Guidebook for Paignton
The Local Thai Restaurant
The Local Thai restaurant is our favourite go to place in the evenings . The Owner / Chef is a lovely lady who cooks lovely tasty food.
The food quality here is fantastic and the Host is so friendly. On Wednesday evenings the music is great too.
7 locals recommend
Shoreline
Eastern EsplanadeThe food quality here is fantastic and the Host is so friendly. On Wednesday evenings the music is great too.
The local "Pub" which has local music bands on most nights. A great meeting place for friends.
28 locals recommend
Spinning Wheel Inn
19 Esplanade RdThe local "Pub" which has local music bands on most nights. A great meeting place for friends.
The restaurant is a lovely clean place with really caring staff who are very friendly. The food is affordable and the environment in the Restaurant is pleasant and comfortable.
The Local Thai Restaurant
75 Torbay RdThe restaurant is a lovely clean place with really caring staff who are very friendly. The food is affordable and the environment in the Restaurant is pleasant and comfortable.
Everything Else
The things listed here are my favourite places to visit and I hope you enjoy them too.
This is situated around the corner from my house. Here is a very good Gym that you can use and a temporary member and also the afternoon tea served here is lovely with a lovely setting.
The Palace Hotel
Esplanade RoadThis is situated around the corner from my house. Here is a very good Gym that you can use and a temporary member and also the afternoon tea served here is lovely with a lovely setting.
Vue Cinema Torbay
Esplanade RoadOur local cinema.
The local park has a pond where ducks swim freely and the other larger lake has swans on it.
7 locals recommend
Victoria Park
Hyde RoadThe local park has a pond where ducks swim freely and the other larger lake has swans on it.
Stagecoach Bus
Dartmouth RoadEasy to catch the bus to Exeter and Plymouth and in the bay.
Sightseeing
The working Harbour is a short stroll away from the house with Bistros and shops and small cafes dotted around. Well worth a visit but take your camera. Catch the water ferry to Brixham or Torquay and watch the sea wildlife.
11 locals recommend
Paignton Harbour Master
South QuayThe working Harbour is a short stroll away from the house with Bistros and shops and small cafes dotted around. Well worth a visit but take your camera. Catch the water ferry to Brixham or Torquay and watch the sea wildlife.
A visit to Dartmouth over one of the two ferries that run here from higher Brixham is well worth it for the scenery and the life over the water . Look at the houses on the hillside or the Britannia Naval College where the Queen met her husband.
117 locals recommend
Dartmouth Castle
Castle RoadA visit to Dartmouth over one of the two ferries that run here from higher Brixham is well worth it for the scenery and the life over the water . Look at the houses on the hillside or the Britannia Naval College where the Queen met her husband.
Neighbourhoods
This building has historic presence in the Bay. It was home to the Singer Family and the interior has a lovely Art Deco feel. It is currently not in use but the people of the bay are trying to change that.
12 locals recommend
Oldway Mansion
Torquay RoadThis building has historic presence in the Bay. It was home to the Singer Family and the interior has a lovely Art Deco feel. It is currently not in use but the people of the bay are trying to change that.
City advice
Getting around
Buy a day rider bus ticket.
Buy a day rider bus ticket or family ticket at the bus station in Paignton and visit all three towns of Torbay in one day. Leave the car behind and have a scenic ride around the bay. Brixham with its fishing fleet and fresh fish restaurants. Paignton where they have the best Harbour and Torquay where the majority of shops are.