Short answer: The Holt Bar and Terrace overlooks the cricket field and does a sharing roast served for the whole table — a good family Sunday. The Salterton Arms is the town pub. Bicton Park's adventure playground is the play area.
A word on expectations. Devon pubs rarely have playgrounds — old buildings, small sites. What most have is a garden, a beach or a park nearby. Where a pub genuinely has a play area, it says so below.
A bar and terrace overlooking the cricket field with sea views beyond, doing a sharing roast served for the whole table that people rate highly. Genuinely well briefed on coeliac requirements. Service can be slow when busy.
The town pub, tucked off the main street, with a properly made steak pie and locally sourced Sunday roasts. Opens at four on weekdays.
Brook Kitchen does the best breakfast in town, and Creedy's Corner does a cream tea with a big fruit scone — both relaxed with children.
Bicton Park, north of town, has an adventure playground and duck feeding across sixty-odd acres. The River Otter path behind the beach is flat and good for little legs.
Book if you are more than four, and always for Sunday lunch.
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