Setting Sun Wild Food Safari in Torquay

About three hours from check-in through to packing kit away, including the paddle around Thatcher Rock, the forage and time at the fire.

Seasonal starts sit around 17:30 in midsummer and earlier as the evenings shorten. We confirm the clock when we approve your date.

A tasting of what the shore offers that evening, talked through on the sand and cooked a little at the fire. It is not a full evening meal.

Pack extra snacks if you want more than the tasting. Tell us allergies when you request a date so we can plan what to pick and cook.

No. The guide coaches a forward stroke and how to stay with the group before you head toward Thatcher Rock. First-timers share the same evening as people who already paddle a little.

Say if anyone is nervous so we can pair them in a tandem and keep the first minutes inside the bay.

Four, when the child fits a buoyancy aid. Anyone under 18 paddles with a responsible adult. Younger children usually share a tandem.

Tell us ages when you request a date so we put the right boats out. The pace stays with the slowest boat.

Oddicombe Beach, Beach Road, Torquay, TQ1 3LB. Walk down to the watersports desk beside the slipway. There is no parking on the sand.

The cliff railway from Babbacombe Downs is the usual way down. Allow extra time on busy summer evenings, then come to the desk ready to change.

A kayak, paddle, buoyancy aid and technical clothing suited to a cooler evening on the water. Everything is fitted on the sand before you launch.

Bring a warm layer for sitting by the fire. Leave phones in the car unless you have a case you are happy to get wet.

Yes. A group of four can take the group option shown when you request a date, which keeps the forage and fire for your party.

Tell us your headcount in advance. Extra people cannot just join on the sand without warning.

Warm layers for sitting by the fire, a towel, old or wet shoes, and a light for the path up if you finish close to dark. Extra snacks help if you want more than the tasting.

Sun cream can still matter on a bright evening. Mention allergies so we can plan the forage.

We shorten the loop or stay inside the bay if wind or swell makes Thatcher Rock or the cove unsafe. Rain alone does not stop the outing.

We contact you as early as we can if the start has to move. The fire only happens when the shore is usable.

Seals and seabirds use this coast toward dusk, and we watch from the boats. The forage itself is plants and inter-tidal finds, not a wildlife guarantee.

We never promise a sighting. The cave line, Thatcher Rock and the fire are the sure part of the evening.