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The Royal Terrace Gardens - Rock Walk - Torquay, Devon
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ต.ค. 2018
- The Royal Terrace Gardens, aka 'Rock Walk', offers spendid views across Torquay sea front between Torre Abbey Sands and Cary Parade. In 2007 a three year project to improve the gardens began. The Royal Terrace gardens reopened on 3 October 2010, with a new illuminated walkway leading up and connecting with the pathway at the top.
As a youngster regularly visiting Torquay in the 60s and 70s and into the 80s. I adored the original gorgeous Rock Walk with masses of palms, shrubs and trees. Of an evening, under floodlighting, it was truly enchanting. When I discovered that it had been destroyed I largely lost interest in Torquay and rarely visit now. I'm sad about such a great loss.
Same, miss the 'fairy gardens' that were always full of families in the 80s. And what is that monstrosity they've built where the palm court once stood? I know it burned down (like a lot of old buildings in torquay, under 'suspicious circumstances") but they could at least have replaced it with something more in keeping with the Italianate victorian villas that for me define torquay. Why do seaside towns always seem to have crap councils who have absolutely no idea of what makes these places special? (I live in Scarborough and am still passed off that they tore down the Futurist theatre rather than restoring it.)
The old rockwalk before they took down all the trees was so lovely though. You walked through beautiful greenery able to see & hear the birds in the tree tops & shaded from hot sun. The views though & between the trees were so lovely. Now much of it is exposed & hard surfaces dominate. Someone claimed the trees were under-mining the path & then they discovered too late that the opposite was true. I mourn the trees.
Typical short-sighted municipal planning.
I used to visit Torquay as a child & one of my fondest memories was walking up the rock walk, this was back in the 70s. All the trees & the vegetation at night all lit up. it was one of the most beautiful experiences.
Watching this video I was shocked & horrified to see what they've done to it. They've destroyed it, an absolute scandal.
Yes, tried to make it like Spain. Trees and benches are public enemy number one these days.
Agreed, the 'old' rock walk was something very special indeed. Lots of other seaside towns have cliff gardens but the huge century-old trees and architectural floodlighting really set this one apart. As a kid I found it magical. I know the cliffs weren't stable (remember it being closed for much of the 90s for that reason) but I'm sure there were less destructive ways to address that.
At last! A walk clearly and very well shown indeed.
Wow so very nice and beautiful impressive views.. 💞😍😘💓❤🎉🎊💘
I cried to see what has become of the once beautiful Rock Walk. Cool and shady with beautiful shrubs and small trees, palm trees and benches set back in intimate nooks where gaps for an outlook onto Bay views could be enjoyed. At night it became a romantic fairy land, as the flood lights in many colours lit up the foliage. It is now a sad travesty of it's former self, a waste and scrubland of weeds and bramble.Ugly in the extreme, a symphony to commercialism, and an attitude of if it don't pay, scrap it.
I agree Glenda spent many times there in the 70s & was such a magical place. It's a mess now.
Great walk!
If staying in Torquay & interested in history a good place to visit is Plympton St Maurice, this ancient town was the original port of Plymouth before it silted up. The old castle, guildhall & grammer school are worth a visit, the castle meadow is a great place for a picnic & there are three pubs. Despite being rich in history it is free of the crowds that make a visit to Totnes so bothersome now.
Beautiful walk! Stunning views!
i preferred the way the rocks looked before but i suppose its elf n safety init
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Loved the vid thank you it's one of my fav places in the world's I love that there's no music either can I just ask...when was it filmed?👍
We were there in April and October, in April there was a Big wheel and by the time we came back in October the Big wheel had gone 😭😭😭😭😭
Been looking at Homes in Devon, Torquay Past Weeks, Bn in Manchester 25yrs this Month, & That was An Interesting Pleasant-ish, Tree & Shrub-less Walk, *Read Sarah Strong Few Below. Quite Sad No Birds or Song No More.. :-( Removing ALL the Trees Idiots!, you'd of thought they'd of just removed a few NOT the Whole Lot, :-( Would be interesting to know how long the walk actually takes.. ?
You would be forgiven if you thought you were beside the Mediterranean