Things to do on a rainy/cloudy day
Things to do on a rainy/cloudy day
Whilst we have many beautiful days of sunshine throughout the year, like all English holiday destinations, you may experience a drop of rain during your stay! We have provided you with a variety of activities and places to visit during your stay on a rainy day.
Salcombe
Salcombe Maritime Museum
The Old Council Hall, Market Street, Salcombe TQ8 8DE
01548 843080 info@salcombemuseum.org.uk
open 10.30-12.30 & 2.30-4.30. Not open Sunday AM. www.salcombemuseum.org.uk
Salcombe Town Trial
A self-guided circular walk £1.50 map available for SIC & Maritime Museum
Salcombe Treasure Trail
Detective themed walking treasure trail, fun for all ages, duration 1.5 hours, pushchair and wheelchair accessible £9.99 available online to download.
Salcombe Swimming Pool- Heated outdoor pool
Onslow Road, Salcombe TQ8 8AH Open daily May- September. Can book online
Times posted in the foyer and Tourist Information Centre
Facebook- salcombe.swimming.pool Information line- 07746 248187
Parking, snacks and hot & cold drinks available
Paper Bird Island
6 Coves Quay, Thorning Street (Off Island Street), Salcombe TQ8 8DW
Website- paperbirdisland.com email- paperbirdisland@gmail.com
Craft kits, art materials, toys and games, cards & prints, baby gifts
Kingsbridge
Kingsbridge- Leisure Centre & Indoor Swimming Pool
Ropewalk, Kingsbridge TQ7 1HH 01548 857100 www.fusion-lifestyle.com
Gym, pools, studio, soft play, sports, fitness & racquet classes.Open Mon- Fri 7am-10pm, Sat & Sun 8am-4pm
Kings Cinema
Town Hall, Fore Street, Kingsbridge TQ7 1PR 01548 856636
3 screens, opens 20 mins before 1st film. Disabled access- ground floor only.
Screen 3 has a wheelchair space, disabled toilets. Infrared hearing aid/loop screen 1&3. Car Park – off Fore Street, free 5pm-8am. Soft drinks & alcoholic drinks, snacks, hot drinks and ice cream available to purchase
Cookworthy Museum
108 Fore Street, Kingsbridge TQ7 1AW 01548 853235
Open Mon- Friday 10.30-3.30
Kingsbridge Skate Park
In the carpark in front of the leisure centre in Kingsbridge
Avon Mill Garden Centre
Loddiswell, Kingsbridge TQ7 4DD 01548 550338
www.avonmill.com café, shops, garden centre, arts & crafts, boutique, florist
South Devon Chilli Farm
Wigford Cross, Loddiswell TQ7 4DX 01548 550782
During the growing season wander through show tunnel, visit the shop to purchase plants and chillies, free to visit
Tots Playhouse
111 Fore Street, Kingsbridge totsplayhousekb@gmail.com
Role play café for children under 7. 5 little rooms for children to explore.
Café. Booking recommended-https://bookwhen.com/totsplayhouse
Outside Devon
Bantham TQ7 3AA 01548 705044 hello@outside-devon.com
Café and multi-use space. Dine in /outdoor seating
Skate bowl, farm, pottery and surfboard shaping bay
Sturtlebury Woods & Ponds Project TQ7 4DA
On the Kingsbridge/Loddiswell road. Open Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday 10am-4pm. Free of charge
Woodland path, stream, meadows and ponds. Benches and picnic tables.
Totnes
China Blue
Station Road, Totnes TQ9 5JR 01803 860908 www.china-blue.co.uk
open 7 days a week. Mon- Sat 9-5, Sun 10-4
free parking- coffee shop, ceramic studio- pottery painting shop
Totnes Museum
70 Fore Street, Totnes TQ9 5RY 01803 863821 totnesmuseum.org
Elizabethan House Museum, 12 galleries, courtyard and herb garden.
Open Mon-Sat 10-4pm, last entry 3.30 Entry free
The Cider Press Centre- Dartington
Shinners Bridge, Totnes TQ9 6TQ 01803 847500
Dartington.org/visit/cider-press-centre independent shops, arts & crafts, locally produced goods and café open Mon- Wed, Sat & Sun 10-5, Thurs & Fri 10-7pm
Totnes Rare Breeds Farm
Totnes, TQ9 6LZ – accessed via a footpath from Totnes mainline train station.
www.totnesrarebreeds.co.uk 01803 840387 Farm and café fully wheelchair and buggy friendly
Dogs welcome on a lead at the café but cannot go onto the farm.
Steam Trains- South Devon Railway
Southdevonrailway.co.uk trains@southdevonrailway.co.uk
01364 644370
Under 3’s free, trains run 25th March to 29th October 2023
Polar Express runs in November and December
Dogs welcome nominal charge
Disabled visitors- nearly all the trains have facilities for disabled visitors with access from all stations.
South Devon Railway gift/model shop and café at Buckfastleigh station.
Dartmoor Otters & Buckfast Butterflies
At Buckfastleigh station, 07761 447219 contact@otterandbutterflies.co.uk
Open daily 10am-5pm, feeding times 11.30, 2pm & 4pm
Totnes Castle
Castle Street, Totnes TQ9 5NU www.english-heritage.org.uk 0370 333 1181
Open weekends 10am-4pm, can book online. Free to English Heritage members
Limited pay and display parking for cars only.
Dartmouth
Dartmouth Museum-The Butterwalk, Duke Street, Dartmouth TQ6 9PZ www.dartmouthmuseum.org open 7 days a week 11-3pm
Adults £5, concessions £4.50 under 16’s free
The Flavel, Flavel Place, Dartmouth TQ6 9ND
01803 839530 www.the flavel.org.uk cinema, theatre, library, café, art
Dartmouth- Escape Rooms
6+ www.HQescaperooms.com
Dartmouth Castle
Castle Road, Dartmouth TQ6 0JN 01803 834445
Free to English Heritage members. Open 10-5pm
Tea room next to the castle.
