Guidebook for Paignton

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Guidebook for Paignton

Food Scene

Great food, daily specials including fresh fish and friendly staff. Also a great view of the sea.
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Shoreline
Eastern Esplanade
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Great food, daily specials including fresh fish and friendly staff. Also a great view of the sea.
It's so close to the apartment. Reasonable prices.
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Inn on the Green Paignton
Esplanade Road
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It's so close to the apartment. Reasonable prices.
Nightly entertainment and kids area, plus the food's not bad, especially the Sunday carvery.
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Spinning Wheel Inn
19 Esplanade Rd
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Nightly entertainment and kids area, plus the food's not bad, especially the Sunday carvery.
Not cheap but perfect for a special occasion or fine dining. Beautiful setting and views.
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Orestone Manor
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Not cheap but perfect for a special occasion or fine dining. Beautiful setting and views.
You get a veritable feast!
Restaurant 59
59 Torquay Rd
You get a veritable feast!
Wow! Beautifully presented food with fantastic views overlooking the harbour
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TJ's Restaurant
44 Cliff Rd
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Wow! Beautifully presented food with fantastic views overlooking the harbour
Best Thai food in town.
The Local Thai Restaurant
75 Torbay Rd
Best Thai food in town.
It's right next door and they do huge scones with their cream teas.
The Palace Hotel
Esplanade Road
It's right next door and they do huge scones with their cream teas.
Lots of lovely coffee shops including the Weaver's Cottage Tea Shoppe and 2 really nice pubs to chill in after a beautiful walk around Cockington itself. Highly recommended.
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Cockington Village
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Lots of lovely coffee shops including the Weaver's Cottage Tea Shoppe and 2 really nice pubs to chill in after a beautiful walk around Cockington itself. Highly recommended.
Go here if you're not on a diet and you're really hungry!!
Chandlers Coffee Shop
22A Torbay Rd
Go here if you're not on a diet and you're really hungry!!
Great stop for lunch. Mostly healthy but also yummy.
Green Leaf Cafe
22 Union St
Great stop for lunch. Mostly healthy but also yummy.
Nice to sit outside in the garden and a good menu.
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The Thatched Tavern
Steep Hill
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Nice to sit outside in the garden and a good menu.
Try the afternoon tea...you won't be disappointed.
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Torre Abbey
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Try the afternoon tea...you won't be disappointed.

Entertainment & Activities

Because it's traditional.
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Paignton Pier
South Sands
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Because it's traditional.
You have to take a steam train ride to Dartmouth if you are holidaying in Paignton. It's iconic. The kids will love it and so will you.
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Steam Trains & Boat Trips
Tanners Road
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You have to take a steam train ride to Dartmouth if you are holidaying in Paignton. It's iconic. The kids will love it and so will you.
Children love this model village and Babbacombe has some quaint shops and tea rooms.
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Babbacombe Model Village
Hampton Avenue
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Children love this model village and Babbacombe has some quaint shops and tea rooms.
One for the kids!
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Torquay's Dinosaur World
3 Victoria Parade
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One for the kids!
You can walk down to the beach but there's a cliff railway which is rather fun.
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Babbacombe Beach
Beach Road
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You can walk down to the beach but there's a cliff railway which is rather fun.
Because this beach has it all!
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Goodrington Beach
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Because this beach has it all!
Always a good backup if the British weather lets you down.
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Vue Cinema Torbay
Esplanade Road
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Always a good backup if the British weather lets you down.
An old harbour with great atmosphere, the Golden Hind ship, restaurants and shops. A nice day out.
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Brixham Harbour Office
The Quay
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An old harbour with great atmosphere, the Golden Hind ship, restaurants and shops. A nice day out.

Parks & Nature

A lovely country park. Craft workshops, walks, large green open space, thatched cottages, tea rooms, pubs. It's a great escape. We've had guests staying who had their wedding reception here.
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Cockington Court station
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A lovely country park. Craft workshops, walks, large green open space, thatched cottages, tea rooms, pubs. It's a great escape. We've had guests staying who had their wedding reception here.
Great sandy beach....what more can you say? Lots of seagulls!!
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Paignton Beach
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Great sandy beach....what more can you say? Lots of seagulls!!
This is a really fabulous zoo. A must visit.
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Paignton Zoo Environmental Park
Totnes Road
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This is a really fabulous zoo. A must visit.
Refreshing! Take a scarf...it's always windy!
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Berry Head National Nature Reserve
Gillard Road
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Refreshing! Take a scarf...it's always windy!
A lovely walk around the headland to the big sandy beach at Goodrington.
Roundham Head
A lovely walk around the headland to the big sandy beach at Goodrington.
Nice woods with waterfalls.
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Becky Falls Ancient Woodland Park Limited
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Nice woods with waterfalls.

Arts & Culture

Interesting house and gardens (National Trust) where Agatha Christie lived.
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Greenway House
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Interesting house and gardens (National Trust) where Agatha Christie lived.
Home of the D'Oyly Carte family, now a National Trust property. Sensational gardens too.
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National Trust - Coleton Fishacre House & Gardens
Brownstone Road
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Home of the D'Oyly Carte family, now a National Trust property. Sensational gardens too.
A great local theatre.
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Palace Theatre, Paignton
Palace Avenue
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A great local theatre.
The theatre that gets the bigger shows.
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Princess Theatre
Torbay Road
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The theatre that gets the bigger shows.

Essentials

Tesco Metro
2 Victoria St
The nearest large supermarket. Next to the zoo.
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Morrisons
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The nearest large supermarket. Next to the zoo.

Sightseeing

A unique town with beautiful river views, boutique shops, the car ferry to Kingswear and the steam train.
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Dartmouth
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A unique town with beautiful river views, boutique shops, the car ferry to Kingswear and the steam train.

Shopping

A unique collection of shops centred around the famous Dartington crystal shop.
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Dartington
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A unique collection of shops centred around the famous Dartington crystal shop.
A huge and rather different shopping experience.
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Trago Mills station
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A huge and rather different shopping experience.