Torquay
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Torquay Hotel tips
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Riviera Lodge Hotel from49 £
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Ascot House Hotel from45 £
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Devon Court Hotel from40 £
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Torquay Travel guide
Torquay
: Michelin's recommendations
In this bustling Devon summer resort, the houses inland from the seafront are dotted across the hillside. The pale-fronted Edwardian and Victorian villas and great hotels, set in lush gardens, are being replaced by modern apartment blocks and high-rise hotels. Dickens visited Torquay and described it as "a compound of Hastings and Tunbridge Wells and bits of the hills around Naples".
Tourist attractions Torquay : Things to see and do
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Torre Abbey
The Kings Drive GB - Torquay TQ2 5JE
Surrounded by magnificent gardens, Torre Abbey is an 18C house, a building known as "The Spanish Barn" and the ruins of the medieval abbey. The house has been turned into a museum and contains a collection of English pewter, glassware from ..
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Kents Cavern
Ilsham Road Wellswood GB - Torquay TQ1 2JF
Digs carried out in a number of caves, Kents Cavern, revealed that they had sheltered prehistoric animals and men for long periods, from the Palaeolithic age 100,000 years ago to the Roman era. The 800m of paths lead through caves with petrified wate..
Hotels Torquay
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Howden Court Hotel
Croft Road GB - Torquay TQ2 5UD
Prix Prices from : 70 £
Originally built in 1860, this Victorian property is ideally located just a short walk from Torquay’s beach and harbour, and still retains many of its original features. Howden Court Hotel features large south facing patio and gardens with access to..
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Devon Court Hotel
Croft Road GB - Torquay TQ2 5UE
The family run Devon Court Hotel is located in the heart of Torquay and offers a seasonal outdoor heated swimming pool, sun terrace and picturesque garden for guests to enjoy. It also includes free Wi-Fi and free parking. Rooms at the Devon Court ar..
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The Cimon
82 Abbey Road GB - Torquay TQ2 5NP
Prix Prices from : 45 £
Set in an 1850’s detached Victorian building, The Cimon features a large patio garden, a children’s playroom and a 30-foot outdoor swimming pool. Located in the heart of Torquay, the hotel offers free Wi-Fi and free parking. All rooms are equipped w..
Restaurants Torquay
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Brasserie
3-4 Beacon Terr GB - Torquay TQ1 2BH
Light, airy brasserie run by pleasant team. Appealing, set price menus revolve around the seasons; cooking is fresh and simple. Good value wine selection - or visit the upstairs cocktail bar.
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Number 7
Beacon Terr. GB - Torquay TQ1 2BH
Personally and passionately run bistro located on the ground floor of a Regency house. The walls are covered with fish-related photos and artefacts, as well as extensive blackboard menus of fresh seafood from the Brixham day boats.
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Room in the Elephant
3-4 Beacon Terr GB - Torquay TQ1 2BH
First floor restaurant in an elegant Georgian terrace overlooking Torbay and the marina. Colonial-style cocktail bar and simply decorated dining room. Concise à la carte and tasting menu offer appealing, flavoursome, classical combinations with no un..
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Orange Tree
14-16 Parkhill Rd GB - Torquay TQ1 2AL
Modern, split-level restaurant with a homely feel, set down a narrow town centre backstreet. The seasonally evolving menu is made up classically based, French-influenced dishes, which are carefully prepared and rely on fresh, local produce.

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