Welcome to Visit Marldon Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Marldon


Visit Marldon PlacesVisit Marldon places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Marldon places to visit. A unique way to experience Marldon’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Marldon as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.

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Marldon is the most northeasterly Civil Parish in the South Hams in Devon. It includes the village of Compton with Compton Castle. Beacon Hill transmitting station is on the highest point in the parish. When you visit Marldon, Walkfo brings Marldon places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.

  

Marldon Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Marldon


Visit Marldon – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit

With 36 audio plaques & Marldon places for you to explore in the Marldon area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Marldon places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.

Marldon history


Marldon was a small village until the 1960s when major residential development took place. The parish was in the Haytor Hundred and is known locally for its Apple Pie fair which originated in the nineteenth century.

Why visit Marldon with Walkfo Travel Guide App?


Visit Marldon PlacesYou can visit Marldon places with Walkfo Marldon to hear history at Marldon’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Marldon has 36 places to visit in our interactive Marldon 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 Marldon, 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 Marldon places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Marldon & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 36 audio facts unique to Marldon places in an interactive Marldon map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Marldon Places Map
36 tourist, history, culture & geography spots


 

  Marldon historic spots

  Marldon tourist destinations

  Marldon plaques

  Marldon geographic features

Walkfo Marldon tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Marldon

  

Best Marldon places to visit


Marldon has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Marldon’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Marldon’s information audio spots:

Marldon photo 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.
Marldon photo 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.
Marldon photo 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.
Marldon photo 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.
Marldon photo 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.
Marldon photo 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.
Marldon photo 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.
Marldon photo 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.
Marldon photo Christ Church, Paignton
Christ Church is a Church of England, Evangelical parish church in Paignton, Devon. Designed by Walter G. Couldrey and Edward Gabriel, the church was built in 1887–88 and has been a Grade II listed building since 1993.
Marldon photo Compton Castle
Compton Castle in the parish of Marldon in Devon, is a fortified manor house in the village of Compton (formerly “Compton Pole”), about 5 miles (8 km) west of Torquay. The castle has been home to the Gilbert family for most of the time since it was built. It has been a National Trust property since 1951.

Visit Marldon plaques


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Marldon has 11 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Marldon 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 Marldon using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Marldon plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.