Babbacombe Model Village

Worth seeing in and around Babbacombe Model Village

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Kents Cavern

   Kents Cavern is a cave system in Torquay, Devon, England. It is notable both for its archaeological and geological features.

   2 km · show cave in Devon, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Plainmoor

   Plainmoor is an association football stadium located in the Plainmoor suburb of Torquay, Devon, England. Since 1921, the stadium has been the home of Torquay United Football Club, who currently compete in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football.

   700 m · football stadium · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Torre Abbey

   Torre Abbey is a historic building and art gallery in Torquay, Devon, which lies in the South West of England. It was founded in 1196 as a monastery for Premonstratensian canons, and is now the best-preserved medieval monastery in Devon and Cornwall.

   2.6 km · house museum in Torquay, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Living Coasts

   Living Coasts was a coastal zoo at the site of Torquay Marine Spa in Devon, England. It was owned by South West Environmental Parks as part of the Wild Planet Trust, formerly known as Whitley Wildlife Conservation Trust, which also operates Newquay Zoo and Paignton Zoo.

   2.8 km · zoo in Devon, England · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Oddicombe Beach

   Oddicombe Beach is a popular beach, noted for its interesting breccia cliffs, below the Babbacombe district of Torbay, Devon in England. The beach is linked to Babbacombe town by the Babbacombe Cliff Railway.

   500 m · beach in Devon, England · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Princess Theatre

   The Princess Theatre in Torquay, England is a 1,514 seat theatre that first opened its doors on Wednesday 7 June 1961. Top of the bill on opening night were Tommy Cooper and Morecambe & Wise.

   2.5 km · theatre in Torquay, England · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Babbacombe Theatre

   The Babbacombe Theatre is a theatre in Babbacombe in Torquay, South Devon, England. Refurbished in 2009, the venue has been part of the Bay's tourism industry since the 1930s, and is known for staging variety shows, particularly since 1986 when Colin Matthews took over the venue.

   600 m · theatre in Babbacombe, Torquay, England · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Brunel Manor

   Brunel Manor, previously known as Watcombe Park, is a mansion on the outskirts of the seaside resort of Torquay, Devon, England.

   2 km · country house in Torquay, Devon, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Cockington Court

   Cockington Court, near Torquay in Devon, England, is Grade II* listed on the English Heritage Register. The manor dates back to Saxon times, and is mentioned in Domesday Book.

   3.7 km · historic house in Devon, England, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Parish Church of St John the Evangelist

    The Church of St John the Apostle, Torquay, is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Exeter on Montpellier Road in Torquay, Devon.

    2.2 km · church in Torquay, Devon, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Babbacombe Model Village

Airports

Cardiff (CWL), 102 km · Bristol (BRS), 115 km · Brest Bretagne airport (BES), 235 km

Stations

Torquay railway station, 2.9 km · Torre railway station, 2.1 km

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  113 km · quickest by road, 3h 12m · £19–25
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  126 km · quickest by road, 2h 28m · £14–19
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  263 km · quickest by road, 5h 3m · £28–37
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