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Just some of the many visitor attractions
available in this area
Nature Reserve - Dawlish
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to Dawlish
The reserve hosts a range of wildlife,
in particular birds and rare flora and is open to the general public.
There is suitable access for wheelchairs and pushchairs as far as the
Visitor Centre. The most convenient route to use for wheelchairs is
along the promenade. A boardwalk at the north-east end of the promenade
provides access to the Visitor Centre.
Nature Reserve
Steam Railway - Paignton
 Paignton and Dartmouth from Paignton is
the holiday line with steam trains running for seven miles in Great
Western tradition along the spectacular Torbay coast to Churston and
through the wooded slopes bordering the Dart estuary to Kingswear and
the scenery is superb. Approaching Kingswear is the beautiful
River Dart, with its fascinating craft, and on the far side, the olde
worlde town of Dartmouth and the famous Britannia Royal Naval College,
Butterwalk, Bayard’s Cove and Dartmouth Castle
Steam Railway
Powderham
Castle - Kenton
 Built over 600 years ago, this is the
historic home of the Earl of Devon. The Castle is still lived in by the
Courtenay family and is one of England's best known Stately Homes. The
Castle lies in a beautiful setting in an ancient deer park alongside the
River Exe and is at the centre of a large traditional estate of about
4,000 acres. The Castle is open to the public between Easter and October
and holds many events including music shows with big names such as Elton
John, Westlife and Busted.
Powderham Castle
House of Marbles - Bovey Tracey
In 1973, a craftsman in Bovey Tracy
began making Solitaire and other boardgames in his garage and selling
them at local craft fairs. Looking around for interesting playing
pieces, he realised that if he wanted colourful and unusual glass
marbles, he was going to have to find them for himself - and so the
House of Marbles was born.
Buckfast Abbey -
Buckfastleigh
 The home of a Roman Catholic Community
of Benedictine monks in Devon, England. The first monastery was founded
in 1018, but was suppressed by Henry VIII in 1539. It was refounded in
1882. The Abbey Church was rebuilt by the monks themselves. Buckfast now
welcomes almost half a million visitors each year. Buckfast is a popular
location for a wide variety of concerts, specialising in sacred music.
The Abbey Church is an ideal venue for choral and orchestral
performances, with fine acoustics in an atmospheric setting.
Buckfast Abbey
Ashcombe Adventure Centre
 A purpose built outdoor entertainment site
set in over 2000 acres of countryside. It holds a range of activities to
suit all ages, including shooting, archery, fishing and paintball. A
variety of games aimed at both those looking for fun and those wanting
to improve leadership or team building skills are available including
Bunker Attack, Mission Impossible, VIP, Hostage Rescue and Crashed
Plane.
Ashcombe Adventure Centre
Babbacombe Model Village -
Hampton
Avenue, Torquay.
 Enter a world of miniature marvels! Visit the English countryside in
1/12th scale including models of famous landmarks. New
features include the ‘Babbacombe Junction’ model railway exhibition and
‘Behind the Scenes’, an audio-visual presentation of the history and
making of the park
Over 400 models including many working/moving displays, 13,000 miniature
people, humorous scenes and 10,000 tiny bulbs for summer evening
illuminations have helped make
Babbacombe
model village one of Devon’s best loved attractions.
www.babbacombemodelvillage.co.uk
Bygones Victorian Museum -
Fore Street, St Marychurch, Torquay.
Bygones calls itself a Victorian museum, but how many museums can you
name that make you feel as if you have literally stepped back in time?
What began as a carefully crafted Victorian street replica in May 1987,
complete with authentic looking shops and models, has now grown into a
veritable time-warp.
Bygones Victorian Museum
Living Coasts -
Harbourside, Beacon Quay, Torquay
 Living Coasts features a range of fascinating coastal creatures from
penguins to fur seals, puffins to sea ducks. There are sandy beaches,
rugged cliff-faces and a tranquil estuary. A huge meshed aviary allows
the birds to fly free over your head while special windows give stunning
crystal clear views of the birds and seals underwater. Then relax in the
water-side café with its stunning views across Tor Bay and enjoy a drink
or light meal.
Living Coasts
Paignton Zoo -
Totnes Road, Paignton
 Cover thousands of miles in just a few hours and on foot, on a worldwide
nature trail. Explore habitats from around the world: scorching deserts,
frozen poles, African Savannah and the rain forest of South America are
all represented. There’s plenty to do throughout the day as well as
seeing the hundreds of animals. Listen to the keepers talk about the
animals, how they keep them and what they feed them. Or why not visit
the Animal Encounters Theatre and watch the feathered Feats bird show.
Paignton
Zoo
Compton Castle -
Compton, Marldon, Near Paignton
 Fortified manor house built between 1340 and 1520 by the Gilbert family,
home of Sir Humphrey Gilbert, coloniser of Newfoundland and half brother
of Sir Walter Raleigh. Direct descendants of the family still live here.
There are dramatic towers, battlements and a curtain wall. The medieval
great hall (reconstructed), solar, chapel, old kitchen, guardrooms and
spiral staircase are all open, together with a rose garden.
Compton Castle.
Quay West Waterpark
– Goodrington Sands, Paighton
 Fancy a day out at that might involve getting just a tweey weeny bit
soaked??
Then Quay West Waterpark will be right up your street. A fun
day
for all the family. Apart
from the waterpark itself, Quay West is set in a lovely area of
Goodrington Beach. Quay West
Waterpark
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