The realm of the South Devon Highwayman
Between the communities of Torbay and the city of Exeter are the Haldon Hills. This ridge of high ground, the...
Torquay’s Pet Cemeteries
Tucked away around the back of Torre Abbey is a pet cemetery. It's less Stephen King and more Secret Garden,...
Torquay Town Centre Pubs- The Definitive List (so far)
There was a claim that there were once 21 pubs between Torre and the Strand. So we asked Locals what...
Faith & Belief in Torbay: who we are
The 2021 Census has now issued its findings on Faith & Belief. This new data shows the extent of social...
‘Torquay: A Social History’ available from Artizan Gallery
‘Torquay: A Social History’ by local author Kevin Dixon is a 10,000 year journey. The book tells of how a...
Faith & Belief in Torbay: who we are
The 2021 Census have just released their findings on Faith & Belief across the UK. The number of Christians in...
‘Torquay: A Social History’ by local author Kevin Dixon is now available
'Torquay: A Social History' is a 10,000 year journey telling of how a collection of rural hamlets came together to...
The Royal Lyceum proudly presents ‘Our Torquay Townscape: History, People & Places’ A free Talk presented by Dr Kevin Dixon
Unleashed Theatre Company @ The Royal Lyceum proudly presents 'Our Torquay Townscape: History, People & Places' A free Talk presented...
‘The Hotel’: Just when we thought we were back to being sophisticated…
Sometimes you could just weep for the fine folk tasked with promoting the English Riviera as a modern, exciting and...
‘The Coroner’s’ South Devon Killing Fields
"You're not in London now!" Back in 1949 the romantic comedy drama 'Adam's Rib' starred Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracey...
Did Torbay’s medieval soldiers sharpen their arrows on our churches?
Across Torbay our ancient medieval churches have strange grooves carved into their outside walls. In 1932 the historian Waterfield, while...
Torquay- how we got here
Today Torquay has around 65,000 residents -Devon as a whole is about 1.2 million. Bear that in mind as we...
Need a small grant for your Torbay community project?
Over £55,000 of funding is available for community projects that improve the health and wellbeing of Torbay residents. Funded by...
Is it possible to be a Torbay Christian Atheist?
Is it possible to be a Christian Atheist? This might sound to be a contradiction in terms, an oxymoron. However,...
Torquay’s Christopher Head and the Massacre of Braybrook Street
“These murders are the most heinous crime to have been committed in this country for a generation or...
‘Memories of Babbacombe and St Marychurch’ at Babbacombe Theatre
Join us on Thursday 25 November at 2pm at Babbacombe Theatre for 'Memories of Babbacombe and St Marychurch'.All are welcome...
The English Riviera Film Festival heads for Seventh Heaven
A glittering lineup of events is on offer at the 2021 English Riviera Film Festival returning for it's Seventh annual...
Gentian Hill & the Ghost of St Michael’s Chapel
The fiction writer Elizabeth Goudge (1900-1984) lived in Marldon for 12 years and played an important role in the...
Torquay’s Hydropathic Hotels
Hydropathics - or Hydros - were institutions created to practice hydropathy, a cure-all which played an important part in Torquay's...
Torre Abbey’s Armada Ghost
The most familiar of Torquay's supernatural tales is of the Spanish Lady of Torre Abbey. The setting is the Abbey's...
