I guessed wrong. Thought you’d go for fish n chips. The tulips! Oh my heart! Love those pretties. The brownie looked so amazing. I’d say time spent there was worth it. Mary
😂 at the screaming kids line, as much as I love kids & have two (grown up now) It’s not a sound we enjoy listening to when out for food 🤭 Looked a lovely day to explore the Torquay delights. Em 🎄
Been to Torquay twice as well as quiet Paignton one day i will go back as its over 8 years since i last visited Thanks for sharing a brief overview of Torquay with us all,its greatly appreciated by me so thank you Best regards Tony
We have a largish fridge with a freezer below. We tend to keep them well stocked, shopping much as we do at home- a main shop plus the odd top up as needed ( milk etc). Being a foodie, I can’t resist local specialities. A French Market is my idea of heaven.
Used to visit as a child due to my dad being from Brixham and had many holidays close by in Paignton and goodrington but last time I visited which was last year omg what a change,most shop door ways had someone sleeping there and constantly being asked for change,like a lot of places has really changed but still some beautiful places to see
We didn’t hang around in the high street much as it was very busy. It’s very sad to see this and would be pretty easy to do something about it. Councils seem more interested in ticking boxes these days rather than improving the quality of life for their community.
Watching on a quiet Wednesday morning that feels like another Sunday morning that is 4 days in a row!😮😮Nice Cuppa tea 🍵 😋 Watching Torquay in all it's splendour & The Chocolate Brownie with Salted Caramel Ice Cream 🍦 🍨 😋 😍 😀 YUMMY 😋 😍 opened The Quality Street yesterday gonna make serious inroads starting now Ken !!!!!!!! How you getting on 🤔🍬🍬🍬🍬🍬🤣
I'm from Torquay, it has its good and bad. Scenery is beautiful which I miss now I don't live there. Never liked how packed it got in the summer personally (as a local), not sure I would want to move back there but I would definitely love to go back and visit home at some point.
I used to live a d qork in the area ,harbour area is fune as are licsl beeches and a nice park but the rest is such a sad witn out place suffering from planning disasters of the town
Spend three days there recently, definitely a town that caters for the quay area and the people it attracts only, beyond that is not worth the walk, and if you do venture that far you won’t want to go further than that. Did you walk on the beach with the sea weed and actually smell it?
Beautiful, your evening stroll in Torquay looked lovely. Your final evening meal looked a real treat. I can't abide screaming children, anywhere!!!!! Excited to see your next venue 😄🍾🌴
Since it's part of the South coasts Riviera it's always worth a visit yes. I'm curious to know why you chose the Klesma music for the first part of the stroll though. Is there a Jewish quarter in Torquay ? Oh yes, and of course we'll all be following along tomorrow. A bit of sunshine at the tail end of the year is always welcome. 🤔🙂
I generally choose music because I like the tune or vocals so no deeper meaning. When I am selecting it its all about the emotion I am trying to invoke.🙂
@@LifeistooshortCK Well that music was what is known as a Hora (like Hava Nagila) and you dance to it, so I hope you did a jig along that promenade. 🤔🤣
Please don't take this the wrong way, but you seem to have lost your " spark" a bit in this series. When you are in little red you come across as much more enthusiastic and cheerful. Of course you may not be feeling 100% or maybe I'm struggling with this new format. Anyway, on a positive, your camera work is as brilliant as ever, as is your impeccable choice of music.
No offence taken. To avoid becoming bored it’s important to experiment every now and then. I always learn a lot from doing so. Without the van it’s a different experience. I doubt I will do daily videos again after this series. I always fancied giving it a try but I wouldn’t recommend it. 😁👍
The video does not show the rest of the town. Abandoned buildings, dirty areas mixed with low income/homeless drug users around the town. Avoid going there or find out the hard way.
@LifeistooshortCK The council in the area have done a very good job for tourism and their areas of focus. I would advise against walking around and beyond the edge of town, particularly up the higher part of town and beyond. Could be a cause of concern to the vulnerable. Remember, seeing large amounts of blood outside the car park during a visit this year, someone witnessed two people stabbing each other over used cigarettes. Blood wasn't cleaned up either, but I'm not surprised knowing the area well.
