Anybody been to Torquay

kat10

As title says really, wanting to go to Torquay sometime this year for the weekend. Just wondering if anybody had been whats the beach like, things to do?
Thanks,

animalhouse

We're going to Torquay in July and these websites helped us decide to go there.
http://www.englishriviera.co.uk/whats-on
http://www.torquay.com
http://quaywest.splashdownwaterparks.co.uk/

I particularly like the look of the ghost walk in Kent's Cavern.
Further afield, we went to Woodlands theme park a couple of years ago and it was excellent.
http://www.woodlandspark.com/

HTH

animalhouse

The other thing that swung it for us is that parking in Torquay is easy...

s_b

lovely place if weather fine
if not get down to paignton and get on the steam chuff chuff to dartmouth its a lovely train ride and dartmouth is a truly nice place

newgirly

Hi we stay in salcombe every year and last year went to cockington court, which was a big old house with arts and crafts stuff and glass blowing demos.There is lots of space for picincs and walks and its free to get in and right on top of torquay town.

kat10

Thanks for replies, animalhous thanks I will have a look at those websites. S b had a look at paignton and it looks a nice place and I will be going to have a look at the steam train. Newgirly i'd not heard of salcombe but looked it up and it looks really beautiful especially the beach. Was thinking of staying at tlh lesuire resort in torquay.

nonnatus

The Ghost Tour at Kents Cavern is FABULOUS, just don't eat there efterwards because the food is terrible and there are several lovely pubs in the area.

Woodlands is a brilliant day out, about half an hour outside Torquay.

It depends what you're after really. Torquay itself is a mediocre town full of naff shops. But it is sandwiched between the sea and the Moors and surrounded by so many lovely things to see and do.

I would say that Pennywell Farm is well worth checking out, as is the rare breeds farm. There is also a cute hedgehog sanctuary / wildlife rescue place open to the public.

Where will you be staying? At the Grosvenor maybe? (the Hotel from the series on the telly!!!!)