Manchester Airport 1 hr 29
Torre Station Newton Rd (1 min) Kents Cavern Prehistoric Caves (8 min.) prehistoric caves geared for family visits with kids activities tours and a large restaurant. Babbacombe Cliff Railway (6 min.) taking riders from the beach to the top of the cliffs this railway is hauled from the top station. Torquay (4 min) Cockington Court (9 min.) art Paignton (11 min) Torre Abbey Museum (15 min.) art and antiques collections in a historic building with a palm house in 7-acre gardens plus cafe. Splashdown Quaywest (15 min.) tumbling tyre rides swimming pools and a toddlers fun pool plus wetsuit hire and food available. Coach Station (9 min) Paignton Beach (11 min.) a long pier juts out from this popular sandy beach offering swimming plus nearby cafes & arcades. Meadfoot Beach (9 min.) shingle beach featuring diving fishing & rock pools at low tide plus seasonal toilets & a cafe. Paignton Pier (10 min.) family-friendly entertainment complex with tenpin bowling fairground rides crazy golf and a cafe. Broadsands Beach (19 min.) long family-friendly sandy beach with tide pools beach huts & a cafe for sandwiches & ice cream. Paignton Zoo Environmental Park (13 min.) lions tigers giraffes gorillas crocs snakes and more plus mini train events and feeding times. Greenway House (25 min) stately georgian estate on the river dart & former home of the famed author agatha christie. Dartmouth Steam Railway (51 min.) scenic heritage railway traveling along the south devon coast to quaint villages & ferry service. Bygones (5 min.) quaint shops line this recreated victorian street plus a model railway and replica wartime trench. Oddicombe Beach (8 min.) steps or cliff railway down to a shingle beach with deck-chair hire and a cafe at the top. |