Torquay is desperately trying to keep its head above water. It once was a smart town with beautiful Georgian terraces. It is now a sink estate by the sea. A collection of dhss hostels and closed retail units. At night, drugged and or drunk gangs of feral kids roam the centre and seafront looking for prey. Only the struggling John Lewis store, Hoopers is left trying to maintain the corpse of a once-thriving market for decent quality goods. Is it worth visiting...? No
I visited the town after ten years with my grand children it was so disheartening scruffy uncept more disturbing it was full of druggys and they was fighting the date was27 5/24 I will not return it is such a shame
As a resident of the absolute hell hole that is Torquay, I'd say it's absolutely NOT worth a visit. Unless you want to get mugged by some Spice heads. While the Harbour is lovely, the town is a desolate, filthy shit hole, abused and ravaged by a council that seemed determined to destroy a once beautiful town. Avoid like the plague
A lot of beautiful towns are sinking. Policing has become far too soft. They say society gets the police it deserves. We all need to stand up for what is right. We enjoyed our stay but then again we didn’t go looking for trouble 😁👍
@@LifeistooshortCK trouble usually comes looking for you in Torquay. And yes, sadly true many towns are suffering. However, Torbay Council have done their best, including getting sued, to destroy the town with some truly baffling choices. They recently cut down all the palm tress along the seafront for "improvement" reasons. Glad, if surprised, you had a nice time
@TJHaze123 I read about that. Absolutely crazy. Sounds similar to Brighton. A war on motorists driving visitors away. I hope we can pull it back as both places used to be magnificent.
@@LifeistooshortCK crazy sums up the council's choices far too often. The council has recently been awarded many millions by the Government, everyone I know around here is fully expecting them to squander it
@@TJHaze123stop talking shite! No ones getting attacked by spice heads. Also the palms were cut down as they were pretty much dead! The gardens are now being returned to their original Victorian style. As for the money being granted to the council they’ve already started the redevelopment on the harbour and work on the pavilion will start soon too.
Please don't mention 'screaming kids' in a derogatory way. We've had children and now have a 2 year old granddaughter. Life means that sometimes we hear unhappy children: they are learning to handle life and all the emotions this can bring - that's all 🙂 Please be kind everyone x
I agree I've a daughter whos 10yrs old and as adhd autism sp can't help children been o a wobblers I think its wrong for this mam say screaming kids were there if you don't like children crying then don't go busy places
Your videos reflect the passion and hard work you put into them. Keep going, you're making a difference! _ "Great achievements are born from great sacrifices."
You had beautiful weather in Torquay. It's beautiful there. My bet was on Fish & Chips 😄.
I’m so glad we’re not the only ones that struggle when there are lots of screaming kids around. Lovely weather ❤
Thank you for the Torquay trip 😊
Thank you very much. Now i have to go heading to Torquay myself😂 greetings from the Netherlands
Thanks for sharing guys reminding us of warmer days
Thanks for watching. Roll on summer 😝
Well thanks for the invitation to your next location.. but to be a bit honest its short notice for me so no promises lol. Keep having fun!
I guessed wrong. Thought you’d go for fish n chips. The tulips! Oh my heart! Love those pretties. The brownie looked so amazing. I’d say time spent there was worth it. Mary
We enjoyed it. Especially that last meal 😄❤️
😂 at the screaming kids line, as much as I love kids & have two (grown up now) It’s not a sound we enjoy listening to when out for food 🤭 Looked a lovely day to explore the Torquay delights. Em 🎄
Thanks guys for the memories of holidays in Torquay 👍
Been to Torquay twice as well as quiet Paignton one day i will go back as its over 8 years since i last visited
Thanks for sharing a brief overview of Torquay with us all,its greatly appreciated by me so thank you
Best regards
Tony
@@goldengamer9045 thanks for watching 👍🙂
Nice boardwalk. Beautiful place for sure.
Arrrrrr, I loved your video as I'm a local born and bred ❤so appreciated your time in doing this video 😊
Thanks for watching. It’s a lovely area of the country 🙂👍
Great vid Carol & Ken 😁
It's not today Ken and Carol, it's absolutely banging it down so we are catching up. Great video as always.
Thanks for watching. Not quite raining down here but it’s trying! Stay warm and dry 🚐🙂👍
We have a largish fridge with a freezer below. We tend to keep them well stocked, shopping much as we do at home- a main shop plus the odd top up as needed ( milk etc). Being a foodie, I can’t resist local specialities. A French Market is my idea of heaven.
Totally agree about French markets 😁👍
Used to visit as a child due to my dad being from Brixham and had many holidays close by in Paignton and goodrington but last time I visited which was last year omg what a change,most shop door ways had someone sleeping there and constantly being asked for change,like a lot of places has really changed but still some beautiful places to see
We didn’t hang around in the high street much as it was very busy. It’s very sad to see this and would be pretty easy to do something about it. Councils seem more interested in ticking boxes these days rather than improving the quality of life for their community.
