I live in Paignton, neighbouring Torquay, and this is a pretty accurate view of the town. It has some great features but has been let down in recent decades by the loss of some big employers, the rise in cheap overseas holidays and the introduction of a very greedy, shortsighted Council. Many of the usual, typical town chains have gone and many shops are vacant and the hardcore drug problem that has grown as the down has shrunk is sadly very obvious. Like many British seaside towns the low wage and high comparative living costs have taken their toll. It's not all bad though, the beaches within the bay are still beautiful and the town still boasts a lot of lovely areas, there are many great places to eat and drink and we have the luxury of being on the coast but still only a short commute from the moors. There is a lot of natural beauty here to balance out and offset the negativity, Torbay on the whole isn't what it once was but there are still much worse places to be.
Ben Robinson I was very impressed by the presentation of both towns on the face. The well kept gardens, flora & fauna were a world away from the main drag in Blackpool. It felt a bit like I was on holiday on the continent.
The drugs problem is mostly only noticeable in one area and is no worse than the majority of town and cities on the UK Exeter for instance is worse. This is an ill conceived video which does not give a balanced visual of the area and all its assets.
@@jamiemacdonald9030 Many of the people who have those problems have been imported into the town as part of public policy. There are about 60k of people in Torquay and most of them are never involved in those problems except what they might see around Castle Circus from time to time
I live in Torquay, as with other areas, it has its good areas and bad areas, but overall, Torquay, Paignton and Brixham is a great place to live and work.
I was very impressed with the area altogether. I was originally down there to visit the Daymark tower & thought I’d check out Torquay while I was at it. I do like to cover all sides of town, not just the well trodden areas. Thanks for watching.
Are u local or moved down with ur problems like most do etc u failed to mention Torquay has the highest alcoholics highest suicide no 2 for divorce no3 for single mums and highest homeless in the West country also no 8 most dangerous places to go out in town in the uk
I have so many happy memories of Torquay me and husband's favourite place cant go now my husband passed away 8yrs ago so I ha so many happy memories of Torquay
WoW! It's strange seein ya away from Blackpool, Stephen! A great video, nonetheless, though! Thank you! I've never been to Torquay, so cheers for givin us all, this great insight, to this famous holiday resort! xxxx
Thought about going here, never been my prtner has say's its nice, but that was forty years ago, another great video, loved the comet by the way excellent thank you.
Today’s generation Devon Dandy are a different bread. Torquay was never as bad as when I went down on my last visit. Still very much like the place but I would personally go up to Babbacombe on the evening where it’s normally more relaxed and quiet. Certainly not saying there is never any trouble up there either. In reply to your question no, but there are certainly places where you would know you would have minimal trouble in comparison to others.
My home town , the building for sale was the old court . At 4 minutes in u would of been near the leonard stocks centre and the castle pub , a nice mixture of druggies and alcoholics . 2 of the pubs around there had their licences taken away . If u wish to find the hotel that where the idea for fawlty towers came from it was in asheldon road , got knocked down a few years ago and replaced with flats called sachs lodge . Good video
Simon Round I did look that up, but because it had been knocked down I decided not to bother having a look. Still, it would have been nice to get a shot of Sachs Lodge. I’ll know for next time!
Did Torquay by coach from Blackpool in 2017. You can see why it's called the English Riviera 🌴🌴 spent a day at Teighnmouth and another at Dartmouth so missed looking round Torquqy altogether, it's not a place to visit for only a few days, you do really need about 10 days at the least to enjoy it there. Enjoyed watching this from sunny Torquay ☀
Hello there again ,been there bus tour days, all towns have got the rough bits still enjoyable veiwing n Very interesting good camera Thank you for sharing your video cheers take care see you soon
I live in Torquay, have done for over 50 years. It is a beautiful place to live. Unfortunately it’s ruined by junkies alcoholics beggars and homeless. The council couldn’t care less, it’s a fact. It’s all about eye watering salaries and pensions. Department heads on £160 .000 twelve managers on £105.000 , it’s corruption like this that has killed outer town. This video needs sending to the council, I’ll do it.
