English Heritage sites near Brixham Parish

Kirkham House, Paignton

KIRKHAM HOUSE, PAIGNTON

4 miles from Brixham Parish

This late medieval stone house, afterwards split into three cottages was restored in the 1960s.

Bayard's Cove Fort

BAYARD'S COVE FORT

4 miles from Brixham Parish

Picturesquely sited on the quayside at Darmouth, this Tudor artillery fort once contained heavy guns to protect the prosperous harbour town from attack.

Dartmouth Castle

DARTMOUTH CASTLE

4 miles from Brixham Parish

Beautifully located fortresses on the edge of the river. For over 600 years Dartmouth Castle has guarded the Dart Estuary and the busy, vibrant port of Dartmouth.

Berry Pomeroy Castle

BERRY POMEROY CASTLE

7 miles from Brixham Parish

Tucked away in a steep wooded valley, Berry Pomeroy Castle is the perfect romantic ruin.

Totnes Castle

TOTNES CASTLE

8 miles from Brixham Parish

A classic Norman motte and bailey castle, founded soon after the Conquest to overawe the Saxon town. A later stone shell-keep crowns its steep mound, giving views across the town to the River Dart.

Hound Tor Deserted Medieval Village

HOUND TOR DESERTED MEDIEVAL VILLAGE

18 miles from Brixham Parish

The remains of four 13th century stone farmsteads, on land originally farmed in the Bronze Age. This isolated Dartmoor hamlet was probably abandoned in the early 15th century.

Churches in Brixham Parish

All Saints Brixham

Church Street Brixham
01803 853106

Henry Francis Lyte, once a minister at All Saints wrote the popular hymn 'Abide with me'. Here is a short resume of Rev Lyte's life.  

In 1817 Lyte became a curate in Marazion, Cornwall, and there met and married Anne Maxwell, daughter of a well-known Scottish-Irish family. She was 31, seven years older than her husband and a "keen Methodist." Furthermore, she "could not match her husband's good looks and personal charm." Nevertheless, the marriage was happy and successful. Anne eventually made Lyte's situation more comfortable by contributing her family fortune, and she was an excellent manager of the house and finances. They had two daughters and three sons, one of whom was the chemist and photographer Farnham Maxwell-Lyte. A grandson was the well known historian Sir Henry Churchill Maxwell-Lyte.

From 1820 to 1822 the Lytes lived in Sway, Hampshire. Itself only five miles (8 km) from the sea, the house in Sway was the only one the couple shared during their marriage that was neither on a river or by the sea. At Sway Lyte lost a month-old daughter and wrote his first book, later published as Tales In Verse Illustrative of the Several Petitions of the Lord's Prayer (1826). In 1822 the Lytes moved to Dittisham, Devon, on the River Dart and then, after Lyte had regained some measure of health, to the small parish of Charleton

About April 1824, Lyte left Charleton for Lower Brixham, in Devon a fishing village.Almost immediately, Lyte joined the schools committee, and two months later he became its chairman. Also in 1824, Lyte established the first Sunday school in the Torbay area and created a Sailors' Sunday School. Although religious instruction was given there, the primary object of both was educating children and seamen for whom other schooling was virtually impossible. Each year Lyte organised an Annual Treat for the 800-1000 Sunday school children, which included a short religious service followed by tea and sports in the field.

Shortly after Lyte's arrival in Brixham, the minister attracted such large crowds that the church had to be enlarged—the resulting structure later described by his grandson as "a hideous barn-like building." Lyte added to his clerical income by taking resident pupils into his home, including the blind brother of Lord Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, later British prime minister.

