Guests love to come back to this cosy double en-suite for its sunny decoration and homely feel. Peak Tor Cove is a suntrap on the South West Coast Path just past the Imperial Hotel.

There is a steep terrace with seats where you can soak up the sun, or follow the steps to the little pebbled cove below. The brick tower is part of 1939-1945 defences but is now a bat sanctuary, home of rare horse-shoe bats.

This twin bedroom is a favourite with guests. The en-suite shower room is tucked away from the main room to leave space for seating. If you need an after dinner stroll or are short of time to take in the English Riviera walk the flat Torquay Mile from Beacon Quay to Corbyn Head.

You will have views to Paignton, Brixham and Berry Head, and see Torquay Harbour with its D-Day embarkation slips, the Royal Torbay Yacht Club and yacht-filled Marina. You will pass the Pavilion and Pier, both used by Agatha Christie, the Princess Theatre, and the beach at Abbey Sands and the many seafront gardens with a glimpse Torre Abbey.

A twin room, where guests can enjoy the en-suite’s large shower. The warm colours of this bedroom remind us of the red clay discovered close to Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s manor and estate on the outskirts of Torquay.

The resulting potteries are now closed but you can walk around Brunel Woods, Watcombe, to see the views which captured Brunel’s heart and the huge totem pole carved to commemorate his engineering.

This double en-suite room overlooks Torwood Gardens and is filled by the morning sun. Though the en-suite is compact we have fitted a shower with plenty of elbow room. Meadfoot Beach also fills with the morning sun and is easily accessible from the Kingsholm.

It is pure pleasure to float in the blue water and look up to the elegant and classical proportions of Hesketh Crescent, now home to the Osborne Hotel. The holm oaks covering the high cliffs and the rock islets give this a real Mediterranean feel.

This large double en-suite has a seating area in the half bay which looks towards Torwood Gardens. To match the fine window the high ceiling retains its original moulding. The en-suite has a large quadrant shower. To capture bygone eras visit Cockington Village.

Preserved from development thatched cottages nestle in a valley of woodland and parkland walks around the Manor House which is now a centre for crafts including glass blowers, blacksmiths, and quilters. If you are tired of walking you can take a ride in a horse and carriage.

This en-suite room can serve as either a double or a twin and it has seating. The room enjoys the sun with a window overlooking Torwood Gardens and has the cottage-feel of sloped ceiling and beams. Thatcher Point can be reached by foot or by car and has a lovely grassy area with seating for picnics.

Thatcher Point is opposite Berry Head so you can watch the ferries and trip boats plying across Torbay to Brixham. If you feel energetic it is a short walk to Hope’s Nose, managed for its Limestone flora, or around the Bishop’s Walk (a heaven of bluebells in May) to Anstey’s Cove and the Palace Hotel.

This double en-suite has a large bathroom with shower over the bath. The bedroom has a seating area in the large bay window which overlooks Torwood Gardens. The light that floods this spacious room makes us think of the blue skies and seas which surround Berry Head opposite Torquay.

This headland, massively reduced by a limestone quarry and bearing both the remains of a Napoleonic Fort and a lighthouse, is a vantage point for birdwatchers visiting the protected colony of fulmars, and for the keen-eyed to spot basking sharks and dolphins.

This large double room has a broad bay window looking towards Torwood Gardens. There is a seating area and the en-suite shower room is positioned out of sight of the main bedroom. The light makes this a relaxing room where you want to open the windows and listen to the birds singing in the park.

Visit Occombe Farm to sample and buy local Devon and organic food. The farm is now managed on organic principles by Torbay Coast and Countryside Trust. Through the nature trail you can learn about farmland and ancient woodland and spend time in a hide watching woodland and field birds.

A single room with en-suite shower room. This provides everything for the lone traveller to rest in comfort, and many prefer this quiet position at the back of the house. If you are with friends there is a twin room right next door or a double across the landing.

For a quiet beach, walk the steep track beneath the high tree canopy, pierced by sun shafts, down to Watcombe beach. This is a Famous Five-like cove, with a café, surrounded by tall sandstone cliffs where you swim in clear water turned green by the reflection of trees - magical.

This surprising lower ground floor room can be used as a double or twin. It has a lounge area with a two-seater sofa. The en-suite has a bath with shower over. The window looks onto the garden and Torwood Gardens.

From Babbacombe Downs with their views to Exmouth, Lyme Bay and even Portland, it is worth the descent to Oddicombe Beach – you could take the Babbacombe Cliff Railway – where from the long beach a walkway has been made beneath the cliffs to Babbacombe Beach, a small cove which is a favourite dive site and has a stone pier used for line fishing.