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  1. Football
    The nation’s passion for football extends down to the beautiful English Riviera – with our very own Torquay United Football Club.
  2. Rugby
    Sport brings people together - whether watching, supporting or playing. So why not enjoy your sporting passion on the beautiful English Riviera?
  3. Golf
    There are some wonderfully appointed and highly welcoming golf clubs on Devon’s English Riviera. In Torquay and Brixham there are beautiful 18-hole parkland golf courses, both with stunning views of the coastline and the English Riviera’s warm climate allows you to play golf all year-round. You’ll also find some lovely pitch and putt courses and adventure golf courses for the whole family.
  4. Sea Swimming
    The English Riviera is protected by the hills of Dartmoor creating little wind and a mild microclimate.

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  1. A man, a woman and a young child feel the giraffes at Paignton Zoo on the Giraffe Experience
    A woman and a young boy feed a giraffe at Paignton Zoo. The Giraffe Experience at Paignton Zoo.
    A man, a woman and a young child feel the giraffes at Paignton Zoo on the Giraffe Experience
    A woman and a young boy feed a giraffe at Paignton Zoo. The Giraffe Experience at Paignton Zoo.

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026

    Address

    Paignton Zoo, Totnes Road, Paignton, Devon, TQ4 7EU

    Telephone

    01803 697500

    Paignton

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026

    Get up close with the giraffes and help out with their feeding time. You’ll have the chance to chat with one of Paignton Zoo's knowledgeable keepers and learn all about each individual giraffe from the people that know them the best!

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    Unique Experience

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  2. A man working as a steam train driver, Dartmouth Rail and River Boat Company. The Footplate Experience. Paignton to Kingswear.
    Steam Train passing through Goodrington, Murder on the Riviera Express, part of the International Agatha Christie Festival, Paignton, Devon
    The Goliath vintage steam train engine with carriages travelling through the English Riviera Countryside. Dartmouth Rail and River Boat Company.
    A man looks out of the cabin of a vintage locomotive. Dartmouth Steam Railway and River Boat Company. English Riviera.
    A man working as a steam train driver, Dartmouth Rail and River Boat Company. The Footplate Experience. Paignton to Kingswear.
    Steam Train passing through Goodrington, Murder on the Riviera Express, part of the International Agatha Christie Festival, Paignton, Devon
    The Goliath vintage steam train engine with carriages travelling through the English Riviera Countryside. Dartmouth Rail and River Boat Company.
    A man looks out of the cabin of a vintage locomotive. Dartmouth Steam Railway and River Boat Company. English Riviera.

    Dates

    From:
    10 Feb 2026to2 Nov 2026

    Address

    Dartmouth Steam Railway, Queen's Park Station, Paignton, Devon, TQ4 6AF

    Telephone

    01803 555872

    Paignton

    Dates

    From:
    10 Feb 2026to2 Nov 2026

    Treat someone (or even yourself) to an unforgettable experience - enjoying the amazing viewpoint of the open locomotive. You'll observe and understand what all the jobs involve and don't forget to bring your camera along to capture the moment you…

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    Unique Experience

    Add Vintage Locomotive Footplate Experience - DSRRB to your Itinerary

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  3. Cayman Golf, Brixham, Devon
    Cayman Golf, Brixham, Devon
    Cayman Golf, Brixham, Devon
    Cayman Golf, Brixham, Devon
    Cayman Golf, Brixham, Devon
    Cayman Golf, Brixham, Devon
    Cayman Golf, Brixham, Devon
    Cayman Golf, Brixham, Devon
    Cayman Golf, Brixham, Devon
    Cayman Golf, Brixham, Devon
    Cayman Golf, Brixham, Devon
    Cayman Golf, Brixham, Devon

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026

    Address

    Dartmouth Road, Churston Ferrers, Brixham, Devon, TQ5 0JT

    Telephone

    01803 845909

    Brixham

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026

    Cayman golf is a family run business, which has been cleverly designed to create a short 18 hole (par71) golf course, built in 9 acres of picturesque Devon countryside on the outskirts of Brixham.

