Paignton Zoo
Paignton counts Paignton Zoo among its places to visit. Add any of 6 more places within 5 km to a visit. Our list goes on with Berry Pomeroy Castle, 4.7 km away.
Zoo in Paignton
Inside Paignton
Paignton Zoo is inside Paignton’s built-up area, with 6 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.
Which month to go
If warmth matters, go June to September: Paignton reaches 19–21°C.
Paignton Zoo
There are Wikipedia articles on it in 8 languages.
- Type
- Zoo
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 8 languages
- Town
- in Paignton
- Official site
- paigntonzoo.org.uk
The way to Paignton Zoo
Orange marks Paignton Zoo, and the numbered points match the list of places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Paignton’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns that count Paignton Zoo
The biggest base of the 8 is Paignton (67,509 people). The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.
Paignton
Marldon
Brixham
Stoke Gabriel
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Paignton Zoo is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paignton | It’s in town | 67,509 | 24 |
| Marldon | 2.7 km north of it | 2,073 | 13 |
| Brixham | 3 km southeast of it | 17,839 | 21 |
| Stoke Gabriel | 3.4 km southwest of it | 1,340 | 10 |
| Torquay | 4.6 km northeast of it | 52,034 | 24 |
| Dittisham | 4.7 km south of it | 191 | 12 |
| Totnes | 7.5 km west of it | 9,217 | 8 |
| Ipplepen | 8 km northwest of it | 2,150 | 10 |
Also within reach
Our list has 51 more within 15 km, among them 3 castles, 3 historic houses and an attraction.
Castle · English HeritageBerry Pomeroy Castle4.7 km away2
Historic house · National TrustGreenway House5 km away3
Historic house · National TrustCompton Castle5.3 km away4
Historic house · English HeritageKirkham House1.4 km away5
AttractionKents Cavern7.1 km away6
Castle · English HeritageDartmouth Castle9.5 km away7
Castle · English HeritageTotnes Castle7.9 km away8
PierPaignton Pier2 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Good to know about Paignton Zoo
Where is Paignton Zoo?
Paignton Zoo is in Paignton, Devon, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Paignton Zoo?
Zoo in the UK.
When is the best time to visit Paignton Zoo?
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 Zoo?
Within 15 km: Berry Pomeroy Castle (4.7 km), Greenway House (5 km), Compton Castle (5.3 km) and Kirkham House (1.4 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)
- Paignton Zoo: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Berry Pomeroy Castle: J Morley (Smalljim), CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Greenway House: Brian, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Compton Castle: Smalljim, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirkham House: Ianmacm, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kents Cavern: Jcg2006, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dartmouth Castle: Troxx, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Totnes Castle: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paignton Pier: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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