Been there a few times when our girls were little. Not keen on screaming kids either! Nice evening light in Torquay. 👍😊
Thanks for watching 🙂
Lovely to see Torquay. I visited it years ago. If I am correct, it was the site previous to Normandy in WW2? Thank you, Jan
Lots of units both British and American were billeted in Torquay and set out for France from there on D Day 👍
Watching on a quiet Wednesday morning that feels like another Sunday morning that is 4 days in a row!😮😮Nice Cuppa tea 🍵 😋 Watching Torquay in all it's splendour & The Chocolate Brownie with Salted Caramel Ice Cream 🍦 🍨 😋 😍 😀 YUMMY 😋 😍 opened The Quality Street yesterday gonna make serious inroads starting now Ken !!!!!!!! How you getting on 🤔🍬🍬🍬🍬🍬🤣
There are a few more videos to come so you might need a tin of Celebrations at the ready 😂👍
@@LifeistooshortCK ha ha 😂 sounds like a plan to me 🍬🍬🤣
I went there 20 years ago, it was nice then, it doesn’t seem that different now.
Gosh who was it that said “die by chocolate!” That looked absolutely amazing! Yummy. You both look very relaxed.
We were, especially after all that chocolate 😂
Travelled there every year from 1986-2007 some years more than once....great vid thanks..try Topsham
I'm from Torquay, it has its good and bad.
Scenery is beautiful which I miss now I don't live there.
Never liked how packed it got in the summer personally (as a local), not sure I would want to move back there but I would definitely love to go back and visit home at some point.
Never been I've booked for February 2024 half term school holidays with coach holidays hope it's worth it ? Staying at torquay torbay hotel.
I lived in Torquay years ago and moved to west yorkshire 😮 But we have sold our house and soon we are moving back home to devon. I can't wait ❤
@@CB-bq7yl good luck with the move 🍀🙂
@@LifeistooshortCK Thank you X
Never saw Torquay at its best time we were there, defo need to go back again 🙂
Always a great time on the English Riviera 😄
Ye deffo still worth a visit 👍👍
bottom end town nice top end very rough and dangerous i live in nice area of torquay i dont come town unless i really have to frightens me
I used to live a d qork in the area ,harbour area is fune as are licsl beeches and a nice
park but the rest is such a sad witn out place suffering from planning disasters of the town
Love the UK videos. Doable trips for me!
Spend three days there recently, definitely a town that caters for the quay area and the people it attracts only, beyond that is not worth the walk, and if you do venture that far you won’t want to go further than that. Did you walk on the beach with the sea weed and actually smell it?
@@steveusually989 we only went to the cafe at the end as we show in the video not actually onto the beach 🙂
Thanks guys
Beautiful, your evening stroll in Torquay looked lovely. Your final evening meal looked a real treat. I can't abide screaming children, anywhere!!!!! Excited to see your next venue 😄🍾🌴
Thanks for watching 🙂
Since it's part of the South coasts Riviera it's always worth a visit yes. I'm curious to know why you chose the Klesma music for the first part of the stroll though. Is there a Jewish quarter in Torquay ? Oh yes, and of course we'll all be following along tomorrow. A bit of sunshine at the tail end of the year is always welcome. 🤔🙂
I generally choose music because I like the tune or vocals so no deeper meaning. When I am selecting it its all about the emotion I am trying to invoke.🙂
@@LifeistooshortCK Well that music was what is known as a Hora (like Hava Nagila) and you dance to it, so I hope you did a jig along that promenade. 🤔🤣
good vid thanks lee
Cheers 🙂👍
If you do come to Torquay please visit our museum, tickets are cheep and it’s better than you think. We have a lot of stuff that we probably shouldn’t
Glad to 👍
Hope it improves, and goes upmarket...
U have lots of subscribers etc,,,,,,,,,,,,
I would say no, but then live here lol
It stopped being a place to visit in 1972.
Screaming kids.. that's one notch above boy racers...😉🙂
When warm and sunny, no better place to be in the UK.
Good to hear 👍
Only on the sea front , the rest ? A complete dump! How do I know? I live there!
Im going here with Caledonian travel from York in February 2024 4days break hope my daughter likes it don't know why you mentioned screaming kids? For
🙂
When is the new van arriving
End of January 🙂
I live there, the sea front and marina are still quite nice but the rest of the town is just rubbish , nothing but a whole bunch of empty shop units.
