Cockington & Babbacombe
Take a walk back in time along Cockington’s narrow lanes, lined with thatched houses with their colour washed walls of stone and cobb. Babbacombe is famous for its model railway and cliff railway.
View Dates & BookBabbacombe near Torquay
Whilst Babbacombe is situated adjacent to Torquay, it continues to enjoy total independence with its very own promenade, theatre, shops, restaurants, take aways, hotels, B&B’s and of course the world famous Babbacombe Model Village. There are the most stunning coastal views right across Lyme Bay past Exmouth and Lyme Regis on the jurassic coast as far as Portland Bill.
All this sits high above two beaches and a harbour with footpath and road access in addition to the historic Babbacombe cliff railway, one of only a few original working funicular railways still in existence today. Babbacombe leads naturally into the adjoining village of St. Marychurch which has its own thriving shopping precinct with a wide choice of independently owned small shops and boutiques.
Cockington
Only a mile from Torquay seafront, the Domesday book village of Cockington has hardly changed through the centuries.
NB. Coach drop in Cockington is at Herbert Road - 15 minute walk downhill in to village so NOT suitable for the infirm.
Many villages lay claim to being ‘picturesque’, but the village of Cockington is the real deal. Take a walk back in time along Cockington’s narrow lanes, lined with thatched houses with their colour washed walls of stone and cobb. You’ll experience a quiet charm that is a quintessentially English with its manor house, cricket ground, thatched pub, cream teas and a place to stay.
Everything about Cockington oozes history with many of the cottages dating back to the 16th Century and some, like the old Forge, mentioned in the Doomsday Book.
Once there you will be free to discover this charming village and surrounding Country Park with its hundreds of acres of gorgeous trails and rural vistas perhaps taking lunch at the Lutyens designed pub or a cream tea at a choice of Tea Gardens. There are numerous leisurely strolls around the village taking in the shops selling gifts and mementoes of your visit. You can discover the old stocks, an abandoned water mill, the Alms Houses for the former estate, mediaeval carp lakes, water meadows and an ancient gamekeeper’s cottage nestling in the woods. Walk a little further and you come across the Manor House, Cockington Court, a hub for contemporary creative crafts and arts.
Depart approx 17.00/17.30
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
| Name | Address | Times |
|---|---|---|
| Bridgwater | Bridgwater Mount Street Bus Stop Rear of Angel Place Shopping centre | View |
| Bristol Anchor Road West | Anchor Road, Outside @ Bristol-We The Curious Westbound Bus Stop | View |
| Bristol Tesco | Tesco's Eastville Bus stop - Jct 2 of M32 (Tesco's Car park only has a 2 Hr. parking limit) | View |
| Burnham on Sea | Burnham on Sea, Pier Street Bus Stop The Old Pier Tavern | View |
| Clevedon | Clevedon Miles Morgan Travel Agency, Triangle Bus Stop | View |
| Gordano | Gordano M5 Services CAR PARK | View |
| Highbridge | Highbridge, Church Street Bus Stop Near to Church | View |
| Weston Borough Arms Sth | Outside the Borough Arms Bus Shelter Locking Road | View |
| Weston-super-Mare | Weston-super-Mare Locking Road Car Park | View |
| Worle - P/Green South | Worle - Preanes Green, New Bristol Rd. Opposite side of Road to Summer Lane Bus Shelter | View |
| Worle - Queensway South | Worle - Bridge Farm Opposite Food Warehouse Bus St New Bristol Road | View |
