Meadsfoot Beach
About a mile from Torquay harbour is Meadfoot Beach.
This shingle beach was formed from Devonian slates and shales and runs from the foot of Daddyhole Pla...
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About a mile from Torquay harbour is Meadfoot Beach.
This shingle beach was formed from Devonian slates and shales and runs from the foot of Daddyhole Plain at Triangle Point towards Ilsham Valley.
Behind the beach is Hesketh Crescent nestling under Lincombe Woods and there are views across to Thatcher Rock and The Orestone.
This is all part of the SW Coast path and if you’ve walked here you may well want to take a pit stop at the nice little café near Triangle Point.
The obvious focal point may well be the beach but you really shouldn’t miss Hesketh Crescent that lies behind it. It’s a bit like Bath-by-the-Sea. This Grade II listed Regency crescent was built in 1848 for the influential Palk family of Torquay and amongst the famous names associated with it was Charles Darwin who stayed here in 1861.
These days the crescent is all part of the Osborne Hotel and in the summer their Brasserie opens up onto a terrace overlooking the sea where you can enjoy a drink in the most elegant of surroundings. It may not be as cheap as The Meadfoot Café but I reckon you’d be hard pushed to resist it all the same.
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This shingle beach was formed from Devonian slates and shales and runs from the foot of Daddyhole Plain at Triangle Point towards Ilsham Valley.
Behind the beach is Hesketh Crescent nestling under Lincombe Woods and there are views across to Thatcher Rock and The Orestone.
This is all part of the SW Coast path and if you’ve walked here you may well want to take a pit stop at the nice little café near Triangle Point.
The obvious focal point may well be the beach but you really shouldn’t miss Hesketh Crescent that lies behind it. It’s a bit like Bath-by-the-Sea. This Grade II listed Regency crescent was built in 1848 for the influential Palk family of Torquay and amongst the famous names associated with it was Charles Darwin who stayed here in 1861.
These days the crescent is all part of the Osborne Hotel and in the summer their Brasserie opens up onto a terrace overlooking the sea where you can enjoy a drink in the most elegant of surroundings. It may not be as cheap as The Meadfoot Café but I reckon you’d be hard pushed to resist it all the same.
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