Welcome to Visit Paignton Places The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Paignton
Visit Paignton places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Paignton places to visit. A unique way to experience Paignton’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Paignton as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
Visiting Paignton Walkfo Preview Paignton is a seaside town on the coast of Tor Bay in Devon. It has origins as a Celtic settlement and was first mentioned in 1086. It grew as a small fishing village and a new harbour was built in 1847. A railway line was opened to passengers in 1859 creating links to Torquay and London. When you visit Paignton, Walkfo brings Paignton places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Paignton Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Paignton
Visit Paignton – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit
With 52 audio plaques & Paignton places for you to explore in the Paignton area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Paignton places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Paignton history
Paignton is mentioned in the Domesday Book of AD 1086 as Peintone in the ancient hundred of Kerswell. The name is derived from “Paega” an Anglo-Saxon personal name, “ing” meaning “the people of” and “ton” meaning an enclosure, estate or homestead. A Roman burial was discovered in 1993 on the Hookhills estate by a householder digging a patio.
Why visit Paignton with Walkfo Travel Guide App?
You can visit Paignton places with Walkfo Paignton to hear history at Paignton’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Paignton has 52 places to visit in our interactive Paignton 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 Paignton, 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 Paignton places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Paignton & the surrounding areas.
“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 52 audio facts unique to Paignton places in an interactive Paignton map you can explore.”
Walkfo Paignton tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Paignton
Best Paignton places to visit
Paignton has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Paignton’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Paignton’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 .
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.
St George’s Church, Goodrington St George’s Church is a Church of England parish church in Goodrington, Devon. It was designed by Edward Maufe and built in 1938–39, with later additions.
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.
Broadsands Chambered Tomb The Broadsands Chambered Tomb is a Neolithic burial chamber. It is listed as a Scheduled Monument by English Heritage and was first listed in 1957.
Visit Paignton plaques
18 plaques herePaignton has 18 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Paignton 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 Paignton using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Paignton plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.
Experience Paignton audio walks & tours
Walkfo guides for things to do / places to visit in Paignton allows exploration as you would do an art gallery or museum. Walk close to one of Paignton’s 52 historic places & our digital tour guide will create an audio story for that spot. With headphone connected, you can explore Paignton freely by foot, bike or bus – with your own personal tour guide in your pocket.
Explore Paignton Map App
Our visit Paignton map shows you things-to-do & places you can visit in Paignton & 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 Paignton tourist map to find historic & tourism spots within 1km, 3km & 5km of the Paignton centre, depending on how far you plan to explore whilst you visit Paignton area at LONG:-3.5625, LAT:50.435277777778.
Walkfo App
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Walkfo is free to download & use (for a limited time period), so if you are looking to explore Paignton, 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 Paignton / surrounding areas
● Howden Court Hotel, Torquay ● Torre Abbey ● Abbey Park and Meadows ● Recreation Ground, Torquay ● Princess Theatre (Torquay) ● Grand Hotel (Torquay) ● Chelston, Torquay ● Pavilion Theatre, Torquay ● Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics ● The Room in the Elephant ● Living Coasts ● Torquay Lifeboat Station ● Corbyn Head Hotel ● St Paul’s Church, Preston, Paignton ● Preston, Devon ● Elberry Cove ● Church of St Mary, Collaton St Mary ● Paignton Zoo ● Wild Planet Trust ● St Michael’s Church, Paignton ● Goodrington ● Torbay Inn ● Goodrington carriage holding sidings ● St George’s Church, Goodrington ● Splashdown Quaywest ● Paignton Cemetery ● Goodrington Sands ● Palace Theatre, Paignton ● Bishop’s Palace, Paignton ● Saltern Cove
● Torbay Picture House ● Kirkham House ● Paignton ● Broadsands Chambered Tomb ● Festival Theatre, Paignton ● Christ Church, Paignton ● Broadsands ● Paignton Pier ● Oldway Mansion ● Redcliffe Hotel ● English Riviera Geopark ● Paignton Windmill ● Occombe Valley Woods ● Churston Ferrers ● Marldon ● Torbay ● Cockington ● Blagdon, Paignton ● Mallock Memorial Clock Tower ● Cockington Court
Getting to / around Paignton – transport link, station & street map
Getting around in Paignton using public transportation may include road, street, train, underground, bus or tram transport options. Walkfo has identified the following Paignton places with historic / cultural / factual content when you visit:
Local Paignton Public Transport Stations
Paignton Notable Streets & Road Destinations
Torquay railway station
Beacon Hill transmitting station
Goodrington Sands railway station
Paignton railway station
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Local Paignton historians & Paignton tour guides
Trying to encourage visitors to Paignton? Walkfo has millions audio places already available but Walkfo Creator gives Paignton’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 Paignton 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 Paignton 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 Paignton 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-Paignton’ web pages (for example: www.visitPaignton.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 Paignton places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Paignton places to visit. A unique way to experience Paignton’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Paignton as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
You can visit Paignton places with Walkfo Paignton to hear history at Paignton’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Paignton has 52 places to visit in our interactive Paignton 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 Paignton, 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 Paignton places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Paignton & the surrounding areas.
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