Just 400 metres from the yacht-lined harbour, the family-run and pet-friendly Tusker Lodge is 5 minutes’ walk from central Torquay. It has a pretty sun terrace overlooking Torwood Gardens, and boasts free WiFi. Within walking distance is the coastal path to Beacon Cove, Meadfoot, Hope Cove, Ansteys Cove, Babbacombe Beach and Oddicombe Beach. Tusker Lodge is only a minute’s walk from the Natural History Museum, and Princess Theatre is a 10-minute walk away. Rooms are traditionally furnished, and each benefits from a TV and tea and coffee making facilities. Some have an en suite bathroom with free toiletries, and others have shared bathroom facilities.