Sailing and boating are popular in the sheltered bay and there is excellent fishing from the rocks for bass and mackerel. There are four pubs/restaurants, a couple of tea shops with great Cornish ice-cream next to the beaches, a gift shop, post office and a general stores open 7 days a week, all within a short walk of Algoma.

Kingsand & Cawsand are in a conservation area of outstanding natural beauty, with quiet secluded beaches, magnificent scenery & spectacular walks. There are a lots of long & short walks. Kingsand is on the Coastal Path, which winds its way through the 800 acre Mount Edgcombe Park adjoining the village.