Activities

As this is a new website, we will try to keep this area as relevant to visitors to the area as possible.

As new activities appear, we will try to include them here and also, should guests find attractions they believe are worthy of inclusion, if we are informed, we will add them.

Gardens

Killerton

A family home and a great estate. Glorious landscape garden surrounded by parkland with fine 18th-century house

www.nationaltrust.org.uk/killerton

Gardens

Knightshayes

A great post-war garden, 19th-century parkland and grand Gothic Revival architecture by Victorian visionary William Burges

www.nationaltrust.org.uk/knightshayes

Gardens

Bicton Park

Gardens, railway, museum. You and your family can always find something to do at Bicton Gardens

www.bictongardens.co.uk

Gardens

Becky Falls

Gardens, railway, museum. You and your family can always find something to do at Bicton Gardens

www.bictongardens.co.uk

Zoo

Exmoor Zoo

Explore our zoo trail and discover our animals up close and personal.

www.exmoorzoo.co.uk

Zoo

Paignton Zoo

With over 2,500 animals across 80 acres – you’re in for a really wild time at Paignton Zoo.

www.paigntonzoo.org.uk

Theme Park

Crealy

The South West’s Number One Family Day Out with over 60 rides and family attractions.

www.crealy.co.uk

Theme Park

World of Country Life

An eclectic mix of museums, animals, play areas and entertainment, both outdoors and under cover

www.worldofcountrylife.co.uk

Theme Park

Diggerland

Where children and adults can ride, drive and operate real diggers dumpers etc.

www.diggerland.com

Theme Park

Woodlands

The largest theme park in Devon.

www.woodlandspark.com

Museum

Royal Albert Museum

Go back in time and find out the history of the past and see ancient artifacts. 

www.rammuseum.org.uk

Historical

Castle Drogo

Gardens and castle designed and built by Sir Edwin Lutyens.

www.nationaltrust.org.uk/castle-drogo

Historical

Buckfast Abbey

Home to a community of Benedictine monks, visit the abbey and galleries.

www.buckfast.org.uk

Historical

Exeter Cathedral

Exeter Cathedral is one of the oldest and most beautiful Cathedrals in England.

www.exetercathedral.org.uk

Trains and Trams

Pecorama

For families, garden lovers and model railway enthusiast alike, there is something for everyone at Pecorama.

www.pecorama.co.uk

Trains and Trams

Seaton Tramway

Seaton tramway operates narrow guage trams between Seaton and Colyton in East Devon’s glorious Axe Valley

www.tram.co.uk

Trains and Trams

Dartmouth Railway and Riverboat

Enjoy your days out in Devon on our steam trains, boat trips and paddle steamer

www.dartmouthrailriver.co.uk

Trains and Trams

South Devon Railway

The longest established steam railway in the south west, celebrating over 50 years in preservation

www.southdevonrailway.co.uk