Would it not be ruined by the council and goverment , the drugs and alcohol etc are side effects of terrible policy and failure to invest. I also grew up in the bay.
Thanks for the charming video, Stephen. I was inspired to see quite where the Fawlty Towers hotel filming location was on Google maps and it's unrecognisable now.
Front on torquay is loverly and some loverly walks through some loverly gardans.i think the same as anywhere you can always see rough down and out places everywhere you go even abroad.i think on the hole torbay right down to Brixham is a great place to take a holiday.just like the rest of the British Isles keep away from the back streets and stick to the tourist strip and like alot of places in England I think you'll have a great holiday.
Lived in Torquay for the first 22 years of my life, it's second to none in terms of beauty - maybe a bit tired now and run down to the poor economy but it's still one of the most beautiful places on earth in my opinion.
I Know this is a late reply, but I too grew up there until I was 20. Since then, I've toured much of UK and Western Europe, lived in France, and spent 27 years living in the USA (including significant amounts of time workingand playing in 28 states, from Maine to Oregon, Wisconsin to Mississippi) and YES, I must agree with everything you said 100%.
@@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool so interesting watching this, we were there for 2 weeks in July and it was beautiful 😘 stayed at the Imperial and the Grand, would love to move there, the sea is amazing, you are so blessed to live near the sea yourself, stuck in Stoke, would be amazing if you did a video on Stoke 🥰
We always went down the bay to Preston Sands, though parking could be a problem especially as the old free for four hours got removed and now it’s £1.50 per hour and the loos are reduced to just four unisex at 30p a time. No radar keys can be used in the new ones. Still good swimming if your able bodied as the ramp still doesn’t reach the beach after many storms left it a foot above the sand and the steps down have become uneven and narrower.
Who remembers the days of Warren Road before all the posh flats went up. Very dark seedy and derelict full of druggies and alike. You wouldn't dare go through it. 🤣😂. Everybody says Hele village is rough but I can honestly say I have found the opposite a friend of mine lives up there. And the people are the salt of the earth. I think parts of ellacombe are worse
Torquay has literally been voted one of the most safe towns. Just because we have a few crackheads doesn’t mean it’s a bad place. I’ve lived here for 20 years and I’ve never had any confrontation. Everywhere has these types of people tho. It’s funny how you only films the ugly buildings and a few of the lovely ones. Did the go round the harbour or to the museum or to babbacombe. This area is lovely and I wouldn’t like to live anywhere else
Vastly different from Blackpool, and very like the French Riviera, temperatures are on average five (fahrenheit) degrees higher than London in July. Fawlty Towers though set in Torquay, Devon was filmed in Buckinghamshire as you are told by Torbayans and they don't like it being likened to Torquay
We are very proud of our fawlty towers connection, sadly the hotel gleneagles where the cast of monty python stayed has been knocked down. Neighbouring Paignton was the inspiration for are you being served, former rossiters in Palace avenue.
From the perspective of someone who as lived in Torquay since 1951 and knows the town intimately, both the good and the bad, what dissapoints me about this video is that it is too limited to give a prospective tourist an idea of what to expect. There is much more to discover than the main promenade and a walk up the hill. Coastal and forest walks, the lovely old village at Cockington, other beaches, Babbacome, etc etc. A bit of fun for the guy doing it but hardly a travelogue.
Devon Dandy Thanks for the feedback. My main aim of the vlogs is to show both sides of a particular town, rather than focus on all the positive stuff. I’ve seen plenty of vloggers doing walk around vlogs on front of house, but I wanted to be different & show the other side. That said, I will do videos that show redevelopment, so it’s not all doom & gloom.
@@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpoolFair enough, but I don't object to you doing vids which show the good and the bad, but this is so brief that it cannot be used to from an valid opinion of Torquay either good or bad. For people who do not know the town wanting to know what they will find on a visit it was way short of the mark
I actually live where you went past videoing you seemed to point out more rough than good Torquay is a beautiful place much better than most seaside towns I suggest next time heading to babbacombe meadfoot as these areas are beautiful and pointing out druggies is not a fair view of our beautiful town but cheers for video
I have been to Torquay many times the last being around 5 years ago. Seemed ok still in the day overall but at night seemed full of idiots throwing beer glasses etc on the streets. I was with my partner and we had a lovely meal in a restaurant called The Hole in the Wall. However we walk out to idiots fighting, throwing beer glasses around etc and personally I didn’t want any hassle to be honest so we went up to Babbacombe for a few drinks instead. I wouldn’t mind going to Torquay again especially if I was going to watch my football team play them again albeit in different divisions at the moment, I wouldn’t be going round there of a night with my partner though. Enjoyed the video, was nice to see the place again.
