Exeter Airport 48 min
Salcombe North Sands (25 min) Quiet, sandy cove with estuary views, rock pools & simple eats, largely covered at high tide. Burgh Island (20 min) Small tidal island featuring an Art Deco hotel, a pub and footpaths offering ocean views. Smeaton's Tower - currently closed (29 min) 18th-century lighthouse overlooking Plymouth Sound, once marking the Eddystone reef, open all year. South Devon Area Of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) (21 min) National Marine Aquarium (27 min) Art deco-style aquarium with fresh and sea fish, sharks, feeding sessions and underwater tunnel. Sharpham Wine (35 min) Simple dishes from local and organic produce at seasonal, al fresco, vineyard cafe with river views. Pennywell Farm (21 min) Kid-friendly farm with rides & hands-on activities like feeding, goat milking & egg collecting. Royal William Yard (33 min) Collection of imposing Royal Navy buildings from the early 1800s, now housing restaurants & shops. South Devon Railway (21 min) Main station for 19th century valley steam railway with a tearoom, model & gift shop & free parking. Hoe Park (29 min) Famed cliffside green space featuring a lighthouse, a statue of Sir Francis Drake & war memorials. Plymouth Gin Distillery (27 min) Pre-booked tours of gin distillery with Pilgrim Fathers link, also offering bar/dining experiences. Blackpool Sands (36 min) Shingle beach in a sheltered bay, with sandpits, bathing raft, kayaks, cafe and summer lifeguards. Buckfast Butterfly Farm and Dartmoor Otter Sanctuary (21 min) Wildlife centre known for its otter viewings, humid butterfly house and resident terrapins. Kingsbridge Estuary (22 min) A tidal estuary noted for sailing & paddling, with breeding grounds for wading birds & otters. Overbeck's (28 min) 1913 Edwardian-style home with quirky art & history collections & gardens with sea views. |