Welcome to Visit Cockington Places The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Cockington
Visit Cockington places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Cockington places to visit. A unique way to experience Cockington’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Cockington as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
Visiting Cockington Walkfo Preview Cockington is a half a mile away from Torquay in Devon. It has old cottages within its boundaries. Bus service 62 (Torquay circular) calls at the village five times per day (Mon-Fri) When you visit Cockington, Walkfo brings Cockington places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Cockington Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Cockington
Visit Cockington – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit
With 61 audio plaques & Cockington places for you to explore in the Cockington area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Cockington places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Cockington history
The village was probably founded 2,500 years ago during the Iron Age with evidence of two hill forts on either side of the Cockington valley. The first official documentation of the village was in the 10th century. The remains of a small Saxon village were found near the Drum Inn.
Why visit Cockington with Walkfo Travel Guide App?
You can visit Cockington places with Walkfo Cockington to hear history at Cockington’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Cockington has 61 places to visit in our interactive Cockington map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Cockington, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Cockington places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Cockington & the surrounding areas.
“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 61 audio facts unique to Cockington places in an interactive Cockington map you can explore.”
Walkfo Cockington tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Cockington
Best Cockington places to visit
Cockington has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Cockington’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Cockington’s information audio spots:
Howden Court Hotel, Torquay Howden Court Hotel in Torquay, Devon is listed on the English Heritage Register . It was built in 1860 and was home to several notable residents over the next century . Today it is a hotel which provides accommodation, dining and bar facilities .
Ashfield, Torquay Ashfield in Torquay was the childhood home of Agatha Christie . She lived there from her birth until the time of her marriage . She reluctantly sold it in 1940; in 1962 it was demolished and replaced with a small estate of houses .
Paignton Zoo Paignton Zoo is a registered educational and scientific charity. It currently employs over 100 permanent staff and an additional 120 seasonally. The zoo is owned by Wild Planet Trust, formerly known as the Whitley Wildlife Conservation Trust.
Wild Planet Trust Wild Planet Trust, formerly known as the Whitley Wildlife Conservation Trust, is a registered charity. Set up to run Paignton Zoo after the death of its founder, Herbert Whitley, who established the zoo on his estate at Primley in the 1920s. Since 2003 it has owned and operated Newquay Zoo and Living Coasts.
St Michael’s Church, Paignton St Michael’s Church is a former Church of England church in Paignton, Devon. Built in 1939, the church closed in 1979 and is now part of a residential development.
Paignton Cemetery Paignton Cemetery is a burial ground situated within the town of Paigntan, Devon, England. It is situated in the centre of the town and is located in the middle of Devon.
Palace Theatre, Paignton The Palace Theatre was built in 1890 and is the oldest working theatre in Torbay. The theatre underwent a major refurbishment in 2005 and has a seating capacity of 380.
Torbay Picture House The Torbay Picture House was opened on 16 March 1914. It is believed to be the oldest surviving purpose-built cinema in Europe. In its early days it featured a 21-piece orchestra, with each member paid a guinea to perform.
Kirkham House Kirkham House is a late medieval stone house in Paignton, Devon. It is believed to be a 14th or 15th century building. The house was designated a Grade II* listed building in 1951.
Festival Theatre, Paignton The Festival Theatre was a seafront theatre located on the Paignton Esplanade. It was in direct competition with the Princess and Pavilion theatres in Torquay. The theatre closed at the end of 1998 and re-opened in October 1999 as a multiscreen cinema.
Visit Cockington plaques
34 plaques hereCockington has 34 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Cockington plaques audio map when visiting. Plaques like National Heritage’s “Blue Plaques” provide visual geo-markers to highlight points-of-interest at the places where they happened – and Walkfo’s AI has researched additional, deeper content when you visit Cockington using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Cockington plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.
Experience Cockington audio walks & tours
Walkfo guides for things to do / places to visit in Cockington allows exploration as you would do an art gallery or museum. Walk close to one of Cockington’s 61 historic places & our digital tour guide will create an audio story for that spot. With headphone connected, you can explore Cockington freely by foot, bike or bus – with your own personal tour guide in your pocket.
Explore Cockington Map App
Our visit Cockington map shows you things-to-do & places you can visit in Cockington & surrounding areas using the Walkfo digital audio tour guide app. Each spot has plaque, building, street or area information on history, culture or tourism.
