Walks around Brixham
Brixham's history is filled with pirates and smugglers. The busy harbour is the centre of Brixham life with its world famous Brixham Fish Market. Over 40 varieties of fish are sold here, many ending up on the menus of the town's restaurants!
The surrounding area is worthy of further exploration. Walks in and from Brixham include Berry Head, easy access on to the Breakwater and a walk along the South West Coast Path linking to the railway station at Paignton.
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Berry Head to Sharkham Point - 1.6 miles (2.7 km)
- Moderate
A walk with spectacular views taking in the Berry Head National Nature Reserve.
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Brixham Breakwater - 1.1 miles (1.8 km)
- Easy
A gentle, predominantly level walk along the breakwater with panoramic views across the harbour and Torbay. There are two stretches of a gradient. The harbour edge does not have a handrail or barrier. There are toilets and plenty of car parking at the start or end of the walk. A cafe provides both refreshments and a panoramic view of Torbay.
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To download our Access guide click here, where you can find additional mapping and photographs showing gradients, path surfaces and other detailed information such...
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Coleton Fishacre - 5.8 miles (9.3 km)
- Challenging
Following a fairly strenuous route with a certain amount of steep ascent and descent, this is nonetheless a rewarding walk with breathtaking views over the River Dart and its medieval defences, as well as out over the English Channel and across Start Bay. Children will love to explore the remains of the World War II defences at Brownstone Battery and visit the Art Deco holiday home of the D'Oyly Carte family at Coleton Fishacre.
The walk starts after crossing the River Dart by the Lower...
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Fishcombe Point - 3.5 miles (5.7 km)
- Moderate
A gentle stroll around the Domesday estate of Churston Ferrers, passing the twelfth century manor and its associated coaching inn, said to be haunted by one of the Benedictine monks attached to the abbey. The route follows an ancient green lane, as well as a coffin way and a modern walking trail, and celebrities visiting the area over the centuries included explorers, a villain and a Dame of the Realm!
Churston Cove, Elberry Cove and Fishcombe Cove are all dog friendly beaches. Have a look...
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Greenway, Broadsands & Galmpton Creek - 6.9 miles (11.0 km)
- Challenging
A town and country walk with breathtaking views over Galmpton Creek and out across Tor Bay. And who can resist Agatha's Christie's house at Greenway, the River Dart from high above at Maypool, or Isambard Kingdom Brunel's railway viaduct? A good walk in autumn, when the trees are turning and birds and small mammals are busy rummaging through the leaves below, laying in supplies for the winter.
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Riviera Line - Paignton Station- Brixham - 5.4 miles (8.7 km)
- Moderate
An exploration of a living, but tranquil area of countryside and coastline that divides the residential outskirts of Paignton and Brixham. Follow the South West Coast Path from Paignton's hidden harbour, through the park built by miners, past the setting of one of Agatha Christie's most famous books to the active fishing port of Brixham, once Torbay's largest town. Return to Paignton by bus.
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Sharkham Point & Berry Head - 5.8 miles (9.3 km)
- Moderate
A circuit linking Brixham's two headlands, giving fine views over Tor Bay. The Royal Navy's western fleet sheltered in the bay from the southwesterlies in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, bringing a need for extensive fortifications on the coast during the Napoleonic Wars. On a good day, there are panoramic vistas right across Lyme Bay towards Portland. The rare limestone grasslands provide a good habitat for many unusual plants. In the summer the cliffs are home to thousands of 'Brixham Penguins', whose rowdy activities can...
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The Wildlife & Forts of Berry Head NNR - 1.6 miles (2.6 km)
- Easy
Berry Head National Nature Reserve is Torbay's most important wildlife site, with many rare plants dependent upon the thin soils, mild climate, and exposed conditions of the headland.
This walk is part of our "Summer Strolls". Although there are no beaches en route (Torbay and all its amenities are close by!) this is a walk to be enjoyed by everyone on a summer's day. It is also good in autumn when the many migrant birds that gather can sometimes include rare breeds, such...
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Woodhuish and Mansands - 3.6 miles (5.8 km)
- Moderate
A short but steep circuit over high cliffs with spectacular views, dropping to the tiny shingle beach at Man Sands where the sea is being allowed to flood the reclaimed pastureland, creating a brackish lagoon where grass snakes are sometimes seen swimming with their heads out of the water, and many different birds come in to feed and to roost. The inland route follows ancient green lanes once used by farmers, fishermen and smugglers, and older children able to manage the steep hills will love...
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