Discover some of the best beaches along the South Devon coast on the English Riviera. The South Devon coastline offers an ever-changing feast of sandy beaches, rocky outcrops, secluded coves, historic viaducts, elevated cliff tops, rockpools and wooded areas.

Located next to Goodrington Beach, Splashdown Quaywest is an essential addition to your seaside day out. Enjoy twisting tyre slides, slippery waterslides and a fun, aqua play arena for under 12’s.

Paignton Zoo is a world-class wildlife conservation park set in beautiful and extensive gardens with large lakes.  The park is home to some of the planet’s most rare and amazing creatures. Discover all your favourites, including gorillas and orang-utans, giraffes, lions, tigers and rhinos plus some more. There’s also several outdoor playgrounds, an indoor soft play centre and large restaurant to keep the family busy all day.

Drift back into the style and opulence of the Jazz Age as you retrace the steps of the world’s best-selling author along Torquay’s seafront. Starting at either the Imperial Hotel or the Grand Hotel, the Agatha Christie Mile takes you to some of the places that were inspirational in her life and works, with seven unique plaques to find along way.

For those days when swimming in the sea isn’t an option, the Riviera Centre boasts a fabulous swimming pool. Featuring a large sloping, easy access swimming pool, wave pool, water slide and fountains, the whole family will enjoy a splash. For more information on prices and facilities, please visit their website: leisurecentre.com/riviera-international-centre

All the fun of a British seaside town. Plenty of traditional arcade games to choose from, fish and chips, hot doughnuts and dinosaur golf. Or simply take a nice stroll along the promenade for amazing sea views.

Free for all and right on the sea front, enjoy Paignton’s geo park play ground where children of all ages can climb, swing and explore. It features large climbing structures, a sand pit and water play.

A warm welcome awaits you at Dartmouth Steam Railway & River Boats. They provide steam train travel, river and sea cruises across the English Riviera and along the beautiful river Dart in South Devon. They are open from 16th February to 2nd November 2023. The stunning Train of Lights and Train of Lights+Santa services also run on selected dates in November and December.

The English Riviera Airshow, held in Paignton, Devon is a spectacular event. The weekend event features breathtaking air displays over the stunning natural amphitheatre of South Devon's beautiful bay. Of course, we'll say it's the best Airshow in the UK, but when you have some of Devon's best beaches as a backdrop and access to world-class food and activities all within walking distance, who can blame us?! In fact, each year, the Airshow attracts almost 200,000 people to The English Riviera.