Torquay figured in the fiction of Agatha Christie, shown here with her first husband Archie Christie, as well as in her life; the couple spent their wedding night there during World War I, in 1914.

To commemorate the life-saving actions conducted during the Great Storm of 1866, the ‘Crafting Bees’ of Brixham have been ...

Five other beaches in Torbay also earned the award for 2025, including Broadsands Beach and Torre Abbey Sands A popular shingle beach has won an internationally recognised Blue Flag award for the 38th ...

A medieval-style castle in the British seaside town of Torquay that looks as well suited for a history book as it does an episode of “Game of Thrones,” has come to the market. The property, known as ...

Stand on the boardwalk of Torquay when the sun is shining, and it's easy to forget you're in the UK and not on the Med. Rows of palm trees sway in the breeze, the sea laps onto a long sandy beach and ...

The big wheel in Torquay has been given planning permission A big wheel tourist attraction has been given planning permission for the next four years in the historic gardens of a seaside resort. The ...

The mild climate of this fertile stretch of Britain's south coast has earned it the sobriquet "English Riviera." Visitors will find here potted palm trees and "tatty-looking hotels." Here is a ...