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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 Torquay StationTorquay

68 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.

0.2 km SE · 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.

1.2 km W · 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

6.1 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.

7.4 km SE

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

Shaldon

Village

Georgian seaside village of narrow streets and pastel houses at the mouth of the Teign, across the water from Teignmouth.

8 km N · Devon

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.

9.2 km S

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.

0.2 km SE · spans 24 counties

Torre Abbey

Abbey near Cockington

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

0.3 km NE

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.

0.4 km SW

Photo of Anstey's Cove, a swimming spot near Cockington, Devon, south west England.

Anstey's Cove

Designated bathing water near Cockington

A sheltered curve of pebbles below limestone crags, clear over a rocky seabed.

3.2 km E

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.

3.2 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.

4.3 km W

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

6.7 km W

Hunt's Cider

Farm & farm shop near Stoke Gabriel

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

7.2 km SW

Photo of Decoy Country Park, a country park near Shaldon, Devon, south west England.

Decoy Country Park

Country park near Shaldon

A country park in Devon.

7.3 km NW

Everything else within 10 km (53) — 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.