A warm welcome awaits you at The Westbank
The Westbank is a lovely Elegant Victorian Guest House in torquay, Family run with a warm friendly atmosphere. We are situated in a quiet tree lined avenue with a peaceful outlook. The Westbank is close to the town and Riviera Centre. Just a few minutes stroll through Torre Abbey Gardens will bring you to the Seafront and Beaches.
The Westbank has a tranquil atmosphere, and is the ideal place to relax and unwind whether you are on holiday or on business in Torquay, being only a short level walk from the town centre, seafront and conference centre.
Our aim is to give you that extra special holiday with excellent traditional cuisine, all fresh, home made and locally produced offering only the highest of quality and standards.
The Westbank is renowned for our full English Breakfasts and our optional 4 course Evening Meal. We use only locally grown fresh ingredients on the day.
The Westbank 54 Bampfylde Road Torquay Devon TQ2 5AY
Torquay is a town in the unitary authority area of Torbay and ceremonial county of Devon, England. It lies 22 miles (35 km) south of Exeter along the A380 on the north of Torbay, 38 miles (61 km) north-east of Plymouth and adjoins the neighbouring town of Paignton on the west of the bay. Torquay’s population of 63,998 during the 2001 UK Census made it the third largest settlement in Devon. If the Torbay area, of which Torquay forms a third, were to be recognised as a city, it would rank as the 45th largest city in the United Kingdom with a population only slightly less than that of Brighton, which was granted city status in 2000. During the peak summer season the resort’s population swells to around 200,000.
The town’s economy was initially based upon fishing and agriculture as in the case of Brixham across Torbay, but in the early 19th century the town began to develop into a fashionable seaside resort, initially frequented by members of the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars while the Royal Navy anchored in the bay and later by the crème de la crème of Victorian society as the town’s fame spread. Renowned for its healthful climate, the town earned the nickname of the English Riviera and favourable comparisons to Montpellier.
Torquay was the home of the writer Agatha Christie, who lived most of her life there. The town contains an “Agatha Christie Mile”, a tour with plaques, dedicated to her life and work.
