Romantic Restaurants, Getaway Places in Torquay

"Buckfastleigh An all-weather family attraction next to the South Devon Railway in Buckfast, with underwater viewing area for otters and live exotic butterflies …"

"Built in 1196, this impressive abbey is a setting for arts and cultural events, but it's the wonderful gardens that are of most interest – particularly to Agatha Christie fans. The Potent Plant plot features..."

"One of the most amazing things about this fine abbey is that it was built almost entirely by amateur builders. The Benedictine....."

"Nestled in a wooded valley, Gidleigh Park boasts 107 acres of mature grounds, within the wilds of Dartmoor. With an award winning restaurant, this estate is just 6 minutes’ drive from Chagford. This quintessential country house hotel has free WiFi throughout and offers individually styled accommodation with views over the grounds."

"Staying in the same area of Exeter, the next place on my list is the Exploding Bakery, also on Queen Street just beside the entrance to Exeter Central station. For me, this café is super convenient if you’re finished in the city and have some time to kill before your train is due, a perfect opportunity to squeeze in a coffee. Admittedly, I haven’t had any of the bakery items from here so I feel like I can’t properly review the café as the word bakery is in the name of the café but I can tell you that it all looks delicious."

"Situated just outside of Exeter Central Station, this lovely and warming cafe welcomes you with smells of baking bread and melting cheese. Started in 2011 by owners Oliver Coysh and Tom Oxford, this bakery began as a business idea to provide delicious and simple cakes to cafes throughout Devon. A secondhand oven was obtained and the bakery was born."

"Excellent news: one of Exeter's hippest little bakeries has now added half-a-dozen tables, meaning there's even more room to sample superb flat whites, macchiato and inventive cakes – the lemon, polenta and..."