Babbacombe Cliff Railway

Babbacombe Cliff Railway, also known as the Babbacombe Cliff Lift, is a funicular railway in the town of Torquay in the English county of Devon. It links Babbacombe Downs with Oddicombe Beach.

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Type: Industrial building
Description: Funicular railway in the English county of Devon
Also known as: “Babbacombe Cliff Lift”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Babbacombe Model Village and Oddicombe Beach.

Babbacombe Model Village

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Babbacombe Model Village is the UK's largest miniature village located in Babbacombe in Torquay, Devon. The Model Village offers extensive award-winning gardens, set in a beautiful valley, showcasing hundreds of hand-crafted models and scenes. Babbacombe Model Village is situated 700 feet northwest of Babbacombe Cliff Railway.

Oddicombe Beach

Beach

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Oddicombe Beach is a popular beach, noted for its interesting breccia cliffs, below the Babbacombe district of Torbay, Devon in England. The beach is linked to Babbacombe town by the Babbacombe Cliff Railway.

Bygones

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Bygones is situated 850 feet west of Babbacombe Cliff Railway.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St Marychurch and Ellacombe.

St Marychurch

Suburb

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St Marychurch is an area of Torquay, in the Torbay district, in the ceremonial county of Devon, England. It is one of the oldest settlements in South Devon.

Ellacombe

Suburb

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Ellacombe is a district of Torquay, Devon. Ellacombe is home to Ellacombe Primary school, which is known to be the only place in Torquay that still has a fully standing World War II air raid shelter.