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HiFlyer Tethered Balloon - Float up to 400 feet above Torbay. The HiFlyer balloon ride at Torquay's seafront is a unique experience. The best way to see the truly magnificent Torbay coast and surrounding countryside. Good view of the balloon from bedrooms 7 and 8. |
Torre Abbey - After undergoing a massive two year restoration project Torre Abbey re-opened in July 2008. Once the wealthiest Abbey of its kind in England, and former home of a wealthy local family, Torre Abbey is set to become a cultural focus for Torbay. |
| Greenway House - Greenway is a beautiful country house with a woodland garden on the banks of the River Dart. Agatha Christie bought the estate in 1938 and used it as her summer residence until her death in 1976. | River Link - Dart Pleasure Craft operates a range of cruises between Totnes and Dartmouth. Greenway Garden has a direct link from Dartmouth with a ferry service to Greenway Quay during Garden opening times. |
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Cockington Village - Less than a mile from Cloudlands, the famous thatched village of Cockington has hardly changed throughout the centuries. |
Living Coasts - Paignton Zoo's visitor attraction on Torquay's Harbour front is the home of fascinating coastal creatures such as penguins, seals, puffins, and sea ducks. |
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Kents Cavern - Torquay's historic archaeological site. Discover the earliest evidence of Stone Age tool making in Britain and see the most spectacular stalactite and stalagmite formations. |
Paignton Zoo - Visitors can cover thousands of miles in just a few hours on a worldwide nature trail - scorching deserts, savannah, jungle and rain forests are all represented. |
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Paignton & Dartmouth Steam Railway - Enjoy a steam train ride along the spectacular Torbay coast to Churston and through the wooded slopes bordering the Dart estuary to Kingswear. |
Stuart Line Cruises - A passenger boat company operating from Exmouth Marina - the perfect opportunity to view and photograph the unique birds which visit the River Exe. |
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Bygones - Life size Victorian street of shops and period rooms. Giant model railway and railwayana collection. Multi sensory WW1 trench and militaria collection. A real Anderson Shelter. Interactive and illuminated childrens' fantasy land. |
Torquay Museum - The museum holds collections of natural history, palaeontology, archaeology, social history, ethnography, Torquay pottery, pictorial records, and archives, relating to the Torbay area, as well as from across the world. |
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Tuckers Maltings - One of only a handful of malthouses still producing malt in the traditional way and the only one in England open to the public for regular guided tours. |
Trago Mills - See the biggest range of discounted goods in the West Country and enjoy the family leisure facilities set in 100 acres of rolling South Devon countryside. |
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Babbacombe Model Village - Famous for its miniature landscaped gardens, displays and models. Award winning gardens. Evening illuminations. |
Buckfast Abbey - Home to a community of Benedictine monks. Renowned for its stained glass, bee keeping, and Buckfast Tonic Wine. |
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Babbacombe Cliff Railway - One of only sixteen funicular railways still functioning in the United Kingdom. Oddicombe is the only beach within Torbay to have its own cliff railway. |
South Devon Railway - A beautiful seven mile former GWR branch line between Buckfastleigh and Totnes. With connections at both ends of the line - a complete steam train travel experience! |
| Occombe Farm - A demonstration organic farm re-connecting people with food, farming and the countryside. | Waves Leisure Pool - it's indoor family fun! Situated within the Riviera International Centre. Featuring an exciting waves machine, giant flume, sloping access & water heated to a comfortable 29°C. |
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Some of our local Golf Courses |
Birdwatching in the area |
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Full display of leaflets available on these, and many other local attractions, from reception. |
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some of the local attractions |