Walk to
Beacon Cove
5 minute walk
Beacon Cove, adjacent to Living Coasts Marine Aviary, is a small pebbly cove where Agatha Christie bathed as a young woman. She would pay tuppence to roller-skate on the pier, and swim out to sea from the cove.
Meadfoot Beach
10 minute walk
A blue-flag pebble and sand beach with safe swimming, toilets, baby-changing facilities, refreshments, deck chair and pedallo hire. Lovely coastal walks in both directions.
Abbey Sands
15 minute walk
A sandy beach with safe swimming, watersports, toilets, refreshments and deck chair hire. Just across the road is tennis, pitch and putt, crazy golf and the 12th century Torre Abbey. Also an indoor wave pool.
The Harbour and Marina - 2 minute walk
Less than 200 metres away
including the amazing attraction— Living Coasts Marine Aviary.
Restaurants
from 2 minute’s walk
Within a few minutes you can walk to enough restaurants to try a different one every night, including the Michelin starred ‘The Elephant’, 'The Hole in the Wall’s pub grub, & 'No 7', an award winning fish restaurant. Try cuisines from many countries including France, Mexico, India, China, Italy, Thailand and America! There is also a 'Pizza Express', 'Prezzo' and a Weatherspoon pub. By Living Coasts there is a Harvester family pub/restaurant with soft play area.
Princess Theatre
5 minute walk
Featuring hit West End shows such as 'Grease', 'Chicago' and 'Joseph'. Up to date listings.
Central Cinema
10 minute walk
Listings.
Rainbow Funhouse
1 minute walk
Exciting, all-weather, indoor play area suitable for toddlers to adults. Only 50 metres away.
The Riviera International Centre
15 minute walk
A conference centre with bar and dining facilities and an indoor swimming pool with waves and flume.
Buses
2 minute walk
There are bus stops at the harbour and tickets may be purchased at the Tourist Board. Excellent value is a weekly ticket, enabling travel within an extensive area stretching as far as Kingswear, Plymouth, Buckfastleigh, Exeter, Tiverton and Seaton. No parking worries and no need to bring a car!
Within Easy Reach
Cockington VillageA quaint thatched village with horse-drawn carriage rides, craft centre and the world famous Drum Inn.
Babbacombe Model Village
Award winning gardens and fun for all the family. Free bus available from bus stop, 2 minutes walking distance from The Beulah.
Kents Cavern
Fascinating tours through one of Britain's most important Palaeolithic caves. Less than a 5 minute drive from The Beulah.
Paignton Zoo
Visit over 100 of the world’s endangered species and meet the stars of BBC1’s 'The Zoo Keepers'. 15 minute drive.
Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway
Steam trains from Paignton running along the spectacular Torbay coast and then down to historic Dartmouth.
Splashdown @ Quaywest Waterpark
Choose from 8 different slides and flumes to adults swimming pool and children's play area. There are also Go-Karts, Crazy Golf, Bumper boats and restaurants at the attraction. 15 min. drive away.
Outside Torbay
Use your stay at St Christophers to visit attractions such as:The Eden Project, daily coach tours available from the harbourside.
The National Marine Aquarium, less than an hour's drive away.
The beautiful Dartmoor National Park is a 30 minute drive away, recently the filming location for 'War Horse' and 'Sherlock'.