Sorry to rain on your parade, and it's not any fault with your filming which is spot on, but I watched this and cried. I was born, and lived in Torbay for thirty years, none of the three towns are a patch on the way they were then. They were each quite different but beautiful in their own way, and there was intense rivalry. Torquay was the English Riviera, very classy, slightly snooty, well groomed. Now it can't make up it's mind if it's Blackpool or Morecombe. It's tacky and just like any other bog standard money grabbing fair ground. Noisy and brash. Sad, I will remember it as it was, a natural beauty, enhanced with hundreds of beautiful flower beds, and a myriad of fairy lights, a Rock Walk, flood lit at night with colour, palm tree and shrubs, with alcoves to sit and look out to sea. It's no more, just paths and bare railings. I suppose if it doesn't make money today, its left to rot, if it does it's dolled up like a trollop. Very sad.
Thankyou for the walk, so many shops gone, but that's all over the country, it's very run down , bins overflowing not nice at all, was thinking about a break there but having seen it , not for me, this is the great thing about these walks gives you an insight on places.
Hi Fran-Kitty, thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. Yes these videos are a great way to see places you are thinking of visiting. It can really help to decide where to go.
...I'm originally from Torquay, was a resident there 21 years ago, (I left 21 years, I returned back to Torquay for 1 year, before that I lived in Cyprus 15 years, so around 31 years away) I grew up there on and off from age 3 to 27, I've lived around the world, around 7 countries, I live in Taiwan now, 20 years here and married to local and have a daughter. Just seeing this video brings back all I used to see. What a perfect walk of Torquay town center, love to have seen Castle Circus where I would hang out a lot. Last address was Broad Park Rd. Love British countryside, over top of Barton down to the farmlands. I still have the buzzing of bees and butterflies in my mind as I sometimes walked all the way to Goose Inn. Seeing rabbits and foxes running around in fields and owls in the trees, here it's just a shabby concrete jungle full of traffic noise, pollution is quite high. Ugly buildings. Life here is vastly different. One thing I noticed and forgot about UK, people walk fast there, here walk slowly.
Good ole Torquay...beautiful memories from the early eighties till the mid nineties...Nightclubs like Tiffany's, Monroe's... Bars and Cafe's like Hop 'n Grapes, The Piazza... to name just a few....but most of all, many dear friends and beautiful girlfriends.... perhaps I should go and have a look again myself after almost 30 years... ☺ Thanks for the upload!
I lived and grew up in the bay from 75-98 such,a Great place to grow up as a teenager....,endless summers on various beaches ,the nightlife and nightclubs were excellent in the early 90s As the majority of work is in the catering industry/retail.. it's a hard place to live with poorly paid work and very seasonal..a nice place to visit occasionally..but so glad I left !
see some interesting shops in the town there quite a few people out lots of boats in the harbour and still shops too enjoyed this virtual walk *a well deserved like👍Au👍fully viewed*
Hello, my dear friend! What a fascinating ambiance! Loved it! It's so nice to discover this lovely towns and very enjoyable to walk with you every time. BIG embrace and stay blessed! Ciao! Renata
Last time my wife and I were out there, in 2018, we really enjoyed the Rock Fish Cafe (14:38) and there was a place a little further on (but I can't remember which one, or if it even still exists) that sold the best, booziest rum-raisin ice-cream we've ever eaten.
Sad to see so many of the big stores gone & boarded up - Things have been tough on the seaside for a while now. Be interesting if you could go for an evening walk around the harbour & up Rock Walk to get quite a different vibe. What day of the week was this, do you remember?
Good old Torquay. I've given up trying to overtake certain people who are persistently in the way: instead, I let them get away from me. It's easy enough to find some odds and ends to point the camera at for a moment or two - a shop, a building, back where we've been, the sea, whatever...
Thanks for watching. We have other walks in Torquay where we show the real beauties and wanted to make this one different. Check those videos out and see if they cover the parts you would like to see. If not, please let us know what you would like to see and we'll try and make a video to show those places.
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what a nice place for a walk!
Thank you very much :)
so cool to see Torquay in POV!
Thanks very much 😊
Sorry to rain on your parade, and it's not any fault with your filming which is spot on, but I watched this and cried. I was born, and lived in Torbay for thirty years, none of the three towns are a patch on the way they were then. They were each quite different but beautiful in their own way, and there was intense rivalry. Torquay was the English Riviera, very classy, slightly snooty, well groomed. Now it can't make up it's mind if it's Blackpool or Morecombe. It's tacky and just like any other bog standard money grabbing fair ground. Noisy and brash. Sad, I will remember it as it was, a natural beauty, enhanced with hundreds of beautiful flower beds, and a myriad of fairy lights, a Rock Walk, flood lit at night with colour, palm tree and shrubs, with alcoves to sit and look out to sea. It's no more, just paths and bare railings. I suppose if it doesn't make money today, its left to rot, if it does it's dolled up like a trollop. Very sad.
Thankyou for the walk, so many shops gone, but that's all over the country, it's very run down , bins overflowing not nice at all, was thinking about a break there but having seen it , not for me, this is the great thing about these walks gives you an insight on places.
Hi Fran-Kitty, thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. Yes these videos are a great way to see places you are thinking of visiting. It can really help to decide where to go.
