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Wheelchair-Accessible Things to Do in Paignton
Planning accessible days out in Paignton? Start here: these attractions indicate wheelchair access, and where owners have added detail you'll find accessibility notes on each attraction's page.
Museums & Galleries
5.5 mi from Paignton
Britannia Museum
Britannia Museum sits within Britannia Royal Naval College, telling the story of officer training at Dartmouth since 1863. Exhibits include a fine collection of French prisoner of...
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6.8 mi from Paignton
Newton Abbot Museum
Newton Abbot Museum sits in a restored Victorian church, Newton's Place, and tells the story of the town through more than 17,000 collected items, from prehistoric finds to railway...
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9.8 mi from Paignton
Pengelly Trust Museum
The William Pengelly Cave Studies Trust runs a small museum and study centre at Higher Kiln Quarry, Buckfastleigh, within Dartmoor National Park. Founded in 1962, the volunteer-run...
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12 mi from Paignton
Bovey Tracey Heritage Centre
Housed in a restored old railway station, Bovey Tracey Heritage Centre tells the story of the town from medieval times to the present. You'll find archive material, photographs and...
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20.1 mi from Paignton
Royal Albert Memorial Museum
Museum and art gallery in Exeter, Devon, England, UK
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20.6 mi from Paignton
The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum
The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum is a free public museum and academic research facility holding one of Britain's largest collections on cinema and moving image history, built around...
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23.1 mi from Paignton
Plym Valley Railway
Plym Valley Railway is a heritage railway centre at Marsh Mills in Plymouth, Devon, where volunteers preserve and restore steam and diesel locomotives, carriages, wagons and other...
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24.5 mi from Paignton
Whimple Heritage Centre
Whimple Heritage Centre is Devon's only cider museum, telling the story of the famous Whiteway's Cyder factory that once stood at the heart of this East Devon village. Run by enthu...
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25.7 mi from Paignton
The Box
The Box is Plymouth's museum, art gallery and archive, combining permanent galleries with changing exhibitions. You can explore collections on the Port of Plymouth and the sea, see...
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26.8 mi from Paignton
Tavistock Museum
Tavistock Museum is a town and community museum housed at the historic Court Gate in the centre of Tavistock, West Devon. Inside you'll find changing exhibitions covering local fas...
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Theme Parks
19.6 mi from Paignton
Crealy Adventure Park
Crealy Theme Park & Resort is a family theme park near Exeter in Farringdon, East Devon, with over 60 rides and attractions, including the South West's only inverted ride and the S...
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Zoos & Wildlife
1 mi from Paignton
Paignton Zoo
Paignton Zoo is an 80-acre zoological park in Torbay, Devon, home to more than 1,800 animals including Sumatran tigers, western lowland gorillas, Bornean orangutans and Rothschild'...
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9.3 mi from Paignton
Theden Animal Park
Trago Mills is a chain of four department stores in south Cornwall, south Devon in England, and south Wales. It owns a site with an amusement park and some independent businesses,... — Wikipedia
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Where to stay near Paignton
Places to stay within easy reach of these days out.
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Itineraries
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Worth knowing before you go
Accessibility varies in the detail — surfaces, accessible toilets, parking distance. Attraction pages show accessibility notes where provided; phoning ahead for specifics is always worthwhile, and attraction owners can claim their listing to keep this information accurate.
See the full things to do in Paignton guide for every attraction in the area. Save your favourites to a free trip planner to build the week day by day.
Frequently asked questions
How reliable is the accessibility information?
Access facilities are based on each attraction's own data, and verified owners can keep their notes up to date. For specific needs — accessible toilets, surface types, hoists — we recommend confirming with the attraction directly before your visit.
What else is there to do in Paignton?
Beyond this list, popular days out nearby include Splashdown Quaywest, Paignton Zoo and Dinosaur World — see the full things-to-do guide for everything within reach.
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