Luke Smith I had a quick search for trouble areas of the town before I did the video and was surprised at what came up. It was mostly what you mentioned, a bit like what we get in Blackpool when the clubs kick out. I didn’t really expect that in Torquay, but as you can see in the video, it was pretty idyllic on my visit.
Yes it can get a bit rowdy down that area around park lane because people are from all over country mixing with some of the local idiots . Its not always that bad though and is nicer the other end where the bars overlook the beach
Is there any resort where you can be sure you wont find drunken idiots having a brawl? down to the withdrawal nationally of enforcing the 'drunk and disorderly' laws. It's not Torquay's fault that our former very busy Court House ( seen in this video ) was closed down because laws are no longer enforced.
The hole in the wall pub is a historic pub, and compared to what it used to be like around the harbourside say 20 25 years ago I don't think it's anywhere as bad. The Hilton Hotel when they Finnish it will be exciting for the area
I find the video a little unfair. The first two properties he looked at are development sites and the rubbish was a bit of fly tipping, which as I remember, was quickly cleared up.
It's Got Good Places & like some seaside or Beach Resorts off the Beaten track you get the Bad Places not looking to good ,the Places you showed us that are good are Looking Sharp & dapper for an old location like Torquay ,old & new it works , a bit like where I am " Isle of Man , Douglas almost the same kind of things to do with bad bits that are ugly ,but we have Huge Project going on for a 3 mile stretch of Sea front Road being Dug up all at once who knows why a bright spark does things like that when it takes forever with side projects aswell , maybe its the same in Torquay ?
A bit like Blackpool Council extending the tram line by just 300 metres, just so people can get off & straight onto a train at the station. An enormous amount of work & cost just to save visitors a few minutes walk.
I've been going to torquay for donkey's years and seen pubs come and go. Mainly go. Still love the place. Since the plague, the hotel and b&b's prices have shot up but not quality. You can pay top price for a tired out dated room. Shops have shut down but that can be said for many towns. Holidays abroad have been unpredictable so people have been double booking a uk holiday just in case. They are able to do this because most hotels give free cancellation. I usually go to the west country in June but have changed to July because it's cheaper. I look forward to this holiday. Bring it on!
Lived in Torbay all my life. Just like any place it's got its good parts and its flaws. There's a lot of deprivation so fingers crossed we can get a cash injection - the last few times the government has announced levelling up programmes, our council has been left by the wayside and are working with very limited funds.
There are some lovely beaches (not including torre Abbey), the place is a shithole, big unemployment due to seasonal work mainly hotels, big drug problem and dwindling town centre due to online shopping which is a sign of the times.. Torquay is my hometown and to grow up during the 80/90s was ace as a child through to my teens when I left due to the above problems.. I suppose its paradise for the purple rinse Brigade who travel down from up north... But on the whole its a dump behind the scenes of the seafront
scooter cbf Thanks. It’s a lovely place to be fair. I had a bit of a tough job finding less well kept areas in Torquay. The promenade was very impressive.
@@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool oh there's still plenty of run down places here, and it's getting worse because of covid. Many large hotels have closed now
Lived 22 years in Torquay and finally escaped nearly 5 years ago. I moved there in 1994 and watched it rapidly decline. It is in a shocking state. The high Street is dead, crawling with heroin addicts and spice heads, walking round like zombies. The town is not friendly anymore. It's a talk town. Full of gossip, backstabbing and filth. High teenage pregnancy rate, high alcohol abuse, drug abuse, child abuse, domestic abuse. Much nicer on the edge of dartmoor where I now live!
