going in two weeks with my wife an twin 6 year olds. We go every year..love it. The rea is great, plymouth nearby, torquay, dartmoor, teignmouth..great beaches, lots to do even if it rains.....we don't care! lol

I have been waiting for this vlog brings back memories for me when I was nine staying at a caravan site in paignton in a caravan named pandora I am now 71 years of age and I thankyou for the memories take care

Fabulous video . Takes me back. My first visit was as an eight year old in 1963 and I thought it was a wonderful place. I'd been to Brid a couple of times and Blackpool, but Paignton was so much more exciting. Travelling down through the night, was wonderful. No motorways in those days, so you're looking at 10 to 12 hours. The second time we went, in 1965, we went overnight again, but by train from Sheffield Midland, as it was then. Again so exciting to me, sleeping on a train. The last time I went was in 1992 and as I am 70 next year, I think it's time to go back, go back and remember those wonderful times, when life was so very different. Thank you for sharing this with us Neil.

Always loved Paignton , haven't been for 4 years now, I love it when they have bike nights, always lots of motorcycles turn up great atmosphere

@GimbalWalkTV

2 күн бұрын

Yes I bet!

I love the pink one

Only just found your blog, really enjoyed it. Not been there in years, typical seaside town which I love. Thanks 👍

@GimbalWalkTV

6 күн бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

More of beautiful Devon here in Paignton and it is definitely an old fashioned town with an awesome train going through and I like trains Paignton is really very beautiful and awesome especially for walking around and exploring thanks again and until the next video thank you. 🇬🇧🤠🇬🇧

We were staying there that weekend. We'd nipped over to Plymouth on the train that day. We visited wetherspoons the night before, a big shout out to the staff as it was bursting at the seams! We've been going to paignton for years.

Love Paignton been a good few years ago I love that you show the town as well as the sea front has a great zoo also

our favourite place especially when are kids where young always stayed grange court in caravans in the 1980 1990 tees then few years ago stayed in goodrington few times apartments on the beach 😊

A wonderful place to visit. When I was here a couple of years ago The local Elvis Festival was on which was very good. Roundham Clifs is also a nice spot. I have to go back.

I like your videos with the explanations via subtitles. And I like the coast and (I'm German) I've also been to Paignton, Swanage, Torquay, the coast in Dorset and Devon in the south. I liked it a lot. Of course (please don't be angry) it's not like in the Marple movies with Joan Hickson or Midsomer Murders. Everything changes, here as well. You're doing an excellent job and I'm very grateful to be able to watch.

@GimbalWalkTV

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much ❤️

We are going to Paignton again in August and November and I love going to Paignton and the ibis and the Marcus and they are very wonderful and nice as well as the shops and restaurants and had a wonderful time down there since last year and this year with my friend thanks Neil and we would like to see you round Paignton again

@stevec8433

Ай бұрын

Absolutely amazing hotels especially the Mercure and Friday nights with the female singer❤

@user-oo5fz2qn5w

Ай бұрын

Lovely place stayed many times thanks another trip down memory lane

it looks absolutley stuning

I took the steam train from Paignton to Kingswear. Just amazing. The smell of steam took me back in time.

@GimbalWalkTV

Ай бұрын

Perfection

I love Paignton. I try to go at least 4 times each year. I have already booked to hotels next year . Great places to visit and great friendly people there. ❤

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What a lovely seaside. I was looking forward to seeing the beach huts that were show on posters at the beginning of the video, but... You must have went the wrong way! lol Oh well maybe next time you shoot there? Thanks Neil, my choice of the Beachy Hotel would be the white with turquoise. :)

Aww thank you for the Paignton video. Our first holiday in 6 years and in 41 days will be back here. Not too much has changed except for restaurant on front and 2 new hotels...oh I can't wait x

I live in Devon it’s really gone down hill especially Torquay.

