A weekend in Paignton
Getting there by train
Day 1: Paignton
🌇 Start the day with a walk over Paignton Beach to Preston Sands. An impressive rock with a great view of the sea. Along this walk, you come across many different colored beach houses.
🏙️ The afternoon can be spend walking through the park which is close by the small city center. It is a nice place to read a book or just relax and watch the birds and ducks.
🌃 The evening can be spent at the Paignton Pier, a pier filled with arcade games. A few minutes away from the Pier there is the GeoPark cafe — a fun place to have dinner next to the sea and the park.
Day 2: A day trip
🌇 The day trip to Kingswear and Dartmouth starts at this train station. Here you enter the old steam train and take a 30-minute train to Kingswear.
From Kingswear, you can take an hour's hike to Brownstone Battery. Along the way, you come across a good view of the Kingswear Castle and enjoy nature. Mind that there are parts that are less easy to walk and not all paths are paved.
Once arrived at the Brownstone Battery you can sit down and enjoy the sea view. From here you can see the Dragon's Tail stones in the water. It is a great place to take a break and eat some snacks.
On the way back you go up to the Daymark. The way back is along paved paths and thus a bit easier to walk. You follow the road till you arrive at a four-point crossroad, here you go left and follow the Brownstone Road. At the end of this road, you go left to Mount Ridley Road, which you follow back to Kingswear. Along the way, you can find signs back to Kingswear.
🏙️ After getting back to Kingswear you can take the ferry across the river Dart to Dartmouth. Here you can explore the small town.
🌃 End the day with an early dinner in Darthmouth before returning to the train. Mind that the ferry goes once every 15 minutes. So be careful you will not miss your train back to Paignton.
Day 3: Paignton
🌇 The last day in Paignton can be spent walking through the park and beaches on the other side of town. The first stop is Fairy Cove, a small and not as busy beach in Paignton.
🏙️ After this stop the walk can be continued to the next stop: Roundham Head. A park on a big rock that has the same red color as the Preston Sands rock. Walk to the calming park and chose a bench to sit and enjoy the few.
🌃 My last evening in Painton I spend by going out for dinner and seeing a movie at the theatre.
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