Babbacome Model Village

As we have been visiting my family in South Devon we have been taking in some of the local attractions. One of these is the delightful Babbacombe Model Village which is on the outskirts of Torquay. As my daughters both love playing with their dolls houses I had a sneaky suspicion that an entire village filled with miniature buildings would go down a treat with them and I was right! They absolutely loved their visit to the model village. The village has been a part of Babbacombe since 1963 and has been continually added to and updated over the years. It is set into the side of a steep incline which means that as you walk around there is a lot of steps and ...  Read the complete review

I visited the model village as a child and decide to take my own kids whilst in the area. You have to pay for parking and entrance price is comparable to other attractions but have a hunt on the web before you go and you will probably find discount vouchers like we did. It will probably take you about two hours, but the trip can be combined with a visit to lovely Babbacombe beach and the cliff railway for a day out- just leaves your car in the car park and walk down after. The village itself is gorgeous. So much work goes into keeping it so and the attention to detail is great with a subtle sense of humour you may need to look twice to notice. My son loved the boats ...  Read the complete review

Babbacombe is a lovely place with plenty to do and I would give the model village a wide birth, mainly because it is way overpriced. Entry costs are as follows: Adult £8.25, child (3-14) £5.95, Senior/concession £7.25, under 3's free. Ok, for a model village it is large but it's very repetitive and isn't even based on any particular village which means it completely lacks any interesting points. In addition I don't think it's been updated since the 1980's everything is very dated; there are some voice over buttons for some areas which display area of work or industry, most of them don't work and the ones that did haven't been changed for years; one of them ...  Read the complete review

This model village is amazing and if you are expecting a few metres square of little models you could look at in ten minutes then think again. It covers a huge area and you follow around a circuit to enable you to see it all, including many things at different angles. There are a lot of steep steps so it might be difficult with a pushchair or buggy. The shear variety of things to see is astonishing. It is more like a large town than a village, but still with village charm. There is a train weaving its way through the landscape, a lake, football stadium, industrial area and many other things you might not expect as well as the usual assortment of houses, ...  Read the complete review

Last weekend we were in Torquay and decided to go and visit Babbacombe model village. At first we thought £5.40 was a bit steep to look at a few models but as it was highly recommended we decided to have a look. From the outside it looks like nothing but once past the pay kiosk you have a birds eye view of the village and what a village it is. It is a village with everything from a small row of houses to a football stadium and a circus to a nudist beach. There is lots of things to look at and you can easily spend an hour or two without getting bored. I had a few favourites including the cottage on fire, Wombley Stadium and the Circus. The cottage was ...  Read the complete review