Torquay is one of the UK’s most popular holiday destinations and a major regional commercial centre for south east Devon. It is situated approximately 34 miles north east of Plymouth and 95 miles south west of Bristol with good road communications with the A380 linking the town to the M5 motorway.

The town has a resident population of 65,245 people with a catchment of 100,250 and an average 3.5 million tourist visitors per annum.