Torbay Hotels
Hotels in Torbay are often needed by tourists who need a place to stay. Some may want to stay at large or small hotels. Some may want to stay at well known hotels. Some may want to stay at high quality hotels with good access to culture and to entertainment. Some may want to stay at famous hotels. Some may want to stay at old fashioned hotels. Some may want to stay at new hotels. Some may want to stay at hotels that have access to parking facilities. Some may want to stay at hotels that have a well earned reputation.
Hotels in Torbay are often required for tourists who require short term accommodation when they visit the town.
Torbay is an east-facing bay and natural harbour, at the western most end of Lyme Bay in the south west of England, situated roughly midway between the cities of Exeter and Plymouth.
There are three main towns around the bay: Torquay in the north, Paignton in the centre, and Brixham in the south, which have become connected over the years, swallowing up villages and towns such as St Marychurch, Cockington, Marldon, Churston Ferrers and Galmpton.
The County Borough of Torbay was created in 1968 by the amalgamation of the Municipal Borough of Torquay, Urban District of Paignton and Urban District of Brixham, also taking in parts of the civil parishes of Coffinswell and Kerswells from Newton Abbot Rural District and Churston Ferrers and Marldon from Totnes Rural District.
The southern limit of Torbay is Berry Head, and the northern limit is Hopes Nose, although Torquay itself stretches further north into Babbacombe Bay, where the beaches at Oddicombe and Babbacombe can be found; these are noted for their interesting Breccia cliffs.
Torbay is bordered by the South Hams to the south and west, and by Teignbridge to the north. Nearby towns include Totnes and Dartmouth in the South Hams Newton Abbot and Teignmouth in Teignbridge.
Because of the mild climate, Torbay palm trees are a common sight along the coast. However, this 'palm' is in fact a cabbage tree (Cordyline australis), originating from New Zealand. These trees flourish elsewhere in the UK. It is suggested that the popularity of cabbage trees in Torbay is attributable to their first being introduced to the UK in that region.
Babbacombe is a district of Torquay, Devon, England. It is notable for its model village and its clifftop green, Babbacombe Downs, from which Oddicombe Beach is accessed via Babbacombe Cliff Railway. Brixham is a small town and civil parish in the county of Devon, in the south west of England. Brixham is at the southern end of Torbay, across the bay from Torquay, and is a fishing port. Fishing and Tourism are its major industries. It is thought that the name 'Brixham' came from Brioc's village. 'Brioc' was an old English or Brythonic personal name and '-ham' is an ancient term for village.
The town is hilly, and built around the harbour which remains in use as a dock for fishing trawlers. It has a focal tourist attraction in the replica of Sir Francis Drake's ship the Golden Hind that is permanently moored there.
Brunel Manor is a mansion on the outskirts of the Devon seaside resort of Torquay.
Berry Head is a coastal headland at the southern end of Torbay, to the southeast of Brixham, Devon, England.
Churston (or Churston Ferrers) is a coastal village in Devon, England.
Cockington is a village in Torquay in the English county of Devon. It is a picturesque village, with old cottages within its boudaries. It is about a half a mile away from Torquay.
The area has a large number of European students learning English.
The fishing port of Brixham is home to one of the nations most successful fishing fleets.
Galmpton, also known as Galmpton-on-the-Dart, is a village in Torbay, Devon, England.
Goodrington is a coastal village in Devon, England. It is situated in Torbay and lies between Torquay and Brixham, less than a mile to the south of Paignton. Goodrington has a railway station, on the Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway, three beaches, a park with boating lake, various shops and other facilities.
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