Torquay Railway Station Platform 1

Torquay Railway Station Platform 1 is a railway station in Torbay, England. Torquay Railway Station Platform 1 is situated nearby to Torquay Railway Station Platform 2, as well as near the pitch Torquay Athletic Rugby Football Club.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Torquay railway station and Torre Abbey.

Torquay railway station

Railway station

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Torquay railway station is on the Riviera Line and serves the seaside resort of Torquay, Devon, England. It is 219 miles 79 chains from London Paddington.

Torre Abbey is a historic building and art gallery in Torquay, Devon, which lies in the South West of England. It was founded in 1196 as a monastery for Premonstratensian canons, and is now the best-preserved medieval monastery in Devon and Cornwall. Torre Abbey is situated 1,200 feet northeast of Torquay Railway Station Platform 1.

Grand Hotel

Hotel

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The Grand Hotel is a hotel in Torquay, Devon. The Restaurant 1881 holds an AA Rosette for fine dining. The hotel has 132 bedrooms and 4 floors. The Grand Hotel first opened in Torquay in 1881, in response to the Great Western Railway’s expansion into the South West. Grand Hotel is situated 460 feet southeast of Torquay Railway Station Platform 1.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cockington and Torquay.

Cockington

Suburb

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Cockington is a village near Torquay, in the Torbay district, in the ceremonial county of Devon, England. Cockington with Chelston had a population of 8,366 in 2021. It has old cottages within its boundaries, and is about two miles from the centre of Torquay.

Torquay

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Torquay is a town on the coast of the English Riviera and South Devon region of Devon. Since the 19th century, it has been a fashionable seaside resort in the English Riviera.