Cornwall Airport Newquay 1 hr 40
Splashdown Quaywest (15 min.) tumbling tyre rides swimming pools and a toddlers fun pool plus wetsuit hire and food available. Oddicombe Beach (18 min.) steps or cliff railway down to a shingle beach with deck-chair hire and a cafe at the top. Paignton Pier (13 min.) family-friendly entertainment complex with tenpin bowling fairground rides crazy golf and a cafe. Greenway House (24 min) stately georgian estate on the river dart & former home of the famed author agatha christie. Torquay (13 min) Paignton Beach (14 min.) a long pier juts out from this popular sandy beach offering swimming plus nearby cafes & arcades. Coach Station (12 min) Cockington Court (14 min.) art Berry Pomeroy Castle (14 min.) allegedly haunted ruined castle and elizabethan mansion in a deep wooded valley setting. Babbacombe Cliff Railway (16 min.) taking riders from the beach to the top of the cliffs this railway is hauled from the top station. Bygones (15 min.) quaint shops line this recreated victorian street plus a model railway and replica wartime trench. Kents Cavern Prehistoric Caves (19 min.) prehistoric caves geared for family visits with kids activities tours and a large restaurant. South Devon Railway (26 min.) main station for 19th century valley steam railway with a tearoom model & gift shop & free parking. Babbacombe Model Village (16 min.) model park with 4 acres of miniature houses vehicles and people including castle and fiery dragon. Torre Abbey Museum (13 min.) art and antiques collections in a historic building with a palm house in 7-acre gardens plus cafe. Dartmouth Steam Railway (46 min) scenic heritage railway traveling along the south devon coast to quaint villages & ferry service. |