Ravenswood Hotel
✓ Centrally located 300 metres from Torquay Harbour and town centre
🏖️ 0.39 miles from Beacon Cove (Excellent water quality)
Torquay
The Somerville
Torquay
📍 515 Babbacombe Road, Torquay, TQ1 1HJ
🚆 Nearest station: · 1.2 mi
🔌 Nearest public charging: · 0.8 mi (Open Charge Map)
🌊 Beacon Cove: Excellent bathing water 0.5 mi · Environment Agency
Photo: Philip Jeffrey (CC BY-SA 2.0)
- Private on-site parking with CCTV for all guests
- Short walk from Torquay's marina and inner harbour
- Close to a wide range of good quality restaurants
- Boutique suites each individually styled and furnished
The Somerville is a boutique bed and breakfast in Torquay, Devon, just 400 metres from the inner harbour and Torquay Marina, with a wide range of good quality restaurants close by. Every room comes with en suite facilities, a king-size bed, free wi-fi and a private parking space, with CCTV covering the on-site car park. Suites range from the ground-floor Meadfoot and Courtyard rooms to first-floor deluxe suites overlooking gardens or Victorian Torquay streets. Beyond the B&B, you're within easy reach of Torquay Museum and Dinosaur World just a short distance away, Beacon Cove beach half a mile off, and Splashdown Quaywest water park a few miles away, making it a handy base for exploring the English Riviera.
How far to…
- Marina
- 400 metres
- Station
- 1.2 miles
- Beach
- 0.5 miles
Practical details
- Check-in
- 2-6pm
- Check-out
- 10.30am
- Parking
- On-site private car park with CCTV
Accommodation on site
- Rooms
Details taken from the operator's own website on 8 Oct 2026 — check current terms when you book.
Facilities
- ✓ Disabled Access
- ✓ WiFi
- ✓ Parking
- 🚌 Near a Bus Stop
- 🔌 EV Charging Nearby
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🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 0.1 mi
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