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Torquay (/ t ɔːr ˈ k iː / tor-KEE) is a seaside town in Devon, England, part of the unitary authority area of Torbay.It lies 18 miles (29 km) south of the county town of Exeter and 28 miles (45 km) east-north-east of Plymouth, on the north of Tor Bay, adjoining the neighbouring town of Paignton on the west of the bay and across from the fishing port of Brixham.
Torre Abbey is a historic building and art gallery in Torquay, Devon, which lies in the South West of England.It was founded in 1196 as a monastery for Premonstratensian canons, and is now the best-preserved medieval monastery in Devon and Cornwall.
Babbacombe Cliff Railway, also known as the Babbacombe Cliff Lift, is a funicular railway in the town of Torquay in the English county of Devon. It links Babbacombe Downs with Oddicombe Beach. The line formerly ran every day between 09:30 and 17:30, with a closure period in winter for maintenance. A bell is rung 30 and 15 minutes before closing ...
Living Coasts opened to the public on 14 July 2003, [7] built on the site of the former Torquay Marine Spa. As of 2011 was being visited by over 100,000 visitors a year. [8] It officially closed in June 2020, following significant loss of income caused by the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. [9] [10]
The museum is located on Babbacombe Road in Torquay. It has numerous galleries, including one devoted to the local author Agatha Christie [2] and another to local explorers and egyptology. [3] Since the 1950s the museum has been home to the mummy of an approximately 3 year old Egyptian boy who lived around 500BC. [4]
Attraction Ranking Rank Museum Location Country Visitors (2023) [1] 1: British Museum: London: England: 5,820,860 2: Natural History Museum: London: England: 5,688,786
A guidebook of 1793 reports that 'The Tor Chapel, perched on the summit of the ridge of rocks, once an appendage of the abbey before us and as it has not been desecrated it is sometimes visited by Roman Catholic crews of the ships lying in the bay.' [2] Similarly it is reported in The History of Torquay (published in 1878) by J.T White that 'up ...
Tor Mohun (formerly Tor Brewer) [1] is a historic manor and parish on the south coast of Devon, now superseded by the Victorian sea-side resort of Torquay and known as Tormohun, an area within that town. In 1876 the Local Board of Health obtained the sanction of Government to alter the name of the district from Tormoham (sic) to Torquay. [2]
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