Brixham, United Kingdom Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

From Paignton, it's a fifteen-minute bus ride down to BRIXHAM , the prettiest of the Torbay towns. Fishing was for centuries Brixham's life-blood, and it still supplies fish to restaurants as far away as London. Among the trawlers on Brixham's quayside is moored a full-size reconstruction of the Golden Hind , the surprisingly small vessel in which Francis Drake circumnavigated the world – it has no real connection with the port, however. The harbour is overlooked by an unflattering statue of William III, a reminder of his landing in Brixham to claim the crown of England in 1688. From here, steep … more »