Make videos like mine lol ;-)). Just go out and do videos around town and make them interesting and people might pick up on them like they did with mine.
Not sure what the point of this video is? I was expecting you to look around and talk about things, tell people the positives and then the negatives, areas to avoid and why. But it's just a strange video of clips mashed together. As a local I was expecting you to be informing potential travellers the pros and cons of the area or have I completely missed the point of the video?
Each to their own. This was a chance video because I happened to be down there. Also, I am still fairly new to vlogging, and my idea is to be more entertainment than informative. If you look at some of my other videos you will probably get a better idea of what I do.
Why cant people making theses videos just state the facts whilst making these videos the big wheel isnt there in winter Torbay has no 1 for alcoholics no2 for divorce no3 for single mums no1 for suicide homelessness higher than exeter plymouth combined very high for drugs to The council rates are so high thats why the shops of gone and 6 million overspend on socail services, No investment in years, hasn't helped but nothing changes
I’ve looked everywhere and still can’t see who asked for your opinion.... I think it was a great video by A Walk On The Wild Side. So stop spreading your negativity
@@Derekwellington01 beautiful perhaps, but hideously incomplete as a representation of Torquay from a tourist perspective , which is what makes it pointless.
I live in Paignton, neighbouring Torquay, and this is a pretty accurate view of the town. It has some great features but has been let down in recent decades by the loss of some big employers, the rise in cheap overseas holidays and the introduction of a very greedy, shortsighted Council. Many of the usual, typical town chains have gone and many shops are vacant and the hardcore drug problem that has grown as the down has shrunk is sadly very obvious. Like many British seaside towns the low wage and high comparative living costs have taken their toll. It's not all bad though, the beaches within the bay are still beautiful and the town still boasts a lot of lovely areas, there are many great places to eat and drink and we have the luxury of being on the coast but still only a short commute from the moors. There is a lot of natural beauty here to balance out and offset the negativity, Torbay on the whole isn't what it once was but there are still much worse places to be.
Ben Robinson I was very impressed by the presentation of both towns on the face. The well kept gardens, flora & fauna were a world away from the main drag in Blackpool. It felt a bit like I was on holiday on the continent.
The drugs problem is mostly only noticeable in one area and is no worse than the majority of town and cities on the UK Exeter for instance is worse. This is an ill conceived video which does not give a balanced visual of the area and all its assets.
The irony is Paignton is way worse than Torquay...
@@DevonDandy torbay is no 1 for alcoholics drugs comes in 2nd divorce is no2 simgle mum's no 3 suicide no1
@@jamiemacdonald9030 Many of the people who have those problems have been imported into the town as part of public policy. There are about 60k of people in Torquay and most of them are never involved in those problems except what they might see around Castle Circus from time to time
I live in Torquay, as with other areas, it has its good areas and bad areas, but overall, Torquay, Paignton and Brixham is a great place to live and work.
I was very impressed with the area altogether. I was originally down there to visit the Daymark tower & thought I’d check out Torquay while I was at it. I do like to cover all sides of town, not just the well trodden areas. Thanks for watching.
The castle circus spice heads. 🙄
Are u local or moved down with ur problems like most do etc u failed to mention Torquay has the highest alcoholics highest suicide no 2 for divorce no3 for single mums and highest homeless in the West country also no 8 most dangerous places to go out in town in the uk
@Jamie Macdonald, Can you tell me what Teignmouth is like ?
Hi Lee, if you don’t mind me asking, where are the places to stay away from? Thanks.
I have so many happy memories of Torquay me and husband's favourite place cant go now my husband passed away 8yrs ago so I ha so many happy memories of Torquay
Spent a week in Torquay with my kids when they were little, about 24/25 years ago .. it sure has changed. Loved your video Stephen .. as always! ☺
Thanks Anna 🙏
Watched England win the world cup in 1966 in a Torquay guesthouse. Think its time to revisit again. Great video.
WoW! It's strange seein ya away from Blackpool, Stephen! A great video, nonetheless, though! Thank you! I've never been to Torquay, so cheers for givin us all, this great insight, to this famous holiday resort! xxxx
Thought about going here, never been my prtner has say's its nice, but that was forty years ago, another great video, loved the comet by the way excellent thank you.
barry ackroyd Thanks Barry.
