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Home / England and Wales / Torquay / Torquay Town 57
Torquay's lively harbour and bay areas are a hive of activities during the summer months when many water sporting events bring visitors to the Queen of the English Riviera. However for shopping and restaurants, Fleet Street and Torwood Street are the two main streets to explore.
A Baguette shop
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A notice about Emperor Napoleon's visit in 1815
"Emperor Napoleon arrives in Torbay on board HMS Bellerophon (74 guns) known in the navy as 'Billy ruffian'. Napoleon was struck by the beauty of Torbay, which he said reminded him of Porto Ferrajo in Elba" [Torquay - Devon - England]
About the 1588 capture of the Nuestra Senora del Rosario, a Spanish Armada ship. The prisoners were kept in the barn at Torre Abbey.
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About the Armada Chest
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Admiring the beautiful landscape gardens
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Agatha Christie books and souvenirs at the Museum shop
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Along Torwood Street are many Torquay bed and breadfast places
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Amici Italian Restaurant at 29 Torwood Street
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An ad for an Agatha Christie Mystery Evening at the Torquay Museum
The Torquay Museum hosts a variety of events during the Agatha Christie Festival. [Torquay - Devon - England]
An Armada Chest of Flemish workmanship
This Armada Chest in the Torquay Museum is believed to have come from one of the Spanish ships wrecked off the Irish Coast. They were usually placed in the Parish Church for Elizabethan social services to raise money for distressed sailors who had taken part in the Armada campaign. [Torquay - Devon - England]
Baked potato and salad
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Beautiful flowers along Torwood Street
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Building on the left is Banx Cafe Bar at 6-8 Fleet Street
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Camelot is a medieval-themed restaurant at 4 Braddons Hill Road West
If you like medieval-themed restaurants, Camelot is your restaurant. [Torquay - Devon - England]
Checking out the pasties at Oggy Oggy
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