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Agatha Christie's home town, an 800-year abbey and Britain's oldest human remains.
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The Agatha Christie Coast
Torquay raised the world's best-selling novelist — trace her Torbay from the Grand Hotel to Greenway, her riverside home on the Dart.
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Torre Abbey: 800 Years by the Sea
Devon's best-preserved medieval monastery, with a museum and walled gardens in the heart of Torquay.
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Cockington: A Village Out of Time
Thatched cottages, a working forge and a country park a mile from the sea — the Riviera's storybook village.
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How Torquay Became the English Riviera
Palms on the promenade, a mild microclimate and the Victorian resort boom — the story behind the nickname.
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