set in a victorian villa within a conservation area, this refined hotel is a 4-minute walk from the seafront and a 14-minute walk from torquay harbour and town centre. there's an opulent drawing room with louis 15th-style furniture and a baby grand piano, plus a cosy bar. a garden offers a heated outdoor pool and a hot tub. the 5 upscale, individually decorated rooms have en suite bathrooms, free wifi, flat-screen tvs, ipod docks and egyptian cotton bedding; some have fireplaces and 4-poster beds. children age 4 and over are welcome. full english breakfast and parking are free. check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 10:30 am Exeter Airport 44 min
Bygones (7 min.) quaint shops line this recreated victorian street plus a model railway and replica wartime trench. Museum (14 min) Meadfoot Beach (5 min.) shingle beach featuring diving fishing & rock pools at low tide plus seasonal toilets & a cafe. Babbacombe Cliff Railway (7 min.) taking riders from the beach to the top of the cliffs this railway is hauled from the top station. Paignton Beach (14 min.) a long pier juts out from this popular sandy beach offering swimming plus nearby cafes & arcades. Broadsands Beach (22 min.) long family-friendly sandy beach with tide pools beach huts & a cafe for sandwiches & ice cream. Dartmouth Steam Railway (58 min.) scenic heritage railway traveling along the south devon coast to quaint villages & ferry service. Oddicombe Beach (9 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 (28 min) stately georgian estate on the river dart & former home of the famed author agatha christie. Babbacombe Model Village (8 min.) model park with 4 acres of miniature houses vehicles and people including castle and fiery dragon. Splashdown Quaywest (17 min.) tumbling tyre rides swimming pools and a toddlers fun pool plus wetsuit hire and food available. Torre Abbey Museum (8 min.) art and antiques collections in a historic building with a palm house in 7-acre gardens plus cafe. Parkhill Road (4 min) Paignton Zoo Environmental Park (18 min.) lions tigers giraffes gorillas crocs snakes and more plus mini train events and feeding times. Paignton (14 min) Meadfoot Sea Road (1 min) Cockington Court (13 min.) art |