England · United Kingdom
Where to stay in Torquay
Torquay is a city in England, United Kingdom, home to about 49,000 people. This guide covers 1 hotel in Torquay, with about 69 rooms between them. Every one carries a published guest score, and the list below is ordered by it.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Best months
- June and July
- Nearest airport
- EXT31 km · Exeter International Airport
- Currency
- GBPpound sterling
- Time zone
- Europe/London
- Language
- Cornish, English, Irish
About
About Torquay
Torquay ( 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.
Torquay's advantages as a seaside resort and destination are obvious, with 9 sandy beaches and extremely high standards of water quality (holder of 3 European Blue Flags, more than any other English resort). Torbay enjoys a warm micro-climate that allows palm-like trees to grow readily, though these are not true palms but rather Cordyline australis - Cabbage Tree. Torquay is infamous as the setting of Fawlty Towers, the hotel owned by Basil and Sybil Fawlty in the classic 1970s British television comedy.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Torquay
See
- Kents Cavern
- Babbacombe Model Village
- Torre Abbey
- Babbacombe Cliff Railway
- Cockington Court and Country Park
- Torquay Museum
- Bygones Victorian Museum
Do
- English Riviera Wheel
- Harbour Amusements
- The Princess Theatre
- Babbacombe Theatre
- Little Theatre
- Maidencombe Beach
- Watcombe Beach
- Oddicombe Beach
- Babbacombe Beach
- Anstey's Cove
- Meadfoot Beach
- Torre Abbey Sands
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Where to stay
The best-rated places to stay in Torquay
Ordered by guest score as each operator publishes it, weighted by the number of reviews so a handful of perfect scores does not outrank thousands of very good ones. Scores are shown on their own scale.
| # | Place to stay | Rooms | Guest score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Travelodge Torquay hotel | 69 | 4.0/5 1,762 reviews |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
Where to stay
Which part of Torquay to stay in
Torquay is well supplied with bed and breakfast (B&B) and self-catered accommodation. The Tourist Information Centre is a good source of quality information about accommodation and Torquay in general.
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Where to stay
More hotels in Torquay
110 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata; the 40 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gleneagles Hotel Best Western | 1963 | 1.9 km |
| Corbyn Head Hotel | 1.5 km | |
| Grand Hotel, Torquay | 1.0 km | |
| Howden Court Hotel | 0.6 km | |
| Allerdale Hotel | 0.7 km | |
| Barn Owl Inn | 6.6 km | |
| Chelston Manor Hotel | 1.4 km | |
| Court Farm Inn | 7.9 km | |
| Devon Arms Hotel | 9.5 km | |
| Ferryboat Inn | 8.8 km | |
| Livermead Cliff Hotel | 1.5 km | |
| London Inn | 8.9 km | |
| Minadab | 11.2 km | |
| Molloys | 9.6 km | |
| New Quay Inn And Attached Rear Warehouse | 9.4 km | |
| Palace Hotel | 1.9 km | |
| Palm Court Hotel | 0.4 km | |
| Queens Hotel | 9.1 km | |
| Royal At Babbacombe | 2.1 km | |
| Ship Inn | 9.4 km | |
| Teign Brewery Inn | 9.6 km | |
| The Ness House Hotel And Attached Courtyard Wall | 8.6 km | |
| The Sandygate Inn | 12.1 km | |
| The Swan Inn | 9.7 km | |
| Two Mile Oak Inn | 8.3 km | |
| Union Inn | 9.5 km | |
| White Hart Inn And Stables | 9.5 km | |
| Abbey Dene Hotel | 1.1 km | |
| Abingdon House | 1.4 km | |
| Arran Lodge B&B | 1.6 km | |
| Ascot House Hotel | 0.9 km | |
| Ashfield Guest House | 0.9 km | |
| Ashleigh House | 0.7 km | |
| Avron House | 1.3 km | |
| Babbacombe Cliff Hotel | 2.1 km | |
| Barclay Court Guest House | 0.8 km | |
| Bay Cottage Hotel | 8.7 km | |
| Bay Hotel Marina Court Powderham Terrace | 9.3 km | |
| Belgrave Sands Hotel & Spa | 0.6 km | |
| Bentley Lodge | 1.5 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Torquay
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Torquay are June and July. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 20 °C; December is the wettest, with about 173 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Torquay: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Exeter International Airport (EXT), about 31 km from the city centre in a straight line; Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY, 104 km) and Cardiff International Airport (CWL, 105 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Exeter (EXT) is the closest airport, but seldom the most convenient as it's lost its flights to London. Torquay is connected to the UK motorway network by the A380, which traces the outskirts of the town as Hellevoetsluis Way and Hamelin Way, leading to the A38 and then on to the M5 at Exeter. The A3022 branches from the A380, leading into Torquay as Riviera Way, to the seafront as Newton Road and then Avenue Road, and then on to Paignton as Torbay Road. The A379 runs past the harbour to the Babbacombe and St Marychurch areas of Torquay, and then north along the coast to Teignmouth.
Getting around
Two bus routes operated by Stagecoach Devon pass through Torquay — the 'Bayline' number 12 service between Newton Abbot and Brixham, and the X46 service between Exeter and Paignton — while other routes operate within the town.
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EXT · Exeter International Airport
NQY · Cornwall Airport Newquay
CWL · Cardiff International Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Torquay
Eat
Chefs in the area are spoilt for choice when it comes to locally sourced seafood and meat. The cuisine has a distinctive West Country flavour. Adventurous diners can take a culinary journey around the world, sampling everything from French, Italian and Spanish, to Indian, Thai, Moroccan, Mexican and Lebanese cuisine. Accolades like AA Rosettes, Michelin Stars and Les Routiers can be found, while even several of the fish and chip shops are award-winning. From restaurants with stunning views across the emerald bay to country pubs offering hearty fare, Torquay has it covered.
Drink
There are numerous pubs, clubs and bars close to the harbourside, ranging from traditional English pubs to classy wine bars.
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Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in Torquay
How many places to stay in this guide offer each, in their operators' own words.
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Questions
Torquay: questions travellers ask
What are the best-rated hotels in Torquay?
By published guest score: Travelodge Torquay (4.0 / 5 · 1,762 reviews · www.travelodge.co.uk (operator's own guest score)).
When is the best time to visit Torquay?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Torquay are June and July. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 20 °C; December is the wettest, with about 173 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Torquay?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Exeter International Airport (EXT), about 31 km from the city centre in a straight line; Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY, 104 km) and Cardiff International Airport (CWL, 105 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Torquay?
pound sterling (GBP).
Nearby
Destinations near Torquay
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.