Paignton
Surf, dive and kayak town · UK
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Beds: 170 places
170 places to stay within 2 km, 2 of them campsites.
Budget 2-star · Booking.com£80 a night
Mid-range 3-star · Booking.com£95 a night
Luxury 4-star · Booking.com£120 a night
Prices are our estimate of the country's average double room of each kind that month: not this town's price, and not a quote.
Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).
All 170 places to stay · Booking.comSpots near here: 4 places in 3 sports
Surf · this week
Paignton · about 5 min by car
9 out of 100Preston Beach · about 5 min by car
9 out of 100
Dive · this week
Fairy Cove · 0.9 km · stays here
52 out of 100
Kayak · this week
River Dart · 8.3 km · stays here
67 out of 100
Each score is the next week's out of 100, the mean of its best days, as on its own page. Green clears the bar. Distances are from the middle of Paignton.
Places to eat
6 near Paignton
Places to eat near Paignton
- Dragon PearlChinese · 0.2 km from the centreFood hygiene 4 of 5, Aug 2026
- Mariners Fish And ChipsFish and chips · 0.2 km from the centreFood hygiene 3 of 5, Nov 2025
- Oak TreeBritish · 0.2 km from the centre
- Aghni Cafe and RestaurantIndian · 0.3 km from the centreFood hygiene 3 of 5, Sep 2025
- Bengal SpiceIndian · 0.3 km from the centreFood hygiene 4 of 5, Feb 2026
- East in the WestIndian · 0.3 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Jul 2024
Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation; food hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency (Open Government Licence). Credits
Map
the town and every place near it
Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says. The dashed circle is 10 km from Paignton.
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About Paignton
where it is, what is near
Paignton is a town in Torbay, United Kingdom.
From Paignton you can reach 2 surf spots, 1 dive site and 1 kayak spot.
The nearest is Paignton, a surf spot 0.4 km from the centre.
Overture lists 170 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites.
The nearest airport is Exeter International Airport (EXT), 35 km away.
In Torbay · England · United Kingdom
- 170 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: Exeter International Airport (EXT), 35 km, Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY), 101 km, Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 108 km
Forecast updated . Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Scores are the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change them (how we score, how we earn).