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Things to do in
Torquay.

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Your Torquay guide.

A few good reasons to spend time in and around Torquay. Explore the places below, save your favourites and make a plan of your own.

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Thatched stone building housing Sanctuary Coffee in Cockington
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Thatched stone building housing Sanctuary Coffee in Cockington
Milk being poured into a Sanctuary takeaway coffee
A box of Sanctuary coffee on a wooden table
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Cockington, Devon

Sanctuary Coffee

Speciality coffee in a characterful village building, from a roaster supporting animal charities.

Speciality coffeeThatched village
Plant-filled deli interior at Me and Mrs Jones
The family deli shopfront at Me and Mrs Jones
Colourful prepared food at Me and Mrs Jones
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Wellswood, Torquay, Devon

Me & Mrs Jones

Daily tarts, colourful salads and shelves of artisan food in a family-run Wellswood deli.

Deli shelvesOutdoor seating
Cockington Court manor house beyond its broad green lawn
An aerial view of Cockington Court, gardens and studio buildings
Spring blossom beside the church and gardens at Cockington
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Cockington, Devon

Cockington Court

A manor house and creative studios surrounded by parkland, with a café and handmade finds to build a gentle day around.

Working studiosGardens
Visitors browsing handmade gifts in Cockington Court Craft Shop
Map-faced clocks displayed in the Craft Shop
A boxed handmade glass serving board in the Craft Shop
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Cockington, Devon

Cockington Court Craft Shop

Browse handmade gifts and art at the Court’s Visitor Welcome Point, with a changing selection from local artists and makers.

Handmade giftsLocal makers
Chrystine Jones holding framed metal artwork in her studio
Hands shaping a small piece of metal at a workbench
Framed ammonite-shaped metal artwork on a black mount
Blue spiral metal artwork in a white frame
Sculptural ammonite form in richly textured metal
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Cockington, Devon

Chrystine Jones Artist

Pewter artwork and jewellery inspired by the English Riviera, made at Sea Change Studios.

Artisan jewelleryCoastal art
Dressmaking table and bridal gowns inside Dandelions and Pearls
Lynsey working with fabric on the studio cutting table
Rail of garments beside a gold-framed mirror
Pale bridal gown displayed beside the studio window
Lynsey seated at a sewing machine in the atelier
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Cockington, Devon

Dandelions and Pearls

A working bridal atelier creating bespoke gowns and occasion wear at Cockington Court.

Bespoke bridalDressmaking
Vita holding a large green and white bouquet outside her studio
Small decorated arrangements and gifts on a display shelf
Vita holding a large bouquet of red roses
Colourful floral wreath on a timber background
Pink and white flowers with abundant green foliage
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Cockington, Devon

Flower La Vita

Fresh and dried flowers, thoughtful arrangements and seasonal creative projects at Sea Change Studios.

FlowersSeasonal gifts
Buttoned leather Chesterfield-style sofa in a workshop setting
Chair frames with fresh seat webbing
Close-up of stitching on orange leather
Patterned upholstered chair beside a chest of drawers
Dark upholstered cushion with deep buttoning and pale piping
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Cockington, Devon

Gaff Interiors and Upholstery

Bespoke furniture and upholstery, with a showroom beside the working Cockington studio.

UpholsteryInteriors
James Murch painting a large colourful floral canvas
Painting of light filtering through woodland branches
Painting of plants reflected near a pond
Blue botanical print with rounded flower heads
Portrait of James Murch wearing a studio apron
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Cockington, Devon

James Murch Artist

Painting, drawing and printmaking inspired by nature, with a studio at Cockington Court.

Original artLandscape painting
Janet reflected in a circular blue and white mosaic mirror
Mosaic picture of a puffin beside the sea
Small square mosaic with a red heart
Circular mirror surrounded by yellow and blue mosaic fragments
Mosaic picture of a wooden boat beneath the moon
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Cockington, Devon

Janet Ventre Mosaic

Mosaic mirrors, pictures and smaller gifts made and sold from a Sea Change studio.

Mosaic artHandmade gifts
Pale botanical relief cast with raised flowers and stems
Hand removing plant material from an impression in clay
Flowers arranged across clay for a botanical casting
Pale botanical forms against a soft blue background
Botanical relief cast with leafy stems on a green background
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Cockington, Devon

Lisa Richards Art

Botanical relief casts preserving the shapes and textures of flowers and foliage.

Botanical artFlower keepsakes
A dog wearing a colourful braided Big Green Hound collar
Two patterned paracord collars by Big Green Hound
A red and gold braided dog lead by Big Green Hound
A blue and turquoise Big Green Hound collar
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Cockington, Devon

Big Green Hound

Hand-braided dog collars, leads and bespoke colour combinations from Caroline’s Cockington workshop.

Dog accessoriesHandmade
Chocolate Heaven’s glazed shop entrance at Cockington
Gift boxes filled with colourful handmade chocolates
A chocolatier piping into chocolate moulds
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Cockington, Devon

Chocolate Heaven Made in Devon

A small Sea Change chocolate shop with handmade truffles, playful gifts and hot chocolate made with real chocolate.