Sad state of affairs 👍
Please don't take this the wrong way, but you seem to have lost your " spark" a bit in this series. When you are in little red you come across as much more enthusiastic and cheerful.
Of course you may not be feeling 100% or maybe I'm struggling with this new format. Anyway, on a positive, your camera work is as brilliant as ever, as is your impeccable choice of music.
No offence taken. To avoid becoming bored it’s important to experiment every now and then. I always learn a lot from doing so. Without the van it’s a different experience. I doubt I will do daily videos again after this series. I always fancied giving it a try but I wouldn’t recommend it. 😁👍
Still a good video in my book, appreciate your honesty, heading west for the next episode?
@@richardcope3850 north👍
The video does not show the rest of the town.
Abandoned buildings, dirty areas mixed with low income/homeless drug users around the town.
Avoid going there or find out the hard way.
We didn’t venture into the town centre as it was so busy. Unfortunately a lot of English towns are suffering the same fate.
@LifeistooshortCK The council in the area have done a very good job for tourism and their areas of focus.
I would advise against walking around and beyond the edge of town, particularly up the higher part of town and beyond. Could be a cause of concern to the vulnerable.
Remember, seeing large amounts of blood outside the car park during a visit this year, someone witnessed two people stabbing each other over used cigarettes. Blood wasn't cleaned up either, but I'm not surprised knowing the area well.
Life-threatening place when it comes to feral teenagers
Torquay is desperately trying to keep its head above water.
It once was a smart town with beautiful Georgian terraces. It is now a sink estate by the sea. A collection of dhss hostels and closed retail units. At night, drugged and or drunk gangs of feral kids roam the centre and seafront looking for prey. Only the struggling John Lewis store, Hoopers is left trying to maintain the corpse of a once-thriving market for decent quality goods.
Is it worth visiting...?
No
A common story from across the nation to be honest.
@@LifeistooshortCK My heart bleeds for this once-great country.
Thank you for your kind uploads.
I visited the town after ten years with my grand children it was so disheartening scruffy uncept more disturbing it was full of druggys and they was fighting the date was27 5/24 I will not return it is such a shame
Very sad and not hard to clean all that up if only the authorities cared.
... "Carol had some sort of salad but we made a poor choice because it was full of screaming kids" ... must have made your food very crunchy haha !!
Love it 😂😂😂
As a resident of the absolute hell hole that is Torquay, I'd say it's absolutely NOT worth a visit. Unless you want to get mugged by some Spice heads. While the Harbour is lovely, the town is a desolate, filthy shit hole, abused and ravaged by a council that seemed determined to destroy a once beautiful town. Avoid like the plague
A lot of beautiful towns are sinking. Policing has become far too soft. They say society gets the police it deserves. We all need to stand up for what is right. We enjoyed our stay but then again we didn’t go looking for trouble 😁👍
@@LifeistooshortCK trouble usually comes looking for you in Torquay. And yes, sadly true many towns are suffering. However, Torbay Council have done their best, including getting sued, to destroy the town with some truly baffling choices. They recently cut down all the palm tress along the seafront for "improvement" reasons. Glad, if surprised, you had a nice time
@TJHaze123 I read about that. Absolutely crazy. Sounds similar to Brighton. A war on motorists driving visitors away. I hope we can pull it back as both places used to be magnificent.
@@LifeistooshortCK crazy sums up the council's choices far too often. The council has recently been awarded many millions by the Government, everyone I know around here is fully expecting them to squander it
@@TJHaze123stop talking shite! No ones getting attacked by spice heads. Also the palms were cut down as they were pretty much dead! The gardens are now being returned to their original Victorian style. As for the money being granted to the council they’ve already started the redevelopment on the harbour and work on the pavilion will start soon too.
Hahahaha you got to be kidding it's rubbish and i live here don't bother stay away
We enjoyed what we saw 🙂
In two words…don’t bother
We enjoyed it ☺️
Please don't mention 'screaming kids' in a derogatory way. We've had children and now have a 2 year old granddaughter. Life means that sometimes we hear unhappy children: they are learning to handle life and all the emotions this can bring - that's all 🙂 Please be kind everyone x
I agree I've a daughter whos 10yrs old and as adhd autism sp can't help children been o a wobblers I think its wrong for this mam say screaming kids were there if you don't like children crying then don't go busy places
It's called free speech
If you don't like it go to bongobongo land
Some people forget that they were once one of those screaming kids.
Your videos reflect the passion and hard work you put into them. Keep going, you're making a difference! _ "Great achievements are born from great sacrifices."