Group Operators

For groups looking for a warm welcome, Torquay, Babbacombe, Cockington, Paignton and Brixham have it all. The English Riviera is a fantastic year-round destination for a group holiday.

It’s never been easier to get to the English Riviera since the opening of the Devon Expressway. Travel time is just over 40 minutes from the end of the M5 with Dartmoor National Park, Plymouth and Exeter all within an hour’s drive.

The English Riviera has been designated as a UNESCO Global Geopark, has 22 miles of stunning coastline, and many Blue Flag Beaches and has been voted one of the UK’s Top Seaside Holiday Destinations.

Towns on the English Riviera

Each English Riviera town has its own character and offers a great choice of things to do and places to stay. Torquay has an international marina and a delightful tree-lined seafront. Tranquil Babbacombe has England’s highest clifftop promenade. Cockington is an unmissable thatched village. Paignton is famed for its Victorian pier, sandy beaches and colourful beach huts. Brixham is a traditional fishing village, with quaint colourful cottages stretching uphill from the harbourside.

In the Bay, Groups will receive a warm welcome at a great selection of hotels, with somewhere to suit every budget.  Also delighted to welcome Groups are over 30 local attractions, offering an amazing variety of different things to see, do and discover that will ensure your customers are entertained night and day throughout the seasons.

Group Operators Directory

How can we help?

The English Riviera BID Company operate a multi-award-winning Visitor Information Service and we are here to assist domestic and international group operators and travel agents looking to include and promote the English Riviera to their customers.

All of these are FREE SERVICES and we are here to help all year round.  

• View the English Riviera Group Operators Directory.  Please contact us on the details below if you would like copies to be sent to you.
• We can provide FREE photography and videography to help promote your tours with direct access to over 2000 copyright free images on the designated English Riviera Photo library.
• Suggest itineraries so that the very best of the English Riviera is included.
• Find group accommodation that is best suited to you.
• Find and recommending local guides.
• Provide useful contacts.
• Arrange FAM visits. 

Our Contact Details are as follows:

English Riviera Visitor Information Centre
5 Vaughan Parade
Torquay
TQ2 5JG

Telephone: 01803 211211

Email: enquiries@englishrivierabid.co.uk

Draft Itinerary 

Day 1: Arrive at your chosen hotel

Day 2: Travel to Brixham a picturesque Fishing Port at the western side of the English Riviera for free time to explore the historic harbour, home to Brixham Fish Market, the replica of the Golden Hind and many independent shops, cafés and bars. Evening visit to enjoy a top show at one of our local theatres.

Day 3: Explore Torquay, birthplace of the world’s Greatest Crime Writer, Agatha Christie, with visits to Kents Cavern prehistoric caves and Torre Abbey, the historic home of the Potent Plan Garden where all of the plants have connections with murders in her books!

Day 4: Discover Babbacombe and take a fascinating trip on our Victorian Cliff Railway (as featured in the Susan Calman Grand Day Out series) followed by a visit to Babbacombe Model Village and/or the Victorian Street at Bygones.

Day 5: Departure