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Torquay's main
train station
is off Rathmore Road, just southeast of the Torre Abbey gardens; most
buses
leave from the marina, close to the
tourist office
, Vaughan Parade (late May to Sept Mon-Sat 9.30am-6pm, Sun 10am-6pm; Oct to late May Mon-Sat 9am-5.15pm; tel 0906/680 1268,
). There's plenty of
accommodation
in town, most of the budget choices lying along Belgrave Road and, slightly further out, Avenue Road, for example
Charnwood Guest House
, 8 Bampfylde Rd, off Belgrave Road and a ten-minute walk from the train station (tel 01803/293879; under A?40). Non-smokers with a yen for antique pine furnishings and crisp bed-linen should head for
Mulberry House
, 1 Scarborough Rd (tel 01803/213639; A?50-60), with a rated restaurant on the premises; for views and statelier surroundings, try the
Allerdale Hotel
on Croft Road (tel 01803/292667; A?50-60), which has a long, lawned garden sloping below it.
Torquay Backpackers
, a ten-minute walk from the station at 119 Abbey Rd (tel 01803/299924), offers cheap and friendly
hostel
accommodation, and there's a free pick-up service offered if you give advance notice.
There is a surprisingly high standard of cuisine in Torquay's restaurants, one of the best being the
Mulberry House Restaurant
, 1 Scarborough Rd (tel 01803/213639; closed Fri-Sun eve, plus Mon & Tues to non-residents), with the accent on healthy and low-cholesterol eating. Nearby, the inexpensive
Bombay Express
at 98 Belgrave Rd claims to be the southwest's "first and only original Balti House"; you can bring your own bottle and it's also good for takeaways. The cobbled
Hole in the Wall
A
pub
on nearby Park Lane serves some vegetarian dishes and has sing-songs round the piano - it was the Irish playwright Sean O'Casey's boozer when he lived in Torquay. Other useful information
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