

You can also fish from the beaches and rocks along the coast. 

Lake and River Fishing

There are a number of course fishing lakes nearby to Mevagissey and of course excellent rivers

The closest fishery is Mellonwatts Mill Fishery and the telephone number is 01872 530232

There is a good comprehensive guide to freshwater fishing on the Caradon District Council site which gives advice on how to gain permits to fish the 26 miles of rivers Lynher, Fowey, Inny, Seaton and West Looe.

There is course fishing available at Crowdy, Porth, Boscathnoe, Stithians, Bussow Crafthole, Colliford Lake, Siblybackand Argal.

Golf  

If you are seeking a UK golfing holiday that offers value-for-money, accessibility, variety and challenge, Mevagissey is the ideal base for you and your party.

For golfers, you can be sure that when you return from your day out, Mevagissey is your perfect 19^th hole, with plenty of pubs and restaurants to choose from all year round. Non-golfers in the party also have the ideal base to enjoy a relaxing break, with all the attractions of Mevagissey and surrounds on offer.

The nearest golf course is at St Austell. It is located one mile west of St. Austell on A390 St. Austell to Truro road. A parkland course, it has 18 holes and is 5803 yards with a Standard Scratch Score of 68. It also has a floodlit driving range.If you would like to book a tee time, call 01726 74756 .

Cornwall is truly a fantastic location for golf and boasts a fine selection of over 40 golf courses to suit all tastes and pockets. From the truly outstanding Championship courses at St Mellion, to superb Heath and Parkland courses such as St Austell and to Links courses such as Trevose. Many offer some of the best sea views in England !. 24 of these superb golf courses are within 30 miles of St Austell - well worth the short journey for that special golfing day out.

Quads and Go-Karts  

There is an excellent centre for Karts and Quads reasonably close to Mevagissey.

The Quad & Kart Centre (also known as Meheniot Supertrack) is a nearby outdoor circuit only thirteen miles away. This is guaranteed to be a day out the whole family will remember !

The address is:

Menheniot Station,

Menheniot, Liskeard

PL14 3RJ.

Map

You can ring them on 01579 347229 and they are open daily from Easter to October and at weekends off-season.

Further a field, there are a number of places which offer either karting or quad bikes.

Jeepers Karting:

Chenhalls Road,

St Erth,

Hayle

Tel : 01736 754960

Karting for all the family with Zip race karts and family fun karts. Jeepers offer beginners tuition and helmets are supplied. Spectators welcome and refreshments. Easter until 1st October.

Holywell Bay Leisure Park:

Holywell Bay,

Newquay

Tel : 01637 830095

Theme park with fun go-karts

ATV Motor Sports Centre

Grey Stables,

Blackwater,

Truro

Tel : 01872 560753

Three large circuits for quads that the public can use, learners, intermediate & the intermediate 2 circuit for the more advanced rider. Experienced Lantra Qualified instructors will give each rider a careful rundown of the controls, before they have some practice laps on the learner’s circuit. Great care is taken with safety procedures whilst also ensuring an enjoyable time is had by all.

Cornwall Karting

St. Eval Kart Racing Circuit

St. Eval, Wadebridge

PL27 7UN

Tel: 01637 860160

800m full Outdoor race circuit with 70mph Pro-karts, 40mph karts, 15mph Scout and 8mph Cub karts.

Cambourne Powerhouse Karting

Old Teagles Works,

Pendarves Street,

Tuckingmill,

Camborne

Tel: 01209 711993

Indoor karting circuit, minimum age 14.

Extreme and Adventure Sports  

If chilling out and relaxing is not your thing, then Cornwall is an ideal base for finding the activities and thrills you seek.    

Active-8 is a locally based specialist holiday activity company that arranges the very best holiday activities in Cornwall using only approved and qualified centres. Day activities and short-break packages on offer include Mountain biking, Coasteering, Climbing, Abseiling, Adventure activities, Rock Climbing, Windsurfing, Sea Kayaking, Surfing, Body Boarding and a whole lot more. Within reason, Active-8 will organise any adventure activity that is available within Cornwall

Active-8
Well Park
Herodsfoot
Looe
Cornwall
PL14 4QX
Tel: 01579 320 848
Email: andy@active-8.org

Let us organise your accommodation and Active-8 your activities and then you will be free to make the most of your hard earned break !

If you are happy to organise your own activities, then we suggest you try the following, all of which are within 40 miles or one hour away by car. :-

The Extreme Academy in Watergate Bay is dedicated to teaching Extreme Sport such as Surfing, Wave Skiing, Traction Kiting, Kite Surfing, Mountain Boarding, Kite Buggying and Landboarding. Personally, I think I’ll watch from Jamie Oliver’s new restaurant ! It’s less than an hour from Looe to Watergate Bay and you can buy a voucher for an Extreme Day whereby you try all of the sports above for £75. A day to remember for your teenage kids !! Please note, there is a lower age limit on wave ski of 16 and 18 for kite surfing.

Hot Rock Climbs based in Newquay offer facilities and training for Climbing, Surfing and Coasteering.

Lustry Glaze, also based in Newquay offer adventure sports such as Cliff Abseiling, cliff traversing, surfing, Zip wire and Coasteering.

Penhale Adventure Centre near Newquay provides a range of outdoor activities for all ages and abilities including Surfing, Coasteering, Canoe & Kayaking, Sailing, Yachting and Scuba Diving, Rock Climbing, Abseiling, Team Building, Orienteering and Survival Training.

Paragliding  

Paragliding is a hill-based, free flight, foot launched aviation sport similar to hang gliding and should not be confused with parachuting or parascending. Paragliders are controlled by pulling control handles and by weight shift. The paragliders themselves are lightweight and fit into a rucksack so there is no great load to carry back up the hill when you are learning. When you are experienced you can, of course, soar ridges and thermal to cloud base in a similar way to hang gliding.

Paragliding is on offer at Cambourne from Cornwall Paragliding  and from Fly Chaps in Redruth. 

Parachuting

Parachute training is available at Cornwall Parachute Club based at St Merryn Airfield, telephone 01841540691.

Scuba Diving

Full information concerning local diving instruction and facilities can be obtained from Ocean Sports in nearby Pentewan.

Ocean Sports,
17 Westend,
Pentewan,
Cornwall, PL26 6BX

Tel: 01726 842817 / 843781 

Sailing and Watersports

Mevagissey Sailing School is based in the harbour of Mevagissey. It offers a wide range of sailing experiences ranging from a very competitively priced hands-on introduction to sailing, ideal for families or small groups who have always wanted to have a go at sailing.

The more ambitious may wish to sail on more extended cruises to the Channel Isles, the French coast of North Brittany or the Isles of Scilly. The superb coastline lends itself to teaching the various practical RYA courses, while at the same time giving you the chance to view this area of outstanding natural beauty. Further, the school's location is ideal for exploring the South Cornish and Devon coast with many interesting and ancient harbours and sheltered anchorages.