St Mary's Brixham

St Mary's Square Drew Street Brixham
01803 853106

We are now open for our regular services 

Monday 9am Morning Prayer

Wednesday 10:30am Holy Communion

Sunday
8:00am Holy Communion
11:00am Parish Communion
(Second Sunday non Eucharist Worship for All)

Pubs in Brixham Parish

Bell Inn

108 Drew Street, Brixham, TQ5 9JY
(01803) 851815

Unspoilt two bar pub who's stone floor was the original market place. Both darts and pool are played. Completely refurbished 2020, no real ale now. This pub has an unspoilt décor, with the entrance area having an ancient stone floor that...
Berry Head Hotel

Berry Head Road, Brixham, TQ5 9AJ
(01803) 853225
berryheadhotel.com

This historic building was commissioned by the Board of Ordance as a military hospital, to support the three local Napoleonic war garrisoned forts, that defended the the Bay. After de-commissioning, it was once the home of the Rev Henry F...
Blue Anchor

83 Fore Street, Brixham, TQ5 8AH
(01803) 854575
theblueanchorbrixham.co.uk/

This 500-year-old building was originally a fisherman's cottage on the left and the right hand side a sail loft. This pub-restaurant now comprises two rooms with exposed stone walls and timber beams, the left hand room being the bar and the...
Brixham Catering @ Brixham Cricket Club

North Boundary Road, Brixham, TQ5 8LH
07519 975811
brixhamcatering.co.uk

A modern clubhouse on the edge of Brixham with limited opening. Available for private functions. Non club members may need to sign in. Takeaways and deliveries available
Brixham Conservative Club

2 New Road, Brixham, TQ5 8LZ
(01803) 882205
brixhamconservativeclub.org.uk

Opened in 1900 the club is a short walk from the town centre bus station and adjacent to Brixham Theatre and Museum. Inside is a longish room with the dining area and stage at the far end with a central bar to the left. There is a separate...
Brixham Royal British Legion Club

Bakers Hill, Brixham, TQ5 0BS

Brixham Royal British Legion Club, Brixham
Brixham Yacht Club

Overgang, Brixham, TQ5 8AR
(01803) 853332
brixhamyachtclub.com

Founded in 1937, the clubroom was a sail loft, and was converted some years ago into the bar with panoramic views over the busy working harbour, the new fish quay development, the breakwater and the coastlines of Torbay and Lime Bay.
Bullers Arms

4 The Strand, Brixham, TQ5 8EH
07925 862112

This recently refurbished pub occupies a prime position in the centre of the harbourside. It overlooks the replica of Sir Francis Drake's Golden Hind, Although it is a single room pub, it has two distinct areas - the right hand side having...
Burton Hotel

23 Burton Street, Brixham, TQ5 9HZ
(01803) 269707

The pub is a substantial building within a residential area and the interior is four interlinked rooms with a central bar. The decor is wood panelling and thick, natural stone walls and one of the rooms houses a pool table. It is a friendl...
Cow Town Steakhouse Bistro

107 Drew Street, Brixham, TQ5 9LA

Re-opened in early 2017 as a bar and restaurant specialising in steaks.
Crown & Anchor

23 The Quay, Brixham, TQ5 8AW
(01803) 475363

Grade ll listed friendly, family, quayside freehouse overlooking the inner harbour, serving real ales, wines, spirits as well as a traditional selection of light lunches. The interior is just one long and very narrow room with a small bar...
Golden Lion

65 New Road, Brixham, TQ5 8NL
07394 449772

This friendly old coaching house is on the main road into the town, colloquially known as the 'first and last'. The interior comprises of a functional bar area, with a dartboard, and a lounge. A small courtyard is looked over by a steep gar...
Long Bar

Union Lane, Brixham, TQ5 8DY
(01803) 882605

Single bar pub, adjacent to a car park and close to the main bus stops. It has a brick fireplace with a cast iron stove, fixed fabric upholstered bench seating, pool table, dart board, juke box, and several small flat screen TV's. At the fr...
Manor

28 Higher Street, Brixham, TQ5 8HW
07462 861674
themanorpub.com

Located just above the main town car park in a stone-built Grade II listed terraced cottage, the low ceilinged, well refurbished, one-roomed bar is cosy especially by the log fire. Furnished with leather settees and chunky kitchen tables,...
Maritime Inn