ChocolateSweet stops
SoaperSudz handmade bars displayed beside a wooden log
A loaf of SoaperSudz soap in a wire cutter
SoaperSudz soap bars and moulds on workshop shelves
Bottles of SoaperSudz oils lined up on a shelf
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Cockington, Devon

SoaperSudz

A Sea Change studio selling soaps, shampoo bars and skincare handmade in Paignton.

Handmade soapBotanical gifts
A MooBoo timber beam chandelier installed above a kitchen island
A pale timber MooBoo beam light in a bright kitchen
A rustic MooBoo light over a kitchen island
Three slim MooBoo pendant lights above a marble worktop
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Cockington, Devon

MooBoo Home

Nic and Andy’s Stable Yard workshop turns reclaimed timber and fallen branches into distinctive lighting and home pieces.

InteriorsHandmade lighting
The flower-filled exterior of JOX Jewellery at Cockington Court
Jo Bradford in her jewellery studio holding a dachshund
Handmade pendant and earrings from Jo Bradford’s jewellery collection
A leaf-shaped handmade jewellery piece by Jo Bradford
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Cockington, Devon

Jo Bradford and Sons · JOX Jewellery

A family jewellery workshop in the Old Stable Yard, with handmade pieces, commissions and bookable jewellery-making days.

JewelleryBespoke gifts
Torbay Gin, Aurantiaco and Matobo bottles photographed at Elberry Cove
A bottle of blue Torbay Gin hanging against harbour fishing nets
Torbay Gin and a served drink photographed beside coastal rocks
An Aurantiaco bottle photographed in a church garden
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Cockington, Devon

Torbay Gin

Torbay Gin’s Stable Yard shop stocks its coastal-inspired gins, including a blue signature gin that changes colour with tonic.

Local ginDevon gifts
Glassmaker shaping a glowing glass vessel on a blowing iron
Blue and purple glass ornaments hanging in sunlight
Blue-green glass platter with a dark swirling pattern
Colourful sculptural glass paperweights grouped together
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Cockington, Devon

OurGlass

A working glass studio with colourful pieces to take home from the Stable Yard.

GlassblowingHandmade glass
Rex and Katie Latham working beside the fire and anvil in the forge
Katie Latham working metal with a shower of sparks
Rex Latham hammering metal on an anvil
Blacksmith tending a bright forge fire
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Cockington, Devon

Rex Latham Blacksmith

Traditional blacksmithing and hand-forged pieces for home and garden at Cockington Court.

Working forgeBlacksmithing
Stack of dark and pale handmade wooden bowls
Kaori Takahashi carving a wooden object at her workbench
Mark McGilvray carving wood in the studio
Wooden bowls and carving tools on a sunlit workbench
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Cockington, Devon

Takahashi McGil

Handmade wooden homeware from Kaori Takahashi and Mark McGilvray’s Sea Change studio.

Wood craftJapanese influences
Two softly green glazed ceramic bowls on a wooden surface
Tez working on pottery inside a busy ceramics studio
Two handmade turquoise and cream ceramic mugs
Glazed ceramic garlic and ginger graters beside lemons and garlic
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Cockington, Devon

Tez Roberts Ceramics

A pottery studio with everyday ceramics, individual wheel lessons and bookable Raku workshops.

Pottery studioRaku workshops
White stone shell sculpture among garden plants
Polished brown and pale stone sculpture of a ray
Tall pale stone sculpture with sweeping carved curves
Nicola Axe seated outdoors holding a small sculpture
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Cockington, Devon

Nicola Axe Sculptor

Stone sculpture for home and garden, with small beginner carving courses at Sea Change Studios.

Stone carvingSculpture studio
Dinosaur skeleton replicas arranged around Alex in a stone-walled workshop
Large dinosaur skull reconstruction in the foreground of the studio
Maker working beneath a large dinosaur skull reconstruction
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Cockington, Devon

Dinosaur Skeletons

A working paleoart studio where prehistoric replicas are made for collectors and museums.

Dinosaur replicasWorking studio
Stone exterior and Seven Dials sign at Cockington Court
Seven Dials interior with wooden tables and blue chairs
Coffee being prepared beside cakes at Seven Dials
Visitors sharing drinks at a window table in Seven Dials
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Cockington, Devon

Seven Dials Café

Homemade scones, courtyard tables and a welcoming café inside Cockington Court.

Cream teaCourtyard
The Linhay entrance with Cockington Ice Creams and visitor centre signs
Ice-cream serving counter at The Linhay
Open visitor-centre doorway at The Linhay
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Cockington, Devon

The Linhay

Cockington’s visitor centre, café, ice-cream parlour and gift shop, with indoor and covered outdoor seating.

Village caféIce cream
The Drum Inn’s white façade and thatched roof
The Drum Inn seen across its formal garden paths
Armchairs beside a lit fireplace at The Drum Inn
Dining tables inside The Drum Inn
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Cockington, Devon

The Drum Inn

A Lutyens-designed village pub with gardens, log fires and a welcoming stop after a Cockington walk.

Country pubPub garden
Freshly baked loaves photographed by Breadford’s Sourdough
Sourdough loaves proving in baskets at Breadford’s
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Cockington, Devon

Breadford’s Sourdough

An artisan sourdough micro-bakery in Cockington Court’s Sea Change Studios, with bread to bring home.

Artisan bakerySourdough

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