Paignton to Kingswear Steam Railway
There are any number of things that will make a great day out in South Devon, but in my opinion, one of the best has to be the
‘Round Robin’. It comprises different modes of transport linking Paignton,
Dartmouth, and
Totnes.
The Round Robin includes a steam train from Paignton to Kingswear, a ferry across the River Dart to Dartmouth, a boat trip up the river to Totnes, and an open-top bus back to Paignton. It can be done the other way round and you can start from Paignton, Dartmouth or Totnes.
Part of the attraction is to be able to explore the towns of Dartmouth and Totnes and so you would need to factor in the tide times of the Dart if you intend to do the whole journey in one day.
For expediency, in this post, I’m just going to describe the train journey between Paignton and Kingswear.
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