The English Riviera is still very vital and has its own unique charm. Its popularity will continue at least as long as people still dine in their smoking jackets and evening wear on Burgh Island. The ‘English Riviera’ is in fact the most popular part of the Devon coastline. Its idyllic fishing villages, sophisticated resorts and rugged cliffs have set the scene for countless Agatha Christie novels. Seaside resorts with Victorian architecture, spectacular cliffs and a mild sea climate have been attracting the English to their south coast in the summertime since the end of the 19th century. Agatha Christie was one of the many prominent guests of the eccentric millionaire, Archibald Nettlefold, who built the hotel in 1929. Many traditions from this time have been maintained. Lobster as bait might sound a little strange, but with lobster you can catch whelks. These are traded in Asia as a delicacy, producing good profits for the locals. On the English Riviera, hardly any other game enjoys greater popularity than bowling. And the Torquay Bowling Club, directly on the waterfront, is one of the most famous clubs in the kingdom. Presiding over Dartmouth is the imposing building of the elite college of the British Marines: the Britannia Royal Naval College. On the premises, one is not officially on land, instead one is considered to be onboard a ship.
England's South Coast - Miss Marple's Rivieria
Foreign Cultures / Travel
- Title: England's South Coast - Miss Marple's Rivieria
- Original title: Die Südküste Englands - Miss Marples Riviera
- Film by: Jan Hinrik Drevs
- Format: 45', Series
- Long running series: Mare TV
- Production: nonfictionplanet for NDR
- Year of production: 2007
- Language / subtitle version: German
