From Paignton, it's a fifteen-minute bus ride down to
BRIXHAM
, the prettiest of the Torbay towns. Fishing was for centuries Brixham's life-blood, and it still supplies fish to restaurants as far away as London. Among the trawlers on Brixham's quayside is moored a full-size reconstruction of the
Golden Hind
, the surprisingly small vessel in which Francis Drake circumnavigated the world - it has no real connection with the port, however. The harbour is overlo... [More]
The White Horse Hotel was built in the mid 19th Century by Lord Churston. Subsequent owners appear to have been offering accommodation to paying guests for over 100 years.All rooms are en-suite & beautifully decorated with crisp linen, fluffy towels, tea/coffee making facilities, TVs and DVD players... [More]