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    Golf Course

    Children & Infants

    • Accept children (Minimum age)

    Parking & Transport

    • Parking On Site

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  4. Occombe by Greendale

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026

    Address

    Preston Down Road, Preston, Paignton, Devon, TQ3 1RN

    Telephone

    01803 354218

    Paignton

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026

    Your family day out in the heart of South Devon🌳
    Play Barn • Farm Kitchen • Nature Trails
    More coming soon…✨

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    Farm

    Children & Infants

    • Accept children all ages
    • Facilities for children

    Accessibility

    • Accessible to Wheelchair Users

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  5. Broadsands Beach Kayak and Stand Up Paddleboard Centre logo
    Broadsands Beach Kayak and Stand Up Paddleboard Centre logo

    Dates

    From:
    1 Apr 2027to30 Sept 2027

    Address

    Promenade, Broadsands, Churston, Paignton, Devon, TQ4 6HL

    Telephone

    07706 124053

    Churston, Paignton

    Dates

    From:
    1 Apr 2027to30 Sept 2027

    Based at the stunningly sandy and gently sloping, Blue Flag awarded Broadsands Beach the watersports centre was founded in 2009 and continues to go from strength to strength.

    Family run and borne from a passion for all things sporty and outdoors…

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    Activity Centre

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  6. Closeup of a hiker's feet in walking boots, on rocks on the South West Coast Path. English Riviera UNESCO Global Geopark.

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026

    Address

    English Riviera, Devon, TQ2 5JG

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026

    The English Riviera has 22 miles of coastline and a UNESCO Global Geopark, all of which can be discovered on the South West Coast Path, which runs along South Devon's beautiful bay between Maidencombe in the north and Sharkham Point in the south.

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    Waymarked Trail

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  7. Dartmouth Day Cruise departs Torquay and Brixham to Dartmouth, Devon
    Dartmouth Day Cruise departs Torquay and Brixham to Dartmouth, Devon

    Dates

    From:
    1 Apr 2027to30 Sept 2027

    Address

    Brixham, Devon, TQ5 8AW

    Telephone

    01803 293797

    Brixham

    Dates

    From:
    1 Apr 2027to30 Sept 2027

    Dartmouth Day Cruise - an exciting day adventure to the lovely historic Port of Dartmouth. 

    This is an all day excursion cruising along the South Devon coastline taking in views of Berry Head and Coleton Fishacre before passing the Daymark at…

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    Boat Trip

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  8. Steam locomotive Goliath over the beach huts at Goodrington Sands
    Cardiff Castle, Dartmouth Steam Railway and River Boat Company
    Paddlesteamer "Kingswear Castle" at the entrance to the River Dart.
    Steam locomotive approaching Broadsands.
    Cardiff Castle arriving in Dartmouth from Totnes in mid summer
    Steam locomotive Goliath over the beach huts at Goodrington Sands
    Cardiff Castle, Dartmouth Steam Railway and River Boat Company
    Paddlesteamer "Kingswear Castle" at the entrance to the River Dart.
    Steam locomotive approaching Broadsands.
    Cardiff Castle arriving in Dartmouth from Totnes in mid summer

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    Address

    Kingswear Signal Box, The Square, Kingswear, Devon, Devon, TQ6 0AA

    Telephone

    01803752370

    Kingswear, Devon

    Dates

    A warm welcome awaits you at Dartmouth Steam Railway & River Boats. We provide steam train travel, river and sea cruises across the English Riviera and along the beautiful river Dart in South Devon.

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    Boat Trip

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  9. Miss Lemon at Agatha Christie's bench Torquay
    Gate to the Burgh Island Hotel, English Riviera Custom Tours
    Greenway House with guests looking on
    Burgh island showing the hotel and the sea tractor crossing
    Sea tractor on the sand at Burgh Island
    Miss Lemon at Agatha Christie's bench Torquay
    Gate to the Burgh Island Hotel, English Riviera Custom Tours
    Greenway House with guests looking on
    Burgh island showing the hotel and the sea tractor crossing
    Sea tractor on the sand at Burgh Island

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026

    Address

    Braddons Hill Road West, Torquay, Devon, TQ1 1BG

    Telephone

    07832 614352

    Torquay

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026

    And Then There Were None (once we have eaten them all!)
    A trip to Burgh Island is a must for Agatha Christie fans. One of many tour chapters created for your own travel story, Have afternoon tea at this splendid art deco hotel . It is a tour that…

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    Unique Experience

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