Paignton

Worth seeing in and around Paignton

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.

   5.8 km · show cave in Devon, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Compton Castle

   Compton Castle in the parish of Marldon in Devon, is a fortified manor house in the village of Compton, about 5 miles west of Torquay on the southern coast of Devon, England. The estate was home to the families of Compton, de la Pole, Doddiscombe, Gilbert and Templer.

   4.7 km · Grade I listed historic house museum in South Hams, Devon, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Berry Pomeroy Castle

   Berry Pomeroy Castle, a Tudor mansion within the walls of an earlier castle, is near the village of Berry Pomeroy, in South Devon, England. It was built in the late 15th century by the Pomeroy family which had held the land since the 11th century.

   5.1 km · Grade I listed English country house in South Hams, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
4. 04
   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.

   5.5 km · football stadium · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Paignton Zoo

   Paignton Zoo is a zoo in Paignton, Devon, England, operated by Dutch leisure company Libéma since January 2026. The zoo houses a collection of approximately 1,876 animals representing nearly 189 species, and cultivates about 1,600 different species of plant across its 80-acre site.

   1.4 km · zoo in the UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   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.

   3.6 km · house museum in Torquay, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Goodrington Sands

   Goodrington Sands is a sandy beach on the English Riviera, located at Goodrington, a coastal village on the outskirts of Paignton. The beaches are gently shelving with a promenade at one end and rocks leading around to Oyster Cove at the other.

   1.5 km · beach in Devon, England, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   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.

   3.9 km · zoo in Devon, England · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Church of St Mary

   St Mary's Church of Berry Pomeroy is an Anglican parish church in Berry Pomeroy, with a full length, forty-two foot wide, rood screen which has been described as one of the most perfect in Devon. It is listed on the Heritage at Risk Register.

   5.8 km · church in Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Kirkham House

    Kirkham House is a late medieval stone house in Paignton, Devon, England. It is believed to be a 14th- or 15th-century building.

    300 m · late medieval stone house in Devon, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Paignton

Airports

Cardiff (CWL), 108 km · Bristol (BRS), 121 km · Brest Bretagne airport (BES), 229 km

Stations

Paignton railway station, 200 m · Torquay railway station, 3.3 km · Torre railway station, 4.4 km · Churston railway station, 4.5 km · Goodrington Sands railway station, 1.2 km

• Cardiff → Paignton

  119 km · quickest by road, 3h 14m · £19–25
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• Bristol → Paignton

  132 km · quickest by road, 2h 30m · £14–19
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• London → Paignton

  269 km · quickest by road, 5h 5m · £28–38
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