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@@fran-kittyayers5329 thank you so much 😊💖
...I'm originally from Torquay, was a resident there 21 years ago, (I left 21 years, I returned back to Torquay for 1 year, before that I lived in Cyprus 15 years, so around 31 years away) I grew up there on and off from age 3 to 27, I've lived around the world, around 7 countries, I live in Taiwan now, 20 years here and married to local and have a daughter. Just seeing this video brings back all I used to see. What a perfect walk of Torquay town center, love to have seen Castle Circus where I would hang out a lot. Last address was Broad Park Rd. Love British countryside, over top of Barton down to the farmlands. I still have the buzzing of bees and butterflies in my mind as I sometimes walked all the way to Goose Inn. Seeing rabbits and foxes running around in fields and owls in the trees, here it's just a shabby concrete jungle full of traffic noise, pollution is quite high. Ugly buildings. Life here is vastly different. One thing I noticed and forgot about UK, people walk fast there, here walk slowly.
Thanks very much for watching and sharing your memories. I'm really happy you enjoyed the video :)
Well nice and friendly. 😊
Good ole Torquay...beautiful memories from the early eighties till the mid nineties...Nightclubs like Tiffany's, Monroe's... Bars and Cafe's like Hop 'n Grapes, The Piazza... to name just a few....but most of all, many dear friends and beautiful girlfriends.... perhaps I should go and have a look again myself after almost 30 years... ☺ Thanks for the upload!
Thanks for your comment 😊 it's nice to hear the video brought back some good memories for you 😊
Torquay looks like a beautiful town so many cool shops :) I love the clock in the middle of the road
Thanks very much Kate xx
Nice sharing.. Enjoyed the walk.. Have a great week. Stay safe
Thanks very much. Stay safe and have a great week too.
been to torquay at least 18 times over the years ,went 4 times one year ,Still love the place .
Nice town
I lived and grew up in the bay from 75-98 such,a Great place to grow up as a teenager....,endless summers on various beaches ,the nightlife and nightclubs were excellent in the early 90s
As the majority of work is in the catering industry/retail.. it's a hard place to live with poorly paid work and very seasonal..a nice place to visit occasionally..but so glad I left !
Yes Torquay nightlife and clubbing was excellent in the 90s! 😊
It's a shithole now lol
Nice to see it busy with a quite a lot of people walking on the streets again.
Yes there was a really nice atmosphere there. So good to see people out enjoying themselves again :)
When l go seaside ots fish and chips and ice cream prper old school
What a beautiful town. Very nice share my friend.
Thanks very much my friend 😊💕
Great walk-through tour around the town and harbour area.
see some interesting shops in the town there quite a few people out lots of boats in the harbour and still shops too enjoyed this virtual walk
*a well deserved like👍Au👍fully viewed*
Thanks very much Billy 😊💕
Very beautiful town
Thanks very much
such an amazing place to walk
Wonderful walk, I love the atmosphere on cloudy days like this. Very beautiful town 👍
Thank you so much 😊💖
Love torquay , go 3 times a year
Hello, my dear friend! What a fascinating ambiance! Loved it! It's so nice to discover this lovely towns and very enjoyable to walk with you every time. BIG embrace and stay blessed! Ciao! Renata
Thank you so much Renata . It's a lovely place for a walk. Hope you are well and having a good week 🤗💕
@@TVJourneys That's for sure!!😉
Hugs and cheers! All the best, my dear friend! Renata
It's a nice place to walk around
Last time my wife and I were out there, in 2018, we really enjoyed the Rock Fish Cafe (14:38) and there was a place a little further on (but I can't remember which one, or if it even still exists) that sold the best, booziest rum-raisin ice-cream we've ever eaten.
Hi there,
nice shots, interesting video. Thumbs up.
Regards
Joseph
Thanks very much Joseph 😊💕
Sad to see so many of the big stores gone & boarded up - Things have been tough on the seaside for a while now. Be interesting if you could go for an evening walk around the harbour & up Rock Walk to get quite a different vibe. What day of the week was this, do you remember?
I think this was filmed on a Saturday. Thanks for the suggestion, I will try and film an evening walk there.
My favourite place to be 👍
Yes it's lovely there isn't it 💖😊
Awsome tour sledgehammered that like button stay safe awesome and blessed
Thank you so much! 😊💕
Beautiful place. Like it !
Thanks very much 😊💖
Good old Torquay. I've given up trying to overtake certain people who are persistently in the way: instead, I let them get away from me. It's easy enough to find some odds and ends to point the camera at for a moment or two - a shop, a building, back where we've been, the sea, whatever...
Yes exactly! Thanks for watching :)
Going there this year
Hello dear friend, good job. Let's keep in touch. Take care of yourself :)
Looks like such a relaxing day. No ne is wearing masks. Is there a mandate? Stay safe my friend. LIKE 51. 👍👍👍
A nice walk., but I'm disappointed that you turned and went the wrong way - away from the real beauties of Torquay.
Thanks for watching. We have other walks in Torquay where we show the real beauties and wanted to make this one different. Check those videos out and see if they cover the parts you would like to see. If not, please let us know what you would like to see and we'll try and make a video to show those places.
Hello guys.. How are you.. Iam zaen from bali indonesia.. Can i share your video in my channel youtube.. And i little bit editing and then i will write your channel on the description for watching the original video 🙂
Hello, thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. I'm sorry but we do not allow the use of any of our videos. Very best wishes TV Journeys
It's a dump now, used to be great back in the 1970s