Saltash - Sport and Leisure

Sport and Leisure

Saltash is the home of Caradon Pilot Gig Rowing Club. The town has a Non-League football club Saltash United F.C. who play at Kimberly Stadium.

Livewire Youth Project, a music themed youth club, is located on the banks of the River Tamar. The club boasts a recording studio, band practice rooms, and a 300 person capacity music venue. Well known bands such as The Damned and The Hoosiers have played at the project. Social, romantic and sexual health advice and support is offered by Livewire as well.

Saltash Leisure centre is not far from the town centre, providing a leisure pool, gym and fitness facilities. Not far to the north is the China Fleet Country Club which has an 18 hole championship standard golf couse, a swimming pool with spa and other fitness facilities. The Farm House restaurant is located within China Fleet and has been awarded an AA Rosette award for the past 3 years in a row.

The Saltash Sailing Club caters for all ages with over 100 cadets out on the water on a Friday night. There are dinghy and yacht races and activities organised for those less competitive. Members have won many local and international trophies and compete at national and international levels.

A BMX and skatepark are available in the Saltmill Park along with pieces of public art. Saltmill is also home to a newly developed all-weather pitch available to local organisations.

Saltash Tennis Centre, which is located behind the Leisure centre. The tennis centre consists of two grass courts and two hard courts, along with a clubhouse with male and female changing. The club currently has 3 men's team in the Plymouth and District league (P&D league) and a womans team in the associative ladies P&D league. The club also has two junior teams in the U19 P&D leagues.

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