Well, let's get the easy one out of the way... Here is a
link to area golf courses (not including mini-golf on site).
It always concerns me when someone asks is there enough to do. This is not WDW... no thrill rides or such, but they do have an abundance of planned activities.
The VB resort provides daily activities for kids & adults with the best CMs of all the resorts.
They have a nice pool &
Lighthouse spiral waterslide, a hot Jacuzzi, miniature golf, exercise room, ping pong, bike rentals, The Green Cabin Room (bar/restaurant) has 2nd floor covered deck that has a fantastic view of the
ocean and is a nice place to relax with your favorite beverage. It also has live entertainment in the evenings. At night they have a campfire / smore roast (bring the Cutter Advanced to fend off the No-see-ums). You can rent a small catamaran or jet-ski for
ocean fun. Across the street they have a lake, picnic tables, nature trail around the lake, tennis courts, and basketball courts, the Jungle trail (bike/hike) runs right by and heads up to Pelican Island. Disney built a private tunnel under the road to access this area. And of course they have the ocean and great waves for boogy boarding. Everything from the ocean to the pool to your room is no more than 2 minutes away walking. So it is real easy to break up your day or with a crew your size and age range can split up and dad & boys can play in the ocean while mom & DD are at the pool (or some variation) and and you're just moments away from each or the room.
5 minutes away is
Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge and a wildlife education center. Just a few minutes further up the road is
Sebastian Inlet State Park were the Indian River meets the ocean. There are many good fishing spots around the inlet, and there are river excursions where you can see dolphins, manatee, and tons of other types of wildlife. About an hour north is
Port Canaveral, (where the Magic and Wonder dock), the
Kennedy Space Center visitor complex, and
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge with walking and driving tours. 20 minutes south is
McKee Botanical Garden (18 acres) with some REALLY cool vegetation and trees. 30 minutes south in Fort Piece is the
Manatee Observation and Education Center.
This is mostly my cut and paste info for visitors, but your considering buying... so, especially for VB, I would strongly suggest staying before buying. We go to VB most of the time and we do not own there. Unless you want a beach cottage, or holiday periods you will be paying higher dues unnecessarily. Things may get harder to book later, but for now 7 months is pretty easy.
Hope this helps
) and there are a ton of kids his age,. He makes a bunch of friends every year and they all do the activities together. He loves it! Dodgeball, 2 on 2 Basketball tourney, Mini golf Tourney, Capture the Flag, etc. He does not care for WDW anymore but LOVES Vero and HHI. 
This is on my list for October!!
Rah 
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