Torquay/Torbay, UK

[grest]

Is this a walkable port?

[John Bull]

Torquay harbour is way too small for even the smallest cruise ships.

I don't know where tenders offload, I suspect it's Beacon Quay/Haldon Pier, which is at one end of the touristy bit, with cafes & attractions right by.

 

Torquay is a Victorian seaside resort town, close to the harbour and pleasant enough on foot but many of Torbay's attractions are too far to walk

Babbacombe Model Village & cliff railway are two miles.

Or Torre Abbey is about a mile / 20 minute walk. Or a mile further is the historic hamlet of Cockington (I remember Cockington Forge from when I was a nipper) - a 20 minute walk from the bus route.

 

Torbay has three resorts, the other two are

 

Paignton (3.5 miles)is a much more bucket-and-spade and kiss-me-quick hats resort than Torquay, but there's an excellent steam train + River Dart cruise from Paignton station https://www.dartmouthrailriver.co.uk/tickets/steam-cruise

 

Brixham (9 miles). A delightful fishing village, though tourism is now much more important.

 

https://www.englishriviera.co.uk/things-to-do

 

I'm not a local & don't know the local buses, but they are excellent - for instance they run every ten minutes between Torquay & Paignton (15 minute journey) & Brixham (a further 15 to 20 minutes)

https://www.stagecoachbus.com/promos-and-offers/south-west/discover-torbay-by-bus

 

JB 🙂