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This website is a heritage archive devoted to the former Hotel Gleneagles of Wellswood, Torquay — the hotel is no longer in operation, so we cannot take bookings, transfer calls to reception, or summon Manuel. But we would genuinely like to hear from you.
What We Welcome
- Memories — if you stayed at the Gleneagles, danced at a cabaret weekend, married on the terrace or survived a Fawlty Towers dinner show, your recollections help complete the record.
- Photographs and ephemera — brochures, menus, postcards, room keys: the paper trail of a vanished hotel is exactly what an archive like this is for.
- Corrections — the history here is assembled from archived websites and published accounts; if you can correct or sharpen a detail, we want to know.
- Research enquiries — writers and comedy historians researching the hotel or its famous association are welcome to get in touch.
Where the Hotel Stood
The Gleneagles occupied a hillside site in the Wellswood district of Torquay, Devon, overlooking Anstey's Cove — the buildings now on the site are private retirement homes, so please respect residents' privacy. The surrounding area, from the cove to the coast path, is open to all and described in our guides to Torquay and things to do nearby.
A Note on What This Site Is Not
We are not affiliated with any operating hotel, with the BBC, or with the estate of any person mentioned in these pages — and we have no connection whatsoever with the similarly named resort in Scotland. Historical prices and packages quoted in the archive are preserved for the record only; none of them can be booked, at any price, in any year. For the most-asked questions, see the FAQ.
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