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Paignton Pier
Pier · Paignton · Devon

Paignton Pier

Paignton Pier is part of what Paignton has to see. Our list has 10 more places within 5 km. Further out, Paignton Zoo is 2 km away.

Photo: Paignton Pier, Derek Harper (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Where
In Paignton
inside the built-up area
How well known
Top 28%
#2,392 of 8,556 places we list
Warmest months
Jun–Sep
highs of 19–21°C
In brief

Pier in Paignton

Inside Paignton

Paignton Pier is inside Paignton’s built-up area, with 10 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Weather, month by month

In Paignton, June to September bring the warmest days: highs of 19–21°C.

Jan9° / 4°132 mm
Feb9° / 4°96 mm
Mar11° / 5°82 mm
Apr13° / 6°69 mm
May16° / 9°60 mm
Jun19° / 11°64 mm
Jul21° / 13°57 mm
Aug21° / 14°77 mm
Sep19° / 11°70 mm
Oct15° / 9°122 mm
Nov12° / 6°126 mm
Dec10° / 4°135 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Paignton, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Paignton. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Paignton’s full climate →
About

Paignton Pier

Its story is told in 3 languages on Wikipedia.

Type
Pier
Wikipedias
Covered in 3 languages
Town
in Paignton
Official site
paigntonpier.co.uk
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

Where Paignton Pier is

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Paignton Pier is the orange one.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Paignton’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022

Towns near it

Towns a short way from Paignton Pier

Paignton is the biggest of the 5 bases nearby (67,509 people). Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

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  1. 1Paignton
  2. 2Marldon
  3. 3Torquay
  4. 4Brixham
  5. 5Dartmouth
1 · It’s in town

Paignton

67,509 people · 24 places to visit

2 · 2.7 km northwest of it

Marldon

2,073 people · 13 places to visit

3 · 2.8 km northeast of it

Torquay

52,034 people · 24 places to visit

4 · 4 km southeast of it

Brixham

17,839 people · 21 places to visit

Compare the 5 towns
TownWhere Paignton Pier isPeoplePlaces to visit
PaigntonIt’s in town67,50924
Marldon2.7 km northwest of it2,07313
Torquay2.8 km northeast of it52,03424
Brixham4 km southeast of it17,83921
Dartmouth10 km south of it5,26012
Make a day of it

Beyond Paignton Pier

Nearby, 49 places within 15 km include 3 historic houses, 2 castles and a zoo.

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Visiting Paignton Pier: the answers

Where is Paignton Pier?

Paignton Pier is in Paignton, Devon, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Paignton Pier?

Pier in Devon, England.

When is the best time to visit Paignton Pier?

June to September are the warmest months in Paignton, with afternoon highs of 19–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Paignton Pier?

Within 15 km: Paignton Zoo (2 km), Compton Castle (4.9 km), Kents Cavern (5.1 km) and Berry Pomeroy Castle (5.7 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.