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| The Story of Agatha Christie's Extraordinary Life (25 May 2025 - 31 Dec 2025) | ||
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| Day | Times | |
| Monday - Sunday | 10:00 | - 12:30 |
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Thanks to our extraordinary landscape and mild climate, Agatha's parents were enticed to move to Torquay. War with Napoleon 200 years ago prevented the wealthy Victorians from travelling to the French Riviera for the winters. So, they looked for a suitable area of the UK which matched the climate and coastline of the French Riviera and our Geopark provided the perfect solution! This is why Torbay is also known as The English Riviera....and Torquay considered itself the Queen of the Riviera.
And it's our Geopark which inspired Agatha to write numerous novels like the ABC Murders and Murder on the links. The caves at Kents Cavern provided Agatha's first introduction to archaeology, which helped her to write The man in the brown suit.
Join this award winning tour to hear how our extraordinary natural surroundings enabled Agatha to become the world's greatest crime writer.
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