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Indoor Things to Do in Salcombe
Every good Salcombe holiday plan needs a wet-weather backup. Here are the local attractions with indoor areas — keep a couple in reserve and rain never ruins the week.
Museums & Galleries
18.8 mi from Salcombe
Dinosaur World
Dinosaur World is an indoor exhibition in Torquay harbour where you can walk among life-size dinosaurs such as a Triceratops and Dimetrodon, explore scaled scenes, dig for fossils...
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Theme Parks
9.2 mi from Salcombe
Woodlands Family Theme Park
Woodlands Family Theme Park is Devon's largest theme park, offering water rides, a zoo farm with reptiles, meerkats and parrots, and one of the South West's largest indoor play are...
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Zoos & Wildlife
15.4 mi from Salcombe
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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22.3 mi from Salcombe
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 Salcombe
Places to stay within easy reach of these days out.
More around Salcombe
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Worth knowing before you go
Rainy days are the busiest days at indoor attractions during school holidays — arriving at opening time beats the queues, and booking ahead is worth it for the big names.
See the full things to do in Salcombe 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
Are these attractions fully indoors?
Each one offers indoor or under-cover areas — some are fully indoors, others are mixed sites with enough shelter for a wet day. Attraction pages carry the detail.
What else is there to do in Salcombe?
Beyond this list, popular days out nearby include Salcombe Maritime Museum, Overbeck's House and Cookworthy Museum — see the full things-to-do guide for everything within reach.
More ways to explore
Not booked yet? See the best places to stay in Salcombe.