Very good video we should all support our coastline towns more and holiday at home.
Thanks.
Today’s generation Devon Dandy are a different bread. Torquay was never as bad as when I went down on my last visit. Still very much like the place but I would personally go up to Babbacombe on the evening where it’s normally more relaxed and quiet. Certainly not saying there is never any trouble up there either. In reply to your question no, but there are certainly places where you would know you would have minimal trouble in comparison to others.
Just fell across this one and watched it again. When is walk on a wild side visiting Worcestershire Sir? 😃
My home town , the building for sale was the old court . At 4 minutes in u would of been near the leonard stocks centre and the castle pub , a nice mixture of druggies and alcoholics . 2 of the pubs around there had their licences taken away . If u wish to find the hotel that where the idea for fawlty towers came from it was in asheldon road , got knocked down a few years ago and replaced with flats called sachs lodge . Good video
Simon Round I did look that up, but because it had been knocked down I decided not to bother having a look. Still, it would have been nice to get a shot of Sachs Lodge. I’ll know for next time!
I have fond memories of Torquay. Always something to do. Your central to anywhere what with major road's.
Did Torquay by coach from Blackpool in 2017. You can see why it's called the English Riviera 🌴🌴 spent a day at Teighnmouth and another at Dartmouth so missed looking round Torquqy altogether, it's not a place to visit for only a few days, you do really need about 10 days at the least to enjoy it there. Enjoyed watching this from sunny Torquay ☀
Thanks Carol. It was lovely down there. Hopefully I will get chance to visit again before too long.
That's the weakness in this film, the subject is too extensive to cover in this 'snapshot'
Hello there again ,been there bus tour days, all towns have got the rough bits
still enjoyable veiwing n Very interesting good camera
Thank you for sharing your video cheers take care see you soon
ANOTHER GREAT VID MATE,AND YOU,RE RIGHT IT IS DIFFERENT.
Greetings from Ireland - thanks Stephen, really enjoy your videos!!
zerowski Thank you. I have Irish blood in me. My dad was from Co Donegal. A beautiful part of the world.
Ahh great, it sure is....you must do a vid over here some time.......thanks again!!
@@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool is your surname bannon
@@kimjones430 No
I live in Torquay, have done for over 50 years. It is a beautiful place to live. Unfortunately it’s ruined by junkies alcoholics beggars and homeless. The council couldn’t care less, it’s a fact. It’s all about eye watering salaries and pensions. Department heads on £160 .000 twelve managers on £105.000 , it’s corruption like this that has killed outer town. This video needs sending to the council, I’ll do it.
Would it not be ruined by the council and goverment , the drugs and alcohol etc are side effects of terrible policy and failure to invest. I also grew up in the bay.
I love Torquay. But like most places there is always some rough spots but mostly it’s beautiful
Thanks for the charming video, Stephen. I was inspired to see quite where the Fawlty Towers hotel filming location was on Google maps and it's unrecognisable now.
Front on torquay is loverly and some loverly walks through some loverly gardans.i think the same as anywhere you can always see rough down and out places everywhere you go even abroad.i think on the hole torbay right down to Brixham is a great place to take a holiday.just like the rest of the British Isles keep away from the back streets and stick to the tourist strip and like alot of places in England I think you'll have a great holiday.
Brings back memories. At 1min43 I can see the little window high up in what used to be a hotel where in 1974 my life changed forever!
Oh wow.
Lived in Torquay for the first 22 years of my life, it's second to none in terms of beauty - maybe a bit tired now and run down to the poor economy but it's still one of the most beautiful places on earth in my opinion.
I Know this is a late reply, but I too grew up there until I was 20. Since then, I've toured much of UK and Western Europe, lived in France, and spent 27 years living in the USA (including significant amounts of time workingand playing in 28 states, from Maine to Oregon, Wisconsin to Mississippi) and YES, I must agree with everything you said 100%.
Great video mate!
Yay you are in Torquay 😍 my fave place. We want to move here 😃
It's a nice place. I had to look hard to find the less prettier parts.
