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Brixham Holiday Let

Berry Bush Cottage, 123 Mount Pleasant Road, Brixham, Devon, TQ5 9RY

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Things to do in and around Brixham

BEACHES

Breakwater Beach (Brixham) European Blue Flag 2007

Shingle beach right next to the breakwater with ample parking. Swimming safe with care, toilets, cafe and beach shop. This is a popular beach for divers.

Churston Cove (Brixham)

Sand and shingle beach with steep footpath access from Churston or Fishcombe. Dogs allowed, swimming safe with care. A popular picnic stop for yachts and a good spot to try snorkeling.

Fishcombe Cove (Brixham)

Sand and shingle beach with limited parking, dogs allowed, swimming safe with care, toilets, cafe and deckchair/sunbed hire.

Shoalstone Beach (Brixham)

A shingle and rock beach right next to Brixham's outdoor seawater pool. parking, swimming safe with care, dogs allowed, toilets, cafe and deckchair/sunbed hire.

St Mary's Bay (Brixham)

A quiet sand and shingle beach with footpath access from the car park. No toilets or cafe. A great detour from a walk along the coast path. Beautiful viewpoint from Sharkham Point above the beach, south along the coast path towards Dartmouth.

KENTS CAVERN

Start right back at the geological beginnings of the Riviera coastline with a visit to Kents Cavern

Visit the caves and hear many more fascinating facts about the geological evolution of the area, its early cave-dwellers and the excitement of the early explorers that excavate the caves for all to enjoy.

Hand axes dating back almost 500,000 years have been found, as well as an upper jaw bone believed to be the oldest human remain in Europe!

PAIGNTON & DARTMOUTH STEAM RAILWAY

Paignton & Dartmouth Steam Railway is the holiday line, with steam trains running for 7 miles in Great Western tradition from Paignton along the spectacular Torbay coast to Churston and on through the wooded slopes bordering the Dart estuary to Kingswear. The scenery is superb, with seascapes right across Lyme bay to Portland Bill on clear days.

It's your choice; travel Torbay's spectacular coast and the beautiful River Dart by steam train from Paignton to Kingswear, then on to Dartmouth by passenger ferry. Combine this with a circular river cruise on the Boat Train service, or cruise up-river to Totnes and take the open-top bus back to Paignton for a complete day out on the Round Robin service.

PAIGNTON ZOO

Paignton Zoo is home to thousands of amazing animals and plants.

Walk through a world of wonder – visit the desert, cross the savannah, explore the forest and trek through the tropics.

Use your senses to discover the wild world: look around, listen out – you’ll even need your sense of smell!

Find out about conservation and the world’s endangered species.
Paignton Zoo is a great day out for everyone.

As well as the thousands of animals, there’s a miniature train ride, a wobbly jungle bridge in Lemur Wood,

indoor and outdoor play areas, keeper talks and feeding times,

places to eat and places to sit – all packed into 80 acres of natural habitat.

BRIXHAM HARBOUR - MARINA

Brixham in South Devon is the jewel in the English Riviera. A traditional fishing town, Brixham has a long history of fishing and smuggling and is home to the Brixham heritage fleet built around an attractive harbour and is a popular year-round destination.

Brixham is at one end of Torbay, across from Torquay and Paignton Also close by to Brixham are the South Hams, including Dartmouth, Kingswear, Totnes, Bigbury and, of course, the beauty of Dartmoor.

Brixham has attractive narrow lanes around the harbour, with residential streets on the higher hills either side from which there are great views across Torbay.

Berry Head park, about a 30 minute walk from the centre of Brixham, is great for walking and has stunning views back to Brixham harbour, across Torbay and along the coast to the South Hams.

The harbour and Brixham Marina are great for a leisurely stroll, or a spot of crab fishing for the young at heart, or for the more adventurous Brixham is on the South West Coastal Path. Leave Brixham and head via Churston to Paignton or from the Berry Head take the invigorating walk up and down hills to Kingswear.

In summer the town is buzzing with activity but Brixham is a great place to visit all year round. There are lots of local attractions open and the beaches and pathways around Brixham are especially nice in the spring and summer. For the coast lover, Brixham is a perfect getaway.

QUAYWEST WATERPARK

Quaywest Waterpark gives real credence to Paignton as a superb South Devon family holiday favourite. Quaywest is a pretty flash waterpark, with all it's water nicely heated to 80 degrees centigrade so it's nice and warm for the tots to compensate for the urr cooler English weather! Whats on offer - way hey Wild Kamikaze rides, or gentler surfing lagoon anyone? There's a variety of flumes and tubes, pools and various out of the water entertainment. The Devils Drop ride has a 65' freefall (part of which is through a blackhole!)- gadzooks! On the less hell-raising side, opt for the tube rides which include the Raging Rapids. This Devon Waterpark caters for children of all ages. For the younger tots there's a submarine play area and the Toon Town Pool - whoppee!! For general swimming, what superb choice you have of safe pools for both children and adults, and Quaywest Waterpark is right next to Goodrington Beach.

As you'd expect at a fully equipped family waterpark there are plenty of food outlets with anything from hotdogs, burgers, ice cream and fish and chips. You can bring your own picnics as well, but no alchohol or glass containers allowed.

THE GOLDEN HIND

The Golden Hind Ship, classically remembered as a ship captured by Frances Drake and on which he was knighted by Elizabeth I on 4th April 1581, had been reconstructed and sits open to the public every day in Brixham Harbour. A visit to the Golden Hind (originally called the Pelican, but renamed by Drake) offers an intriguing insight into life on board a ship in the 16th century. It's very popular with school trips and with children, offering a 'come alive' educational angle.

It's hard to imagine the gravity of circumnavigating the world, and the hero status brought upon Sir Frances Drake for achieving it, in this day and age. But perhaps a trip to this ship helps to imagine just that, and the skill and achievement involved in it without the aide of steam power and so forth. Drake's navigation of the Magellan Straits is now considerably well mythologized in the history lessons. Those interested in finding out more about the Elizabethan period, Sir Frances Drake's many successful voyages returning home with bounty taken from many a Spanish ship, and the part Drake played in establishing trade lines with the Far East and India - will not be disappointed by a visit to the reconstructed Golden Hind. There's much a plenty going on for the kids as well, with the usual pirate exploits.

Churston Golf Club 01803 842751

The course stretches westward along the cliffs towards Brixham and encompasses wonderful views over Torbay. The course has numerous natural features and is easily reached by road from Brixham.

The new clubhouse opened in 1998 and there are conference and teaching facilities available.

18 holes par 70.