79 King Street, Brixham, TQ5 9TH
(01803) 853535
themaritimeinn.moonfruit.com

Overlooking the inner harbour, this traditional Brixham pub's bar interior is untouched by modernisation, with ornaments hanging from the ceilings and walls adorned with local history documents and old photographs and on his perch, is Mr Ti...
New Quay Inn

8 King Street, Brixham, TQ5 9TW
(01803) 883290
newquayinnbrixham.co.uk

A 17th-century sail-loft became a pub in the 1850's and has recently had a sympathetic refurbishment. The bar has beamed ceilings and slate floor with a wood burning stove, and entry is from a tiny alley leading to the harbour. The upper...
Old Coaching Inn

61 Fore Street, Brixham, TQ5 8AG
(01803) 852000
theoldcoachinginnbrixham.uk

Built in 1790 as an hotel with stables and a courtyard, the pub has been recently refurbished having a separate bar with a six cask stillage. NOTE; there are limited opening hours during winter, please check website. This is the only pub...
Old Market House

The Quay, Brixham, TQ5 8AW
(01803) 856891
oldmarkethousebrixham.co.uk

A sympathetic development by the St Austell Brewery of the old Fish Market building on the harbourside, which has also previously been used as both a cold store and net store. Upstairs is a restaurant for more formal dining, while downstair...
Prince William

Prince William Quay, Berry Head Road, Brixham, TQ5 9BP
(01803) 854468
theprincewilliam.co.uk

Named after William, Prince of Orange, who landed in Brixham on 5th November 1688 with a fleet of 500 ships and 15,000 men, he led the 'Glorious Revolution' and on 11th February 1689, along with his with his wife, Mary, was solemnly pronouc...
Queen's Arms

31 Station Hill, Brixham, TQ5 8BN
(01803) 852074
thequeensarmsbrixham.co.uk

A traditional end of terrace single bar pub, off the beaten track from the centre of town, but well worth taking the trouble to find for the real ale and cider aficionado. It features regularly in the CAMRA Good Beer Guide and has been the...
Rising Sun

8 The Quay, Brixham, TQ5 8AW
(01803) 411813

A classic Grade ll listed, three storey Georgian building, with the pub occupying the ground floor. It is a single room with a small dark wood bar counter at the back, half height timber paneling and rough stone painted walls, beamed ceilin...
Skipper Inn

57 Drew Street, Brixham, TQ5 9LA
(01803) 907960

Comfortable single bar pub that also has a function room that can cater for up to 120 people. It has an attractive beer garden complete with an 'arena' screen showing sporting events. The pub is also disabled friendly, for both access and t...
Sprat & Mackerel

23-24 The Quay, Brixham, TQ5 8AW
(01803) 853526
spratandmackerelbrixham.co.uk

Refurbished in a modern style and overlooking the harbour, this is a single bar pub with seating outside. A recent visitor reports: two real ales and two bag in a box ciders
Three Elms

28 Drew Street, Brixham, TQ5 9JU
(01803) 907535

One roomed bar with several annexed rooms. It has a pool table and a small function room that can accomodate between twenty to thirty people. Breakfast is now served Fri, Sat and Sun. Also Sunday lunches.
Trawler

66 North Boundary Road, Brixham, TQ5 8LA
(01803) 854062

This is a typical example of a 1970s two bar housing estate pub. This particular popular pub is community orientated and driven. Good value food daily from 12-3 and 5-8. New management 2019
Vigilance

5 Bolton Street, Brixham, TQ5 9DE
(01803) 850489
jdwetherspoon.co.uk/home/pubs/the-vigila...

This Wetherspoon pub is in the centre of town and is named after the seventy eight foot heritage sailing ketch, which was built by Uphams in 1926, and that has now been restored to its former glory. Traditional Welsh cider and Devon perry a...