Routes England PaigntonTorbay
South West Coast Path

Torbay, Paignton, England

South West Coast Path

Length8.9 mi
Elev. Gain957.8 ft
Est. Steps20000

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Scenic views

Wild flowers

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Steep slope

Created by Paul
Introduction
South West Coast Path is a 8.9 mile (20,000-step) route located near Torbay, Paignton, England. This route has an elevation gain of about 957.8 ft and is rated as hard. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.
Free parking at Oyster Bend & The Saddle. Head towards Horseshoe Bend & take the cut, after 50 yards turn right onto the South West Coast Path. Follow this for 5 miles to reach Brixham. On the way you will pass Broadsands beach, Marriage woods & Fishcombe beach. Once in Brixham you can either walk back the same way or head to Town Square to get the No.12 bus and getting off at Seafield Hotel and walk up Barn Road and back to your car
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Broadsands

Water
Broadsands is a beach on the coast of Torbay in South Devon, England. It is in the Churston Ferrers part of Torbay between Paignton and Brixham.It is a tourist attraction, with a range of facilities and a large pitch and putt course on the adjacent headland. The beach is popular for fishing and watersports.

Brixham Battery

Tourist Attraction
Brixham Battery and Battery Gardens are an open space on the sea shore in Brixham, Devon at grid reference SX920569. They are a traditional observation point for Brixham trawler races, both past and present.The 14-acre (57,000 m2) site of Battery Gardens was first used as a battery in 1586 during the war between England and Spain.

Elberry Cove

Water
Elberry Cove, also known as Elbury Cove, is a shingle beach surrounded by woodland and fields, that lies between Brixham and Paignton in Devon, England. It is important for its eelgrass beds, breeding grounds for native seahorses, as well as mussels that are farmed in the waters nearby. It is on the South West Coast Path.

Orange Way

Tourist Attraction
The Orange Way, so called because it follows the march in 1688 of Prince William of Orange and his army from Brixham to London, is a 350 miles (560 km) long-distance footpath in England that passes through Devon, Dorset, Wiltshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and London.

Brixham

Place
Brixham is a small fishing town and civil parish in the district of Torbay in the county of Devon, in the south-west of England. Brixham is at the southern end of Torbay, across the bay (Tor Bay) from Torquay, and fishing and tourism are the major industries of the town. At the time of the 2011 census it had a population of 16,693.

Churston Ferrers

Place
Churston Ferrers is an historic civil parish, former manor and ecclesiastical parish in Devon, England, situated between the south coast towns Paignton and Brixham. Today it is administered by local government as the Churston-with-Galmpton ward of the Torbay unitary authority. It contains the coastal village of Churston, the now larger village of Galmpton and the Broadsands area.

Churston Court

Place
Churston Court is the manor house of the former manor of Churston Ferrers (anciently Cercetone (Domesday Book, 1086), Churecheton (Book of Fees, 13th c.), Churchstow, Churchton, Churchston, etc.), near Brixham in Devon and is a Grade II* listed building.

Brixham railway station

Place
Brixham railway station was a railway station on the Torbay and Brixham Line, serving the town of Brixham, in Devon. The station opened in 1868 and closed in 1963. The station was subsequently demolished and the site was developed as a housing estate.

Brixham Harbour

Place
Brixham Harbour is a harbour and fishing port situated at Brixham, Devon, England. It is home to one of the largest fishing fleets in the United Kingdom.

Brixham College

School
Brixham College is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in Brixham in the English county of Devon.Previously a foundation school administered by Torbay Council, Brixham College was converted to academy status on 1 January 2012. However the school continues to coordinate with Torbay Council for admissions.
Route Details

Length

8.9 mi

Elev. Gain

957.8 ft

Est. Steps

20000
Created by
Paul
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