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Torre Abbey
Monastery founded in 1196 for Premonstratensian canons, now a historic house and art gallery with formal gardens.
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Torquay, Paignton & Brixham: things to do
Places worth your time in Torquay, Paignton & Brixham
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Things to do in Torquay, Paignton & Brixham
Wahrzeichen, Museen, Parks und Aussichtspunkte in der Gegend und ihrer Umgebung.
Schauhöhle
Kents Cavern
Cave system in Devonian limestone known for its archaeology; a scheduled monument and Site of Special Scientific Interest.
Museum
Torquay Museum
Museum of the natural, social and cultural heritage of Torquay and South Devon in a Grade II listed building.
Garten
Princess Gardens
Seafront gardens beside Torquay harbour.
Dorf
Cockington
Village of old cottages about two miles from the centre of Torquay.
Attraktion
Babbacombe Model Village
Miniature village in gardens at Babbacombe, opened in 1963.
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Funicular
Babbacombe Cliff Railway
Funicular linking Babbacombe Downs with Oddicombe Beach; it closes in winter for maintenance.
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Historisches Haus
Oldway Mansion
House and gardens built for Isaac Singer and rebuilt by his son Paris Singer in the style of Versailles.
Pier
Paignton Pier
Pleasure pier on Paignton seafront, designed by George Soudon Bridgman.
Zoo
Paignton Zoo
Zoo on an 80-acre site, opened to the public in 1923 as Primley Zoological Gardens.
Replica ship
Golden Hind
Full-size replica of Sir Francis Drake's ship moored in Brixham harbour; closed in winter until February half term.
Museum
Brixham Heritage Museum
Local museum of the fishing town of Brixham.
Historische Stätte
Brixham Battery
Shore gardens with a 1940 emergency gun battery, on a site first armed in 1586.
Landspitze
Berry Head
Headland at the southern end of Tor Bay, a national and local nature reserve east of Brixham.
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- Torquay, Paignton & Brixham (area photo): Kolforn, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Torre Abbey: Tom Jolliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Kents Cavern: Jcg2006, Public domain, source
- Torquay Museum: Secretlondon, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Cockington: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Babbacombe Model Village: SolomanMcKenzie / SolomanMcKenzie at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Golden Hind: Kolforn, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Brixham Heritage Museum: Jim Osley, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Berry Head: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Dartmouth, Totnes & the Dart: Andrew Abbott, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Dartmoor: Addshore, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Exmoor & Lynmouth: Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Exeter: Rüdiger Wölk, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Plymouth: Herbythyme, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
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