2025 - Babbacombe Steam & Cruise
- Duration: 4 days
- Board Basis: Half Board
- Tour Ref: D2TCRU9252
Holiday Summary
- Travel Type: Coach
4 days
Bygones Museum admission included
In 1846, Queen Victoria wrote: 'It's a beautiful spot... red cliffs and rocks with wooded hills like Italy and reminding one of a ballet or play where nymphs appear - such rocks and grottoes, with the deepest sea on which there was no ripple.' Over 150 years later, it still feels the same as you stand and look across the beautiful Babbacombe Bay. Babbacombe offers all the beauty of the English Riviera without the hustle and bustle of the larger resorts, In fact, a weekend here at any time of year is the perfect way to relax and unwind
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PLEASE NOTE: Price is per person and based on two people sharing a twin/double room. Single room supplements and upgrades are not included.
Itinerary
Weekend Highlights
.- Hotel for 3 nights with breakfast & dinner (carvery buffet)
- Entertainment
- Porterage
- Dartmouth Steam Railway & River Cruise
- Entrance to Bygones Museum
A great weekend away on the English Riviera
.Day 1 - From your chosen joining point your feeder vehicle will take you to the designated interchange point where your holiday begins. After joining your holiday coach, head south to the English Riviera, relax and enjoy the journey to the coast. There will be a comfort stop on the way and expect to arrive at The Babbacombe Hotel late afternoon with porterage on arrival
Days 2 - 3 At leisure in Babbacombe with one included excursion and entrance tickets to Bygones Museum.
Just a short walk from your hotel (approx 10 mins), you will find Bygones Museum (open daily from 10.00). You have an included entrance on your free day for you to pop in at your leisure.
Bygones Museum
Wander back in time, starting towards the end of Queen Victoria’s reign. There are 3 floors of nostalgia to discover and an authentic life-size Victorian Street filled with original items. See the Blacksmith hard at work making horseshoes, an old-fashioned Sweetshop, a Victorian nursery and kitchen, a completely refurbished model railway, a re-created WW1 trench and a 1950s shopping arcade.
NB the museum is housed in a 1920s building with no lift access.There are handrails on all the stairs and seats along the way. Toilets are on the ground floor with some steps down.
INCLUDED EXCURSION
Dartmouth Steam Railway & River Cruise
Head to the postcard-pretty, bustling market town of Totnes. It has a lively independent shop and café scene unfolding in the shadow of the impressive Totnes Castle. From here, join a lovely relaxing 90-minute cruise along nearly all of the naviagable part of the beautiful River Dart (approx 9 miles) to Dartmouth. En-route you will see the magnificent buildings of the Britannia Royal Naval College and Agatha Christie’s Greenway Estate as well as the riverside villages of Stoke Gabriel and Dittisham, the Sharpham Estate with its vineyards, and the steeply wooded hillsides plunging down to the water’s edge - providing unparalleled scenic views. Disembark in Dartmouth for some time at lesiure to enjoy its winding Elizabethan streets, charming shops, stunning views, and fascinating history. Then from here, cross the River Dart by foot passenger ferry to Kingswear (5 minute ferry crossing - allow 30 minutes before hand). Then take one of the finest steam train trips in the country along the coast of Torbay through stunning Devon countryside and overlooking the River Dart - a 30-minute journey to Paignton where you coach awaits.
NB Depending on river tides, this excursion may operate the other way starting in Paignton and ending in Totnes
Day 4 - Return back to the local area with a stop on the way
Accommodation
The Babbacombe Hotel .
A warm welcome awaits at this popular 3* sea front hotel, just a couple of minutes' walk to Oddicombe Beach cliff railway.
Offering friendly and comfortable surroundings, the Babbacombe Hotel enjoys a level position directly on the sea front overlooking the famous Babbacombe Downs with far reaching beautiful views across Lyme Bay.
There is a restaurant and bar andall public areas are situated on the ground floor.
The hotel has a modern lift to most bedrooms but some internal steps. There are some ground floor rooms (no single rooms on ground floor or with sea view)