@@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool so interesting watching this, we were there for 2 weeks in July and it was beautiful 😘 stayed at the Imperial and the Grand, would love to move there, the sea is amazing, you are so blessed to live near the sea yourself, stuck in Stoke, would be amazing if you did a video on Stoke 🥰
@@GuidedByAngels I have a lot of fans from Stoke! I went to watch a football match there a fair few years back.
@@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool lets hope we can all do these things again in the future, lockdown is creating a crazy world. Have a great day 😇
@@GuidedByAngels 🙏
Lovely place..I was there for study I spent 3 years there..in the 90es best time in my life😍
We always went down the bay to Preston Sands, though parking could be a problem especially as the old free for four hours got removed and now it’s £1.50 per hour and the loos are reduced to just four unisex at 30p a time. No radar keys can be used in the new ones. Still good swimming if your able bodied as the ramp still doesn’t reach the beach after many storms left it a foot above the sand and the steps down have become uneven and narrower.
Who remembers the days of Warren Road before all the posh flats went up. Very dark seedy and derelict full of druggies and alike. You wouldn't dare go through it. 🤣😂. Everybody says Hele village is rough but I can honestly say I have found the opposite a friend of mine lives up there. And the people are the salt of the earth. I think parts of ellacombe are worse
only a murder now and then
@@darrenwolboldtalk2 the latest murder was in ellacombe
Hope you enjoyed your time down here sir!
I sure did.
A talented film filmmaker with a fair review of Torquay.
Thanks.
a beautiful town
I lived in Torquay since I was born and I still in torquay
I love Torquay but not been for a few years now
Torquay has literally been voted one of the most safe towns. Just because we have a few crackheads doesn’t mean it’s a bad place. I’ve lived here for 20 years and I’ve never had any confrontation. Everywhere has these types of people tho. It’s funny how you only films the ugly buildings and a few of the lovely ones. Did the go round the harbour or to the museum or to babbacombe. This area is lovely and I wouldn’t like to live anywhere else
I filmed some more classy stuff in my second vid from earlier this year.
I agree Star_bricks it's beautiful 😍
I grew up in Torbay. You didn't get anywhere near the rough bits 😂😂
I've heard lol. Next visit!
Jenna the rough areas as people call them Hele and barton/pafford are not bad, ellacombe is the worst I. M. O
To be fair, Castle Circus is pretty rough.
Vastly different from Blackpool, and very like the French Riviera, temperatures are on average five (fahrenheit) degrees higher than London in July. Fawlty Towers though set in Torquay, Devon was filmed in Buckinghamshire as you are told by Torbayans and they don't like it being likened to Torquay
We are very proud of our fawlty towers connection, sadly the hotel gleneagles where the cast of monty python stayed has been knocked down. Neighbouring Paignton was the inspiration for are you being served, former rossiters in Palace avenue.
I told him and I'm from Nottingham.
From the perspective of someone who as lived in Torquay since 1951 and knows the town intimately, both the good and the bad, what dissapoints me about this video is that it is too limited to give a prospective tourist an idea of what to expect. There is much more to discover than the main promenade and a walk up the hill. Coastal and forest walks, the lovely old village at Cockington, other beaches, Babbacome, etc etc. A bit of fun for the guy doing it but hardly a travelogue.
Devon Dandy Thanks for the feedback. My main aim of the vlogs is to show both sides of a particular town, rather than focus on all the positive stuff. I’ve seen plenty of vloggers doing walk around vlogs on front of house, but I wanted to be different & show the other side. That said, I will do videos that show redevelopment, so it’s not all doom & gloom.
@@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpoolFair enough, but I don't object to you doing vids which show the good and the bad, but this is so brief that it cannot be used to from an valid opinion of Torquay either good or bad. For people who do not know the town wanting to know what they will find on a visit it was way short of the mark
@@DevonDandy Some people like brief, some like long. This video happens to be brief.
Has 👈 lived in Torquay since 1951.
I've never seen that many people on Torquay beach. But the last couple of times I've been the tides always been in.
Another great video, thanks for sharing. Keep up the good work.
