Exeter Airport 36 min
Splashdown Quaywest (13 min) Tumbling tyre rides, swimming pools and a toddlers' fun pool, plus wetsuit hire and food available. Bygones (7 min) Quaint shops line this recreated Victorian street, plus a model railway and replica wartime trench. Babbacombe Model Village (7 min) Model park with 4 acres of miniature houses, vehicles and people, including castle and fiery dragon. Paignton Pier (8 min) Family-friendly entertainment complex with tenpin bowling, fairground rides, crazy golf and a cafe. Torre Abbey Museum (7 min) Art and antiques collections in a historic building with a palm house in 7-acre gardens, plus cafe. Broadsands Beach (17 min) Long, family-friendly sandy beach with tide pools, beach huts & a cafe for sandwiches & ice cream. 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. Cockington Court (9 min) Meadfoot Beach (7 min) Shingle beach featuring diving, fishing & rock pools at low tide, plus seasonal toilets & a cafe. Oddicombe Beach (10 min) Steps or cliff railway down to a shingle beach with deck-chair hire and a cafe at the top. Dartmouth Steam Railway (54 min) Scenic heritage railway traveling along the South Devon coast to quaint villages & ferry service. Paignton Zoo Environmental Park (14 min) Lions, tigers, giraffes, gorillas, crocs, snakes and more plus mini train, events and feeding times. Paignton Beach (10 min) A long pier juts out from this popular, sandy beach offering swimming, plus nearby cafes & arcades. Babbacombe Cliff Railway (8 min) Taking riders from the beach to the top of the cliffs, this railway is hauled from the top station. |