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Photo of Shoalstone Pool, a sea pool near Dartmouth, Devon, south west England.

Shoalstone Pool© Nigel Mykura / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Places to explore near Paignton StationPaignton

74 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo along the South West Coast Path, a 630-mile National Trail running from Minehead to Poole, south west England.Highlight

South West Coast Path

National Trail

630 miles around England's toe — the longest and most demanding of the National Trails.

0.4 km E · spans 4 counties

Photo of Cockington, a village in Devon, south west England.Highlight

Cockington

Village

Chocolate-box hamlet on the edge of Torquay with thatched cottages, a watermill, a forge and a Lutyens-designed inn.

3.2 km N · Devon

Photo of South Devon, a National Landscape in Devon, south west England.Highlight

South Devon

National Landscape near Kingsbridge

Red cliffs, tucked-away coves and drowned river valleys, with the coast path linking one beach to the next

3.3 km S

Photo of Greenway, a Grade II registered house & garden near Dittisham, Devon, south west England.Highlight

Greenway

House & garden near Dittisham

Agatha Christie's riverside holiday home and garden.

5.9 km S

Photo of Shoalstone Pool, a sea pool near Dartmouth, Devon, south west England.Highlight

Shoalstone Pool

Sea pool · Lido near Dartmouth

A 53 m seawater pool on the rocky shore at Brixham, kept going by volunteers and free to swim through the summer.

6 km SE

Photo of Dittisham, a village in Devon, south west England.Highlight

Dittisham

Village

Steep waterside village on the tidal River Dart above Dartmouth, its cottages and boat moorings gathered around a slipway.

7.5 km SW · Devon

Photo of Dartmouth, a village in Devon, south west England.Highlight

Dartmouth

Village

Historic port on the wooded Dart estuary, with a Tudor waterfront, a Britannia naval college and a Henrician castle.

9.4 km S · Devon

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo along the King Charles III England Coast Path, a 2,700-mile National Trail in England.

King Charles III England Coast Path

National Trail

One path around a whole country — beach, clifftop and seawall the entire way round England's coast, opening stretch by stretch.

0.4 km E · spans 24 counties

Photo of Kirkham House, Paignton, a house in Devon, south west England.

Kirkham House, Paignton

House near Paignton

Stone-built late medieval house in the old heart of Paignton, later divided into three cottages and made whole again in the 1960s.

0.5 km NW

Photo of Cockington Country Park, a country park in Devon, south west England.

Cockington Country Park

Country park near Cockington

A country park in Devon.

2.6 km N

Torre Abbey

Abbey near Cockington

The best-preserved medieval abbey in Devon, with its Armada-prisoner Spanish Barn.

3.6 km NE

Hunt's Cider

Farm & farm shop near Stoke Gabriel

Traditional Stoke Gabriel cider farm above the Dart, selling and tasting farmhouse scrumpy on site.

4.2 km SW

Photo of Compton Castle, a castle near Cockington, Devon, south west England.

Compton Castle

Castle near Cockington

A National Trust place in Devon.

4.7 km NW

Sandridge Barton (Sharpham Wine)

Vineyard near Stoke Gabriel

Devon's flagship vineyard above the Dart near Totnes, with cellar door, self-guided vine walks and a restaurant.

4.7 km SW

Photo of Berry Pomeroy Castle, a ruined castle near Cockington, Devon, south west England.

Berry Pomeroy Castle

Castle near Cockington

Berry Pomeroy Castle: a defended residence and Tudor mansion

5.3 km W

Photo of Lupton House, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Dartmouth, Devon, south west England.

Lupton House

House & garden near Dartmouth

A late-Georgian mansion with an Italianate garden, under a long restoration.

5.9 km S

Everything else within 10 km (58) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.