• Welcome
• Geopark Discovery Experiences
• Geopark In Focus
• What is a Geopark
• Other UK Geoparks
• About our Geopark
• Explore the Geopark
• Geopark Adventures
• GeoActive
• Trails
• Our amazing GeoStory
• Our GeoSites
• History and Heritage
• Biodiversity
• Care for our Geopark
• Education
• Resources for Teachers
• GGN 2016 Archive
• Geopark Management
• Geopark Partners
• Associate Partners
• How to get here
• Staying in the Geopark
• GEOPARK FESTIVAL 2024

Geopark Discovery Experiences

The Geopark Discovery Experiences offer unique opportunities to delve deeper into our extraordinary region, allowing you to become intimately acquainted with our incredible natural environment and experience the essence of our coastal geopark.

Both residents and visitors alike can participate in wildlife experiences, enjoy holistic and wellness activities, or embark on outdoor adventures.

These experiences are marked with the blue Geopark Discovery Experiences stamp, and help tell the story of our UNESCO Global Geopark. 

It’s not just an ordinary day out, it’s an extraodinary experience that you’ll remember for years to come that also provides a chance to learn along the way!

Our Geopark Discovery Experiences

Sunset Yoga - with Nicola Bianca

This popular flow class is based on the belief that mental and physical health are interrelated, and should be conditioned together. Release the stresses of your day both in body and mind allowing you to have a restful evening. In the first half of the class, we flow through gentle vinyasa sequences to build strength and stability and in the second half of the class, we will explore restorative postures to go deeper within preparing ourselves for relaxation. Ending with a long guided meditation to help bring clarity to the mind. Suitable for all levels with modifications offered throughout. An extraordinary yoga class within the English Riveria Geopark helping you to connect with 400 million old rocks underneath you!

Sunrise Yoga & Meditation - with  Nicola Bianca

Awaken & align your body with this rejuvenating flow class. Step on your mat and move through wakeful postures that get the mind and body ready for the day ahead. Each class involves waking up the body, creating heat & energy with Sun Salutations then features a peak pose or sequence before ending in cool down and 10-minute grounding meditation. Suitable for all levels and bodies! An extraordinary yoga class within the English Riviera Geopark helping you to connect with 400 million old rocks underneath you! 

Agatha Christie's Extraordinary Life - with English Riviera Walking Tours 

Geology, Wildlife and Cave Kayak Tour - with Sea Kayak Torbay

Join an experienced, local, coastal guide in an extraordinary discovery of our geological past. Learn what a Geopark is, how it was created and how it is an ever-evolving canvas! Meet the pioneers that shape our coastline to the ecosystems and marine wildlife that live within!

 Forage and taste wild marine vegetation and find our very special, protected fossils from the early Devonian era. Get up close and personal with our rocks and learn about the events that shaped our landscape!

 We conclude the tour with a bush-craft experience and a gastronomes delight of toasted marshmallows slowly cooked over a beach fire. Along with a discussion on how a Geopark assists in the future of our coastlines in minimizing our impacts on the ecosystems within!

Coasteering Geopark Adventure  - with Rock Solid

Our adventures are all about pushing boundaries, daring each other to go further and yes the banter is top shelf. You will scale cliffs, fall into the water, leap from high ledges, balance on ancient plateaus, swim through caves and explore ancient woodlands, you will swim through a natural arch and play ridiculous games. You may even learn a thing or two about geology and natural history! We stop half way for hot chocolate and the Combe has a beach, car park, pub, village green and coastal walks - its the perfect day out!

Get on the the water - with Reach Outdoors 

Explore the natural beauty of the Torbay coastline from the unique viewpoint of a kayak or paddle board with Reach Outdoors. With a range of sessions available for all abilities, from age 8 upwards, the Reach team offer introductory 2 - 3 hour sessions for beginners, to becoming a group leader in coastal waters.

Want more adrenaline? Try Coasterring and let the sea pick you up and take you on a ride! Explore deep sea caves, and squeeze through gaps to discover Devon's hidden landscape. Reach Outdoor's guides will set the pace that suits your group and ensure that everyone is challenged to meet their individual needs, but allows the whole group to share the experience. So if you're up for the challenge and keen for an adventure contact Reach Outdoors. 

Guided Sunset Sea Kayak Safari - with Sea Kayak Torbay

Enjoy an evening paddling through the sunset exploring the English Riviera Unesco Global Geopark. You will paddle out around the famous island of Thatcher rock and visit several sights of specific scientific interest (SSSI's) before stopping on a wild secluded beach to hunt for fossils, forage a special marine herb that we will then use to flavour our fresh line-caught Mackerel (or other white fish) fillets on hot-stones for your dinner. This will be accompanied by local breads and salads.

Accessible Geopark Journeys - Healthy Selfie

Healthy Selfie Geopark Journeys are three accessible trails around the seafront areas of Torquay, Paignton and Brixham, aimed at getting people out in the fresh air and discovering some extraordinary facts along the way.

They have been commissioned by the English Riviera BID Company, the English Riviera UNESCO Global Geopark and Torbay on the Move. The trails were put together by Tonic Creatives, with the support of Living Options to be as accessible to as many people as possible. For more trails you can follow, see the 'Healthy Selfie' section below.

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