In 1844 a group of friends met at Glen Cottage in Torquay’s Park Street. At that gathering it was...

During the course of the nineteenth century Torquay grew to become the richest town in Britain. Many millionaires lived or...

 "Old ladies in wheelchairs with blankets over their legs, I don’t think so… they’re retired mermaids”, Milton JonesMermaids have long...

Paignton has a pier; Teignmouth has a pier. But Torquay does not.We do, of course, have Haldon Pier, built in...

There’s an old story that tells of how a sheep hanged a local thief. First of all the location. Gallows...

On Wednesday April 1st at 2.00 until 4.00 Torquay’s historic St Michael's Chapel will be open to the public   This free...

 Searching for Hag Stones on the Bay’s beaches is something of a local tradition.Hag Stones are stones with natural holes,...

Many towns have an origin myth - a story that tells of how their community began.Torquay’s origin myth is of...

We all know that Torquay hosts a good number of ‘characters’, rule-breakers and, let’s be honest, cranks. This goes back...

In 1838 the Poet Laureate Alfred Tennyson was in Torquay, a place he called “the loveliest sea village in England”.During...

Sometimes movies can truly encapsulate the times and experiences they present.As an example, while some coming-of-age films can be heavy-handed...

During the nineteenth century Torbay was in the forefront of discoveries and debates about the age of the earth and...

   Many of us are familiar with the medieval St Michael's Chapel opposite Torre Station. Less well known is another ruin...

The story of Belgrave Road is the story of Torquay.Beginning at the Torbay Road junction, Belgrave Road runs northwest to...

 Torquay author Steve Honeywill new novel “The Clubs” draws on experiences of a fictionalised Torbay. The Clubs brings the early...

Night-time Torquay is another Torquay.Late at night, despite the remnants of Harbourside revelries, it can be unaccountably alien. Modern Torquay...

For centuries the northern part of Torbay was populated by a scatter of unremarkable farming and fishing hamlets. By the...

“You may want to ignore climate change, but it won’t ignore you”Around a decade ago Torbay author Adam Nevill wrote...

  We know Torbay as the English Riviera. But why did we recreate the Gallic Côte d'Azur in an obscure...

Torquay’s buildings and parks are three-dimensional postcards of the European tours once so favoured by Britain’s elite.The transformation of the...