I was fascinated by sights of Torquay. Feature some more of Torquay.
Thanks. I did another vid there very recently.
Hi 5 Star-man nice one from Blackpool!;?
I actually live where you went past videoing you seemed to point out more rough than good Torquay is a beautiful place much better than most seaside towns I suggest next time heading to babbacombe meadfoot as these areas are beautiful and pointing out druggies is not a fair view of our beautiful town but cheers for video
I have been to Torquay many times the last being around 5 years ago. Seemed ok still in the day overall but at night seemed full of idiots throwing beer glasses etc on the streets. I was with my partner and we had a lovely meal in a restaurant called The Hole in the Wall. However we walk out to idiots fighting, throwing beer glasses around etc and personally I didn’t want any hassle to be honest so we went up to Babbacombe for a few drinks instead. I wouldn’t mind going to Torquay again especially if I was going to watch my football team play them again albeit in different divisions at the moment, I wouldn’t be going round there of a night with my partner though. Enjoyed the video, was nice to see the place again.
Luke Smith I had a quick search for trouble areas of the town before I did the video and was surprised at what came up. It was mostly what you mentioned, a bit like what we get in Blackpool when the clubs kick out. I didn’t really expect that in Torquay, but as you can see in the video, it was pretty idyllic on my visit.
Yes it can get a bit rowdy down that area around park lane because people are from all over country mixing with some of the local idiots . Its not always that bad though and is nicer the other end where the bars overlook the beach
Is there any resort where you can be sure you wont find drunken idiots having a brawl? down to the withdrawal nationally of enforcing the 'drunk and disorderly' laws. It's not Torquay's fault that our former very busy Court House ( seen in this video ) was closed down because laws are no longer enforced.
The hole in the wall pub is a historic pub, and compared to what it used to be like around the harbourside say 20 25 years ago I don't think it's anywhere as bad. The Hilton Hotel when they Finnish it will be exciting for the area
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Our Torquay holiday was that holiday together, before she died ❤❤❤❤❤❤
I love Torquay I’d love to live there
I do like it there.
I find the video a little unfair. The first two properties he looked at are development sites and the rubbish was a bit of fly tipping, which as I remember, was quickly cleared up.
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I used to live in Torquay went to south Devon college , best place to live and get buttered lol
It's Got Good Places & like some seaside or Beach Resorts off the Beaten track you get the Bad Places not looking to good ,the Places you showed us that are good are Looking Sharp & dapper for an old location like Torquay ,old & new it works , a bit like where I am " Isle of Man , Douglas almost the same kind of things to do with bad bits that are ugly ,but we have Huge Project going on for a 3 mile stretch of Sea front Road being Dug up all at once who knows why a bright spark does things like that when it takes forever with side projects aswell , maybe its the same in Torquay ?
A bit like Blackpool Council extending the tram line by just 300 metres, just so people can get off & straight onto a train at the station. An enormous amount of work & cost just to save visitors a few minutes walk.
I live in Torquay & it’s a beautiful place
Its like being abroad, global warming will be great for Torquay etc.....
I've been going to torquay for donkey's years and seen pubs come and go. Mainly go. Still love the place. Since the plague, the hotel and b&b's prices have shot up but not quality. You can pay top price for a tired out dated room. Shops have shut down but that can be said for many towns.
Holidays abroad have been unpredictable so people have been double booking a uk holiday just in case. They are able to do this because most hotels give free cancellation. I usually go to the west country in June but have changed to July because it's cheaper.
I look forward to this holiday. Bring it on!
The home place of Agatha Christie.
I never knew that.
I live in Torquay born and raised and to be honest I like the harbour esc but the town here is disgusting 🤢
i lock my car doors whenever im driving through torquay
Don't go to London - you'll have a fit!
Lived in Torbay all my life. Just like any place it's got its good parts and its flaws. There's a lot of deprivation so fingers crossed we can get a cash injection - the last few times the government has announced levelling up programmes, our council has been left by the wayside and are working with very limited funds.
Did I give u permission to record videos in my town. Nxt time it will cost u ur two front teeth 🤠
Looks idealic in the day, however looks can be deceiving...by night it's a very different story.
