Ahoy, Me Hearties! You’ll find plenty of swashbuckling family fun on the English Riviera. Pirates and buccaneers have long been associated with seafaring towns. Don’t miss the Brixham Pirate Festival in May for plenty of outdoor shenanigans, sea shanties and Jolly Roger flag adorned cafes and bars. The entire fishing town comes out in piratical fashion and you’ll find lots of eye patch and bandana-wearing characters parading through the town and harbourside during one of Brixham’s busiest weekends. Brixham also hosts Pirate Thursdays at the Old Fishmarket during the summer holidays when there’s plenty of outdoor nautical-themed mischief with the popular pirate puppet show, sword-dancing and join-in-a-jig.
Jump aboard The Golden Hind, a full-sized replica of Sir Frances Drake ship where you’ll meet Pablo the Friendly Pirate Mascot or walk the plank and open decks. Try your hand at rope tying, hauling or steering the ship’s wheel.
Pirates Bay Adventure Golf in Paignton is great fun for all ages. Enjoy a family day out at this 18-hole adventure golf course in its landscaped setting and fantastic seafront location. With cannonballs, shipwrecks and thieving pirates to dodge there’s everything to play.
How many #rivieramoments will you tick off this summer?
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