Woodlands Family Theme Park
Woodlands Leisure Park, Blackawton, Totnes TQ9 7DQ 01803 712598
www.woodlandspark.com fun@woodlandspark.com
Indoor & outdoor play areas, children’s rides, zoo farm, shop, café plus camping & caravan park. Tickets avaible to purchase online.
Plymouth
Aquarium
Rope Walk, Coxside, Plymouth PL4 0LF 0844 893 7938
www.national-aquarium.co.uk open 10-5pm, last entry 4pm
Holidays open 9.30-5pm. Can book tickets online.
Park in Harbour Car Park, Lockyers Quay, Plymouth PL4 0DX
Paradise Island Adventure Golf
Unit 13-14 The Barcode, 11 Bretonside, Plymouth PL4 0FE
01752 669399 www.paradiseislandgolf.com Open 10am-10pm, Fri & Sat nights open till 11pm
The Box Museum
Tavistock Place, Plymouth PL4 8AX
www.theboxplymouth.com
Admission Free, open Tues- Sunday and Bank Holidays 10-5pm
Cinemas- Cineworld
Drake Circus, The Barcode, Unit 17, 11 Bretonside, Plymouth
www.cineworld.co.uk 0330 333 4444
Mon-Sun 9am-10pm
Smeatons Tower- Lighthouse
Hoe Park, West Hoe Road, Plymouth PL1 2NZ
01752 304774 www.visitplymouth.co.uk/things-to-do
Open 10-5pm, closed Mondays
15m Immersive Dome/Café
Market hall, Duke Street, Devonport, Plymouth PL1 4PS
0330 223 4158 https://realideas.org/our-spaces/market-hall
See website for events. Open Mon, Weds-Fri 8.30-5, Tues 8.30-9, Sat/Sun 9.30-5
Café open 8.30-5 Mon- Fri, Sat/Sun 10-5
Wheelchair friendly, lifts, accessible toilets
Plymouth Karting & Lazer Tag
Industrial Estate, 300 Ernesettle Lane, Ernesettle, Plymouth PL5 2Sa
01752 651499 www.plymouthkarting.co.uk
Open Sat 10-4, Sun 10-8, Closed Mon/Tues, Wed & Thurs 2-8, Fri 2-10
Café and Rage Room. Lazer Tag min age 6, Karting min age 8
Clip & Climb- Indoor Climbing Centre
17 Brest Road, Plymouth PL6 5AA 01752 717567
https://plymouth.clipnclimb.co.uk, carpark on site
Wheelchair access/parking- contact centre prior to visit
Café, soft play for under 5’s
Closed Mon & Weds, Tues 9-2, Thurs 12-7, Fri 9-9, Sat 9-5.30, Sun 9-5
Prime Plymouth- Indoor Skate Park & Café
21-23 Commercial Road, Plymouth PL4 0LE 01752 224360
Tuition & scooter tuition also available
Closed Tuesday, Mon, Weds, Thurs & Fri 10.30-10, Sat 9-7, Sun 9-5
Plymouth Snowsports Centre
Alpine Park, Plymouth PL6 8LW
01752 600220 www.jnlplymouth.co.uk
Ski, snowboard, tube and toboggan, café
See site for activities and opening.
Super Tramp Plymouth Trampoline Park
3 Breakwater Road, Plymouth PL9 7HJ
01752 710791 www.supertrampparks.co.uk
Further Afield
Pennywell Farm
TQ11 0LT 01364 642023 www.pennywellfarm.co.uk online booking essential,
free parking animals, café, children’s rides, free kennels available
Open 7 days a week
I Bounce Trampoline Park
Unit 1, Milber Trading Estate, Newton Abbot TQ12 4SG
01626 332241
Dartmoor Zoo
Sparkwell, Plymouth PL7 5DG www.dartmoorzoo.org.uk
01752 837645 for prices and opening visit website
Disabled parking some of zoo has wheelchair access but some parts challenging due to steep inclines.
Steam Trains & Boat Trips
www.dartmouthrailriver.co.uk 01803 555872 See website for times/prices.
Steam Train- Paignton-Kingswear-Dartmouth
Round Robin Paignton-Dartmouth-Totnes
Steam & Cruise Paignton-Dartmouth
Dartmouth River Cruise-circular cruise from Dartmouth
Dartmouth To Totnes Dartmouth-Totnes-Dartmouth
Paighton Zoo
Totnes Road, Paignton TQ4 7EU 01803 697500
opens 10am, free parking www.paigntonzoo.org.uk
House of Marbles & Teign Valley Glass
Pottery Road, Bovey Tracey, TQ13 9DS 01626 835285
Open Mon- Sat 9-5, Sun 10-5
Marble runs, Glassworks, Museums, Shope, Restaurant
No entrance fees, free parking
Greenway House- Agatha Christie’s House & Gardens- National Trust
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Greenway House, Greenway Road, Galmpton, Near Brixham TQ5 0ES
01803 842382 Open 7 days 10.30-5pm
House, garden, café, shop
Dogs on lead in garden, assistance dogs only in the house.
Wheelchairs available, book in advance. Accessible toilets-cobbled areas.
Car park- book in advance, limit 3 hours. Blue Badge parking/drop off.
The Valiant Solider- Museum & Heritage Centre
80 Fore Street, Buckfastleigh TQ11 0BS 01364 644 522
https://valiantsoldier.org.uk info@valiantsoldier.org.uk
Open from March to end of October.