Loved the video enjoyed the walk loved the steam train shops beach enjoyed the walk thanks for your time have a good Sunday

@GimbalWalkTV

17 күн бұрын

Thank you! You too!

Very nice we go there a lot. Folk seem fine no gangs of yobs, not their kind of place is it. Sand is only thing Ify more Sandstone we think.

And no, it's not changed!

We spent many happy holidays in Paignton when the family was young, used to catch the steam train up to Dartmouth. I well remember the fish and chip shop you went past, down the side road used to be a small precinct with benches in the middle, we had bought the last three pieces of fish as it was the end of the lunchtime opening, sat down to enjoy the delicious fish and chips which smelt wonderful, when suddenly a loud scream from my daughter who was about seven or eight at the time pointed to a bloody great seagull making off with her fish in it's beak, she was inconsolable, so I gave her my fish, which she guarded and ate like she had never eaten before, while I enjoyed a tray of chips, my wife kept looking at me with that look of, don't think for a moment that you're having any of mine.....being a dad eh?

@alanturner9609

26 күн бұрын

She and I lived and loved in South London. There was just her and mother. They pulled up sticks and moved to Paignton in February 1957. Two heartbroken teenagers separated by two hundred miles. Three weeks later £3.15p from Paddington. When you alighted from the train and looked from the level crossing you could see the sea, walk down the middle of the road as there were so few cars and there was the beach. Now they have put that god awful stack of bricks on the front and virtually ruined the town. Paignton was a garden which really and truly is now a jungle. At eighty five years old we still yearn for the Paignton of those days and our lost youth.

@saddaddrummer

26 күн бұрын

@@alanturner9609 Like you I fondly look back at my youth and the one thing I get from it is, at least we did it, we lived through the best of times, we had the best music, the most freedom and fun. I look at my daughter now, and young people in general and they are nearly all stressed out and miserable with what they see as the weight of the world on their shoulders, I never ever felt like that back then, just loving life and of course not being attached to a bloody phone wondering if someone likes my picture or comment. I had a camera and took pictures of other people nowadays it's compulsory to take them of yourself pouting and posing. Alan, be grateful we had those years and can still remember them. Take care mate.

LOVE THE MUSIC, AND I REMEMBER THE TUNE BUT NOT THE NAME OF IT.

i was there last year

Paignton is a thorn between two roses. I'm sure it was great in it's early days like many British seaside resorts but unfortunately the best part of Paignton now is when you drive out the other end.

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@GimbalWalkTV

Ай бұрын

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Paignton in the Summer of 2024 = Very Very Noisy 🔊 Motorcycles and loud exhaust cars racing around the town whenever the sun appears. Bring your ear plugs... 😕

It looks quite nice. Is it a nice place to live.?

@GimbalWalkTV

28 күн бұрын

I think so

@002lisamarie

25 күн бұрын

@@GimbalWalkTV thanks.

another dying seaside town, incredibly high rates of homelessness now compared to 20 years ago, severe drug problems across torbay and shops boarded up everywhere, Toorquay has degraded even worse than paignton unfortunately, i do highly recommend the steam train to kingswear and ferry to dartmouth (theres a nice retro sweetshop there)

@GimbalWalkTV

11 күн бұрын

Sad to hear of the drug issues

What do I think of Paignton? To be honest - it looks awful. But I have just watched your video on Salcombe ... so everything looks awful after that! At least I don't have to visit it now... but thanks anyway.

@GimbalWalkTV

Ай бұрын

Fair enough!

@Ancient-Paths

Ай бұрын

@@GimbalWalkTV Yes, and I should know .... I live in Southsea, Portsmouth ... and that is a dump too! But I love your videos .... keep up the good work...

A Pimp Wagon ?😅

@GimbalWalkTV

Ай бұрын

😮😮😮🤣

The car is a Cadillac Coupe De Ville, probably a 1964 model.

@GimbalWalkTV

Ай бұрын

Beautiful!!