Paignton has four long safe sandy beaches making it a popular choice for relaxing and safe seaside holidays. Its rocky coves include an underwater nature reserve and rock-pooling is a favourite holiday past-time.

Paignton is a coastal town in Devon in England. Together with Torquay and Brixham it forms the unitary authority of Torbay which was created in 1998. The Torbay area is a holiday destination known as the English Riviera. Paignton's population in the United Kingdom Census of 2001 was 47,398.