You can set your Walkfo’s Cockington tourist map to find historic & tourism spots within 1km, 3km & 5km of the Cockington centre, depending on how far you plan to explore whilst you visit Cockington area at LONG:-3.565, LAT:50.4563.
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Walkfo is free to download & use (for a limited time period), so if you are looking to explore Cockington, go to your App Store to search for “Walkfo” or follow a links below and install on your mobile phone. Walkfo is designed for use with headphones or AirPods, so you can walk & explore whilst learning about the things around you without digital distraction.
Things to do & visit in Cockington / surrounding areas
● Howden Court Hotel, Torquay ● Torquay Town Hall ● Torre Abbey ● Abbey Park and Meadows ● Torquay ● Recreation Ground, Torquay ● Ashfield, Torquay ● Princess Theatre (Torquay) ● Grand Hotel (Torquay) ● The Breeze (South Devon) ● St John’s Church, Torquay ● Chelston, Torquay ● Pavilion Theatre, Torquay ● St Michael’s Chapel, Torquay ● Babbacombe ● Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics ● Plainmoor ● The Room in the Elephant ● Living Coasts ● Torquay Museum ● Torquay Lifeboat Station ● Corbyn Head Hotel ● Shiphay Manor ● Ellacombe, Devon ● Torquay Cemetery ● Torbay Hospital ● Shiphay ● St Paul’s Church, Preston, Paignton ● Preston, Devon ● Church of St Mary, Collaton St Mary
● Paignton Zoo ● Wild Planet Trust ● St Michael’s Church, Paignton ● Goodrington ● Torbay Inn ● Goodrington carriage holding sidings ● Splashdown Quaywest ● Paignton Cemetery ● Goodrington Sands ● Palace Theatre, Paignton ● Bishop’s Palace, Paignton ● Torbay Picture House ● Kirkham House ● Paignton ● Festival Theatre, Paignton ● Christ Church, Paignton ● Paignton Pier ● Oldway Mansion ● North Whilborough ● Redcliffe Hotel ● English Riviera Geopark ● Paignton Windmill ● Occombe Valley Woods ● Compton Castle ● Marldon ● Torbay ● Cockington ● Mallock Memorial Clock Tower ● Cockington Court
Getting to / around Cockington – transport link, station & street map
Getting around in Cockington using public transportation may include road, street, train, underground, bus or tram transport options. Walkfo has identified the following Cockington places with historic / cultural / factual content when you visit:
Local Cockington Public Transport Stations
Cockington Notable Streets & Road Destinations
Torquay railway station
Edginswell railway station
Beacon Hill transmitting station
Goodrington Sands railway station
Paignton railway station
Torre railway station
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Local Cockington historians & Cockington tour guides
Trying to encourage visitors to Cockington? Walkfo has millions audio places already available but Walkfo Creator gives Cockington’s places, attractions & landmarks ability to create their own unique outdoor audio museums & using our simple & easy to use Walkfo Creator. – Creating a new audio experience for your Cockington place is free* and quick (15+ minutes if you prepare text content) to use, with Walkfo Creator doing the hard work of generating AI audio files for geo-spots from the text you provide with a simply click on a map. – The 100 Amazing Cockington Places is just one example of an outdoor museum created using Walkfo Creator (pictured to the left) for people to safely explore during Covid-19 times whilst visiting a city. Our tool is open to tourism organisations, travel destinations & National Trust locations to create their own audio walks to offer free when people visit Cockington destinations. – Walkfo itself is looking to partner with websites offering things-to-do / what’s on events listings to enhance the content of our ‘visit-Cockington’ web pages (for example: www.visitCockington.com). If you are interested in partnering, please contact us to discuss options.
* Walkfo Creator is free to use for a limited number of audio spots within a map with a license fee applicable when more than 20 audio spots within location walk are created. v1.1336
Visit Cockington places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Cockington places to visit. A unique way to experience Cockington’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Cockington as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
You can visit Cockington places with Walkfo Cockington to hear history at Cockington’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Cockington has 61 places to visit in our interactive Cockington map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Cockington, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Cockington places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Cockington & the surrounding areas.
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Trying to encourage visitors to Cockington?