Torquay
A Week in Torquay
As with most trips lasting more than one night away its worth doing a bit of research usually on the net. Some things in life require compromise and so it is with accommodation.
The criteria for was to achieve reasonable walking distance to the town centre, sensible
prices and good facilities.
Luck played its part and we choose the Charterhouse hotel/B&B. Excellent breakfasts, heated outdoor pool, safe and ample parking. However just a bit to far to walk into Torquay centre. The trouble is you never realy know what you are going to get until you get there.
Despite being a short bus ride from Torquay it was pretty close to Cockington and its delights
such as cream teas and out door piano playing in olde worlde settings.
Not forgetting the duck ponds and thatch roofs and the Drum pub with its good choice of well cooked food.
Unless I missed the plot I saw nothing to make me come back to Torquay. Nice-ish sea front, interesting- ish harbour. We did eat well in the Hole in the Wall Pub built 1540, quite nice to sit outside but no parking for cars, but as we had the bike I managed no nestle in.
Moving on to Brixham and Dartmouth via Paignton. Paignton is the sort of place that you can
drive through, sum up and keep driving so thats what I did.
Brixham was just round the corner and a very pleasant place to visit. A few pictures later we
headed off to Dartmouth.
Its worth taking the short ferry ride to get into Dartmouth, as it gives you that perspective you would not normally get if you took the long way round. Bikes are charged much less than cars,
plus its a chance for more phptos.
Thank God for Dartmouth! Loads of character, plenty to see, especially when the market is on.
Some superb timber framed buildings and pubs. We ate at The Royal Castle Hotel which provided some outstanding sea food. I had a huge serving of muscles in wine sauce with fresh bread and my wife savoured a monster fresh crab salad/french stick plus drinks for under fifteen pounds the lot.
Dartmouth is a fascinating place to visit and is a place I can see myself returning to at some time in the future. There are some good vistas to be seen if you gain some height by taking the right roads out wards and up.