Hope’s Nose
Hope's Nose is a coastal headland, separating Tor Bay from Babbacombe Bay. It is visible from much of the town and harbour of Torquay, Devon. It has been a Site of Special Scientific Interest along with the nearby Wall's Hill since 1986.- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: Headland in Devon, England
- Also known as: “Hopes Ness” and “Hopes Nose”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kents Cavern and Gleneagles Hotel.
Kents Cavern
Cave
Gleneagles Hotel
Hotel
The Gleneagles Hotel was a hotel in Torquay, Devon, England. The 41-bed establishment, which opened in the 1960s, was the inspiration for Fawlty Towers, a British situation comedy first broadcast in the mid-1970s.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Long Quarry Point and Babbacombe.
Long Quarry Point
Locality
Long Quarry Point is a coastal promontory below Wall's Hill in Torquay, Devon, England. The site is part of the Hope's Nose to Wall's Hill Site of Special Scientific Interest.
Babbacombe
Suburb
Babbacombe is a district of Torquay, Devon, England. It is notable for Babbacombe Model Village, the Babbacombe Theatre and its clifftop green, Babbacombe Downs, from which Oddicombe Beach is accessed via Babbacombe Cliff Railway.
Hope’s Nose
- Categories: cape and recreation area
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.46193° or 50° 27′ 43″ north
Longitude
-3.48469° or 3° 29′ 5″ west
Operator
Torbay Coast and Countryside Trust
Open location code
9C2RFG68+Q4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Hope’s Nose” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hopes Nose”
- Polish: “Hope’s Nose”
- Swedish: “Hopes Nose”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hope’s Nose and Black Head.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hope’s Nose Quarry (Disused) and Hopes Nose Fishing.
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