Self Catering Accommodation in Paignton

Paignton is an ideal base from which to make excursions to Torquay and Brixham in Torbay. Torquay alone has plenty of highlights among which is the Babbicombe Model Village that includes award-winning landscaped gardens set alongside a miniature village. Visitors can also visit Cockington Court, which has expansive country park, Living Coasts zoo and the Torre Abbey museum that showcases interactive exhibits and an intriguing art collection.

You can take boats trips from Paignton to Brixham. Brixham has some great coastal landscapes at the Berry Head National Nature Reserve. Brixham Battery Heritage Centre is a fascinating abandoned bunker that now includes a military museum.

No trip to Paignton would be complete without a trip on the Dartmouth Steam Railway that runs from Paignton to Dartmouth (Kingswear). Visitors can then do the Round Robin tour from Dartmouth with boat trips to Totnes along the River Dart. Or you can visit Dartmouth Castle at the Dart Estuary.

The annual Paignton Regatta in August is one of the biggest Torbay festivals. This is a week of seaside fun and frolics that includes fireworks and concerts. The regatta also includes Beat the Tide sandcastle games.

Or check out Paignton’s Occombe Beer Festival in June. There you can drink the Paignton beer along with cider and Pimms. Live music concerts are also played at the festival.

Paignton Zoo

Paignton Zoo includes more than 2,000 animals. The zoo has six wildlife habitats such as the Wetlands and Savannah that include rhinos, giraffes, flamingos, cheetahs, tigers and lions.

Compton Castle

Compton Castle is a National Trust heritage site in Devon. This is a fortified manor that incorporates turrets, portcullis, towers and parapets.

Splashdown Quaywest Water Park

Splashdown Quaywest Waterpark is a water park at Goodrington Sands, Paignton. It includes thrilling water slides such as the Corkscrew, Surf Lagoon, Wild Kamikaze and The Screamer.

Paignton Pier

Paignton Pier is a traditional seaside pier that expands 240 metres from the promenade. The pier includes arcades, café, bouncy castles, bumper cars and trampolines.

Torquay

Torquay is the largest Torbay town and perhaps the primary resort of the English Riviera. There visitors can soak up the sun at expansive beaches such as Abbey Sands, Meadfoot Beach and Shaldon Beach along the Torquay promenade.