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by Sir Edwin Lutyens, the 1936 Drum Inn ( 01803-690264; www.vintageinn.co.uk/thedruminncocking-
ton ; mains £7-12; meals 11am-10pm, to 9.30pm Sun) . Check to see if there's a match taking place
on Cockington's cricket pitch (summer weekends offer the best chance).

AMUSEMENTS

Paignton Pier
( 01803-522139; www.paigntonpier.co.uk ; Paignton Sands, Paignton) Here's the chance to indulge in
pure holiday nostalgia: on this grand old Victorian pier you can parade along the long
wooden deck, jump in a dodgem, bounce around on a trampoline and have a game of
crazy golf.

Torre Abbey Gardens
MAP

GARDENS

GOOGLE MAP

( www.torre-abbey.org.uk ; King's Dr; admission £2.50; 10am-5pm Easter-Sep) The gardens here feature
the Potent Plant plot, a collection of species which can be used to make the poisons that
feature in Agatha Christie novels. Particularly deadly are the prunus family (its fruit
stones can be used to make one of Christie's favourites: cyanide), foxglove and
monkshood.