 Torbay
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| Torbay, the
English Riviera. Paignton, Torquay
and Brixham stretch
around the bay with its glorious beaches, popular for holidays.
See our separate pages on these towns for more tourist information.
You are never short of things to do here in Torbay !, soak
up the sun, enjoy the water sports, visit numerous attractions,
and, at the end of the day, live it up in the night clubs
until the next morning.
Lots to do, yet each of the three towns in the Torbay area
have a distinct character. Brixham,
a fishing port with olde world charm, Paignton,
a family resort, and Torquay, the
largest town, with its harbour and shopping centre.
There is an evening paper, The Herald Express, which has a Whats On Section.
A ring-road and a coast road connects the towns, but don't miss the small villages just outside Torbay with their thatched cottages
and country pubs, ideal for a long walk. Or look for secluded coves by taking a walk along
the cliffs.
Being very popular busy tourists the traffic can be heavy
with car parks full in the summer. Why not take the Bayline
buses, try the open-top buses between Torquay and Brixham
for a good view of the bay
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What
To See -
Torbay Tourist Attractions
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 Paignton
Zoo, on the road to Totnes
from Paignton, or turn off the A380
ring road at the traffic lights outside Paignton. Location
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| Model
Village, Babbacombe, Torquay,
near to Babbacombe Beach, ideal for everyone. Location
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| Kents
Cavern, Torquay, caves showing Torquay's
earliest inhabitants. Location
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| Dart
Valley Steam Railway, from Paignton
Station, runs along beautiful coastline to Churston
and Kingswear where you can get a
ferry to Dartmouth. Location
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| Take
a boat trip across the bay or to
Dartmouth and up the river to Totnes,
available from Paignton,Brixham and Torquay harbours. |
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| Visit
Dartmoor on
a coach tour, easily booked from a number of local coach operators.
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Villages Around Torbay |
Galmpton:
A small village with good pub that is busy in the summer, located
between Paignton and Brixham by the River Dart. You can walk
down to Galmpton Creek. Drive inland to Stoke Gabriel. Youth
Hostel. Agatha Christie lived near here at Greenaway - house
to be opened 2007/8. Location
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Churston:
Famous for its Golf Course you can walk down to the sea from
this small village between Brixham and Paignton. Railway Station
on the main road for the Dart Valley Railway. Location
map
Stoke Gabriel:
A pub, nice church, a Sunday drive out of Torbay, turn off
the A385 Paignton to Totnes road just after Paignton, or get
lost in the lanes, an adventure!, by turning off the ring
road between Paignton and Brixham. You can get to Galmpton
from Stoke Gabriel. Location
map
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