Exotic things will grow in this area because of the exceptionally
mild climate – palm trees are everywhere, and English Nature rates
Torbay as one of the top six sites in the country for rare plants.

If plants and gardens are your thing, there is plenty to see:

• Brunel Woods
  
• Babbacombe Model Village
  
• Tessier Gardens
  
• Living Coasts
  
• Princess Gardens
  
• Rock Walk
  
• Abbey Park
  
• Torre Abbey
  
• Cockington
  
• Oldway
  
• Paignton Zoological and Botanical Gardens
  
• Battery Gardens
  
• Berry Head