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Babbacombe

Babbacombe is a district of , , . It is notable for , the and its clifftop green, Babbacombe Downs, from which is accessed via .
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Photo: David Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Babbacombe Theatre and Babbacombe Beach.

Theater building
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a theatre in Babbacombe in , South Devon, England. Refurbished in 2009, the venue has been part of the Bay's tourism industry since the 1930s, and is known for staging variety shows, particularly since 1986 when Colin Matthews took over the venue.

Beach
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Photo: Jcg2006, Public domain.
is a cave system in , Devon, England. It is notable both for its archaeological and geological features. The cave system is open to the public and has been a geological Site of Special Scientific Interest since 1952 and a Scheduled Ancient Monument since 1957.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Long Quarry Point and Ellacombe.

Locality
Photo: Partonez, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a coastal promontory below Wall's Hill in , , . The site is part of the Hope's Nose to Wall's Hill Site of Special Scientific Interest.

Suburb
Photo: Chislopuk, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a district of , . is home to Primary school, which is known to be the only place in Torquay that still has a fully standing World War II air raid shelter.

Suburb
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an area of , in the district, in the ceremonial county of , England. It is one of the oldest settlements in South Devon.

Babbacombe

Latitude
50.4766° or 50° 28′ 36″ north
Longitude
-3.50966° or 3° 30′ 35″ west
Elevation
279 feet (85 metres)
Open location code
9C2RFFGR+J4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 360417115
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
8223968
Wiki­data ID
Q4837573
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Babbacombe” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Бабакомб”
  • Ukrainian: “Баббакомб”

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Notable Places Nearby

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Babbacombe”. Photo: David Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.