Is there anything more English than taking a stroll to nearby Babbacombe for a traditional cream tea? Please let us know that you will join us so we can book a table. You only pay for what you order so there is no up-front cost. The option to ride the Funicular railway built in 1926, the Babbacombe Cliff Railway took 2 years to construct and was the brainchild of two prominent Victorians and involved some of the biggest engineering names of the day.