check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 10:00 am. breakfast is complimentary. there's a fine-dining restaurant and a lounge offering casual fare. other amenities include an indoor pool, a gym and regular live entertainment and dancing. the streamlined rooms feature en suite bathrooms, free wifi and tea and coffeemaking facilities; some have sea views. suites add separate living areas with sea or park views. across the road from the bowling green, tennis and golf at abbey park, this casual seaside hotel is a 2-minute walk from the beach, and an 8-minute walk from torre abbey, a 12th-century former monastery and art gallery Exeter Airport 37 min
Bygones (7 min) Quaint shops line this recreated Victorian street, plus a model railway and replica wartime trench. Paignton Pier (8 min) Family-friendly entertainment complex with tenpin bowling, fairground rides, crazy golf and a cafe. Broadsands Beach (17 min) Long, family-friendly sandy beach with tide pools, beach huts & a cafe for sandwiches & ice cream. Dartmouth Steam Railway (54 min) Scenic heritage railway traveling along the South Devon coast to quaint villages & ferry service. Torre Abbey Museum (9 min) Art and antiques collections in a historic building with a palm house in 7-acre gardens, plus cafe. Splashdown Quaywest (13 min) Tumbling tyre rides, swimming pools and a toddlers' fun pool, plus wetsuit hire and food available. Babbacombe Model Village (8 min) Model park with 4 acres of miniature houses, vehicles and people, including castle and fiery dragon. Paignton Beach (9 min) A long pier juts out from this popular, sandy beach offering swimming, plus nearby cafes & arcades. Meadfoot Beach (7 min) Shingle beach featuring diving, fishing & rock pools at low tide, plus seasonal toilets & a cafe. Cockington Court (8 min) Babbacombe Cliff Railway (8 min) Taking riders from the beach to the top of the cliffs, this railway is hauled from the top station. Greenway House (24 min) Stately Georgian estate on the River Dart & former home of the famed author Agatha Christie. Kents Cavern Prehistoric Caves (8 min) Prehistoric caves geared for family visits with kids' activities, tours and a large restaurant. Paignton Zoo Environmental Park (14 min) Lions, tigers, giraffes, gorillas, crocs, snakes and more plus mini train, events and feeding times. Oddicombe Beach (10 min) Steps or cliff railway down to a shingle beach with deck-chair hire and a cafe at the top. |