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Greenway Gardens (Half day)

A short but scenic drive down to the edge of the river Dart will bring us to the magnificent former home of crime writer, Agatha Christie. Although the house is currently being repaired by the National Trust, your Guide will take you for a leisurely stroll around the extensive gardens, which were once cared for by Agatha herself.

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Kent's Cavern (Half day)

The oldest caves in Europe are the backdrop for this fascinating tour to one of Torbay's top visitor attractions. The tour through the caves will be fully escorted by one of Kent's Cavern's professional Guides. We will travel through time, going back 1 million years and seeing not only the natural formations of the caves but many items that have been discovered over the years of excavation. These include human and animal skulls dating as far back as the last ice age and a 450,000 year old flint hand axe. This magical experience will take around 1 hour in an all year round temperature of 14°C. After the tour there will be time to look around the impressive new visitors' centre, or relax with a drink or a snack in the Red Rock Café. On leaving Kent's Cavern our Guide will drop you down on Torquay Harbour side for shopping and sightseeing before returning home.

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Cavern Ghost Tour (Evening)

This fascinating evening tour will be an experience you will not forget. Dare you enter the caves at night and experience the Kents Cavern Ghost Show? This is scary and not recommended for the fainthearted or people of a nervous disposition!

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Mid Cornwall Coast Tour (Full day)

A wonderful coastal tour along the breathtaking Atlantic coastline of mid Cornwall. Our journey will take us past the city of Plymouth and over the river Tamar into Cornwall. We will visit the picturesque town of Padstow which is famous for its harbour-side fish market shops and fish restaurants. We will then take the coast road towards the famous Watergate Bay and Cornwall's largest commercial town, Newquay, which is the surfing capital of England and which stages the British open surfing championships each summer. The town has an abundance of surf shops, themed bars and restaurants and some of the widest sandy beaches in the UK. We will then travel back to Torbay through the beautiful Cornish countryside.

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North Cornwall (Full day)

A trip to one of the most rugged, yet beautiful, parts of North Cornwall's Atlantic Coastline.

Your day will start with a 2-hour journey including a stop at the Tamar Bridges, with splendid views across the river and into Cornwall. We then cross the bridge and then head across Cornwall to the north Atlantic coast for our short stop at the village of Boscastle. We then make the short but scenic journey along the coast to Tintagel, the legendary home of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table. Here we will give you the option of a 2-3 hour walk along the coast path and back to Boscastle. For those who prefer a shorter walk your Guide will drive you back to Rocky Valley, situated half way between Tintagel and Boscastle where you can join the coast path. For those who prefer a more relaxing day then you can return by road to Boscastle and relax exploring the picturesque village or maybe visit the Witchcraft Museum.

Once everyone has arrived from the walk and taken lunch at one of the many pubs or restaurants (we can highly recommend the Cobweb Inn) we will then journey back to Tintagel. Now we will have a chance to visit the ruins of the Castle down by the sea, the old Post Office or the wonderful Great Halls, with an audiovisual show and replica copies of the Round Table and other exhibits of the great King Arthur and his life and times.

We will then return home via the North side of Dartmoor and North East Devon.

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Plymouth (Half day)

A one-hour journey will see us arrive in the Maritime City of Plymouth where our voyage of discovery will begin.

Your Guide will start the tour down in the Barbican and old Sutton Harbour area where you will get a taste of yesteryear when Plymouth was one of the largest, best known and most important sea ports in England.

We will journey through the Barbican to see its attractions, including the Pilgrim Father steps, from where the first European settlers of America finally set sail on their epic journey across the sea in 1620. We will also see the Plymouth Gin Distillery, the old Customs House, the old fish market and much more.

We will then continue around to Plymouth Hoe where we can enjoy some splendid views across Plymouth Sound and out to sea; your Guide will tell you about Sir Frances Drake's epic battle with the Spanish in 1588. After this there will be free time to look around the modern city centre for shopping or to explore a little more of the many attractions.

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