At the bottom of Devons famous red sandstone cliffs Oddicombe beach is sheltered from the elements and the prevailing winds. This is an attractive shingle beach with a number of facilities to ease those summer days. To see an aerial view of this location please click here. Away from the beach, there are two ways to reach the top of the cliffs. The first is a steep walk to the cliff top with magnificent views across the bay all the way up through the trees. Then there is there’s access to the cliff...

Babbacombe offers many types of hotels with two, three and four luxury accommodation. When it comes to Babbacombe accommodation you are not far away from a good weekend break through a directonline booking facilities. Don’t forget that Babbacombe is very close to the main Torquay facilities. The four star PalaceHotel is only 5 minutes away. The De-Savary Cary Arms is well hidden down next to Babbacombe beach and Babbacombe Downs has a selection of good hotels. All bookings run through a 128bit...

There are lots of things to do in and around Babbacombe. You can honestly go to Babbacombe and not bother to visit its larger brother Torquay. The following are a few things you may like to try: Babbacombe Theatre, Babbacombe Model Village, Hanburys Award Winning Fish and Chip Restaurant, take in one of the pubs, bars or restaurants along the Downs, relax on one its two well known beaches, visit the Cary Arms for a sumptious meal or an evening beer on the Terrace, go fishing off the rocks, harbour...

To see an aerial view of this area please click here. Babbacombe beach however is a delightful small beach set beneath the cliffs at Babbacombe Downs and is operated by a private company with Good Beach Guide awards in 2009. The promenade on Babbacombe Downs is known as the highest in England and has spectacular views. There are plenty of rock pools at low tide and and walks around the area. You can walk for miles along the South West Coastal path which runs through this area. The beach is very...

As you would expect there are lots of places to stay in and around Babbacombe. Accommodation can be found on both sides the road which winds down through Babbacombe to Torquay from St. Marychurch. Babbacombe Downs has an excellent selection of hotels which run behind the green and face out across Lyme Bay to Teignmouth and beyond. Self catering can be found across the whole of Torbay, with Torquay being the most dominant provider. The views are stunning and the ambience is great. There are restaurants...

Why not research the rich heritage of Babbacombe? This true story one of the most famous events in Devon and even the UK. On Saturday 15th November 1884, Emma Ann Whitehead Keyse was murdered in Babbacombe and found hacked to death in her burnt out cottage. The culprit, who denied it to his death bed, was purportedly, her employee John Henry George Lee. This story is famous for failed attempts to hang him and his unusual life before, during and after his life sentence in prison. John Lee was from...