Where is Torbay? That was the vexing question when I
recently visited Devon. It keeps getting mentioned yet there seems to be no
such actual place, no town called Torbay. Turns out it’s the collective name
for Torquay, Paignton and Brixham and I suspect the title originated as an
amalgamation of Torquay Bay. It’s a unitary authority and more importantly one
of the UK’s favourite homegrown holiday areas also sometimes referred to as the
English Riviera due to the topography, large number of boats and balmier sunny temperatures.
So, I went in April.
