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Go on a mystery walk in beautiful Torquay


Torquay Marina and seafront in early evening sun
Torquay is set at the north end of Tor Bay and forms part of the English Riviera. It's also the place where Agatha Christie was born, and, to mark the resort's link with Dame Agatha, a special walk has been devised - complete with a mystery to solve.

Agatha Christie was born in Barton Road, Torquay, in 1890.

She later bought a house, called Greenway, overlooking the River Dart at Galmpton - and it is now owned by her daughter, Rosalind Hicks.

Dame Agatha used Torquay as the setting for some of her mysteries.

A clifftop in St Marychurch is believed to have been the setting for "Why Didn't They Ask Evans?"

All Saints Church in Torre, Torquay, was built thanks to donations from the Christie family - and it is where Agatha was baptized.