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THE CLIPPER INN
A truly local pub at the heart of
Torquay - Residents and visitors will always find a warm, friendly welcome at the only pub in Torquay's
Melville Hill Commmunity, The Clipper Inn at 14 Melville Street. The bar opens at 12 o'clock every day and is
run by Landlord, Dave Brazier pictured below with his son, Ben.
The Clipper offers a meeting place for local people.
It is ideally situated for visitors and holiday makers to the resort who want a quiet drink close
to the town centre. It is a short walk from the cinema, harbour, Rock Walk and the various restaurants
and attractions.
The Clipper is very old and the buildings date back to around 1840. Melville Street was at the
commercial heart of Torquay before the River Fleet was completely covered over around 1850 and the present town centre
of Fleet Street and Fleet Walk built on top. Formely named The Melville Inn, it used to be one of three local pubs. The others,
The Warren Inn and
Coburg Inn have since closed and been made in to residences.
The pub can be found on the left hand side of Melville Street from Abbey Road. Parking is close by at Melville
Lane Car Park. Buses to Newton Abbot and other parts of Torbay are minutes away.
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