I haven't been at night, so I might do that next time.
It’s so sad to see the dilapidation of Torquay.
Where are u from??
There are some lovely beaches (not including torre Abbey), the place is a shithole, big unemployment due to seasonal work mainly hotels, big drug problem and dwindling town centre due to online shopping which is a sign of the times.. Torquay is my hometown and to grow up during the 80/90s was ace as a child through to my teens when I left due to the above problems.. I suppose its paradise for the purple rinse Brigade who travel down from up north... But on the whole its a dump behind the scenes of the seafront
He forgot about crackhead alley
Great video, I live in torquay and was lucky enough to have been born here 45yrs ago, very fair representation of both the good and bad here.
scooter cbf Thanks. It’s a lovely place to be fair. I had a bit of a tough job finding less well kept areas in Torquay. The promenade was very impressive.
@@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool oh there's still plenty of run down places here, and it's getting worse because of covid. Many large hotels have closed now
scooter cbf I’ll look at a different area if down again.
@@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool I hope you don't mind but I've put a link to your video on one of our local Facebook pages for others to view it here.
scooter cbf Great stuff. Will be interesting to see if it brings any new viewers 👍
Lived 22 years in Torquay and finally escaped nearly 5 years ago. I moved there in 1994 and watched it rapidly decline. It is in a shocking state.
The high Street is dead, crawling with heroin addicts and spice heads, walking round like zombies. The town is not friendly anymore. It's a talk town. Full of gossip, backstabbing and filth. High teenage pregnancy rate, high alcohol abuse, drug abuse, child abuse, domestic abuse.
Much nicer on the edge of dartmoor where I now live!
It was already like that in the 80's when I left, but also lovely in parts, and some of it still is (eg Babbacombe)
Can you visit Teignmouth?
So sad to see what's become of Rock walk. Once a place of Wonder, now a bomb site.
I’ve been there in 1981 when I was 12, great place during that time. Missed it.
Derwent Hotel is great for the money......
I LIVE IN TORQUAY!!!!
I LIVE IN BLACKPOOL!!!!
@@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool your lucky to live in Blackpool I love it there
Love channel ,i just subscribed,any tips please as i am new to youtube how to increase subscribers please?
Make videos like mine lol ;-)). Just go out and do videos around town and make them interesting and people might pick up on them like they did with mine.
@@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool thankyou
Not sure what the point of this video is? I was expecting you to look around and talk about things, tell people the positives and then the negatives, areas to avoid and why. But it's just a strange video of clips mashed together.
As a local I was expecting you to be informing potential travellers the pros and cons of the area or have I completely missed the point of the video?
Each to their own. This was a chance video because I happened to be down there. Also, I am still fairly new to vlogging, and my idea is to be more entertainment than informative. If you look at some of my other videos you will probably get a better idea of what I do.
Annoying music
Sorry.
You havent done much good for Torquay tourism showing the scabby properties with old furniture outside and the boarded up properties. Big fail.
That’s part of the appeal of my channel. I show all sides of everywhere, including my home town of Blackpool.
Why cant people making theses videos just state the facts whilst making these videos the big wheel isnt there in winter
Torbay has no 1 for alcoholics no2 for divorce no3 for single mums no1 for suicide homelessness higher than exeter plymouth combined very high for drugs to
The council rates are so high thats why the shops of gone and 6 million overspend on socail services,
No investment in years, hasn't helped but nothing changes
What an absolutely pointless film.
R S I don’t think it was.
We don’t need that type of negativity here bucko, Mr. Wild Side has produced a beautiful piece of content.
I’ve looked everywhere and still can’t see who asked for your opinion.... I think it was a great video by A Walk On The Wild Side. So stop spreading your negativity
@@Derekwellington01 beautiful perhaps, but hideously incomplete as a representation of Torquay from a tourist perspective , which is what makes it pointless.
Thats what his videos are about isnt it . A walk on the wild side rather than a walk on the tame side
Love the place. A bit rough on the street where the shops are but on the whole it's a beutiful place.
Where's the waterfall?
It's on the bottom of Belgrave Road, on the opposite side of the Premier Inn.