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  1. Agatha Christie
    Dame Agatha Christie, known throughout the world as the ‘Queen of Crime’, is a literary genius, was born in Torquay and remained on the English Riviera for much of her life.
  2. Agatha Christie Breaks
    Experience Agatha Christie’s English Riviera and stay in one of the properties that she frequented and inspired her to write her novels.
  3. Agatha Christie Things To Do
    Experience Agatha Christie’s English Riviera and use our guide to discover the attractions, activities and events that have an authentic Agatha Christie connection.
  4. Agatha Christie Places To See
    Experience Agatha Christie’s Devon and use our guide to discover the places that have an authentic Agatha Christie connection.
  5. Greenway House
    Agatha Christie described her beloved holiday home Greenway as “the loveliest place in the world”.
  6. Agatha Christie Literary Trail
    Torquay is the birthplace of the famous crime writer and novelist Dame Agatha Christie.
  7. Agatha Christie Mile
    The best way for amateur sleuths to unravel the mystery of Agatha Christie’s life in Torquay, is to follow what is known as the ‘Agatha Christie Mile.’ You can pick up a printed leaflet from the Visitor Information Centre.
  8. Explore The English Riviera
    The English Riviera is an ideal base for exploring the beautiful coast and countryside of South Devon including Torbay, Torquay, Paignton and Brixham.

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  1. The Agatha Christie Festival
    Inside The Spanish Barn, Torre Abbey, Agatha Christie Festival, Torquay, Devon
    The Agatha Christie Festival
    Inside The Spanish Barn, Torre Abbey, Agatha Christie Festival, Torquay, Devon

    Dates

    From:
    13 Sept 2025to21 Sept 2025
    From:
    12 Sept 2026to20 Sept 2026
    From:
    11 Sept 2027to19 Sept 2027

    Address

    Torre Abbey, The Kings Drive, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 5JE

    Telephone

    01803 293593

    Torquay

    Dates

    From:
    13 Sept 2025to21 Sept 2025
    From:
    12 Sept 2026to20 Sept 2026
    From:
    11 Sept 2027to19 Sept 2027

    The programme can be viewed by carrying out a diary search via www.englishriviera.co.uk/whats-on and on The Agatha Christie Festival website www.iacf-uk.org

    Agatha Christie is Torquay's most well-known resident and the best selling author of all…

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  2. Agatha Christie at Isokon: the Modernist War Years, part of the Agatha Christie Festival, Torre Abbey, Torquay

    Dates

    From:
    21 Sept 2025

    Address

    Bygones, Fore Street, St Marychurch, Torquay, Devon, TQ1 4PR

    St Marychurch, Torquay

    Dates

    From:
    21 Sept 2025

    Between 1941 and 1947 Agatha Christie lived in the Lawn Road Flats in Hampstead, Britain’s first Modernist apartment block. Advertised during the Blitz, as the “safest building in London”, it was here, living in a tiny, 25-square-metre Minimum…

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  3. Kemper Donovon, All About Agatha LIVE Episode! True Crime Queen: The Real-life Murders in Agatha, part of the Agatha Christie Festival

    Dates

    From:
    18 Sept 2025

    Address

    The Spanish Barn, Tore Abbey, The King's Drive, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 5JE

    The King's Drive , Torquay

    Dates

    From:
    18 Sept 2025

    Most Christie fans are aware of a small number of high-profile criminal cases that Christie ripped from the headlines for a few of her most celebrated works (e.g. Murder on the Orient Express, The Mousetrap). In a LIVE recording of an episode for…

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  4. Agatha Christie's Extraordinary Life - English Riviera Walking Tours
    Agatha Christie's Extraordinary Life - English Riviera Walking Tours
    Man laying down in front of the Agatha Christie bust
    Agatha Christie's Extraordinary Life - English Riviera Walking Tours
    Agatha Christie's Extraordinary Life - English Riviera Walking Tours
    Man laying down in front of the Agatha Christie bust

    Dates

    From:
    1 May 2025to31 Dec 2025

    Address

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

    Telephone

    07414 777606

    Torquay

    Dates

    From:
    1 May 2025to31 Dec 2025

    Even if you've never read an Agatha Christie novel or watched one of her plays, it doesn't matter!

    This fascinating walking tour tells the story of her extraordinary life, which is as interesting as any of her novels. Whilst following the stunning…

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  5. Secrets and Spies: Agatha Christie the War Writer, part of the Agatha Christies Festival - Torre Abbey, Torquay, Devon

    Dates

    From:
    19 Sept 2025

    Address

    The Spanish Barn, Torre Abbey, The Kings Drive, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 5JE

    The Kings Drive, Torquay

    Dates

    From:
    19 Sept 2025

    John Curran looks at Golden Age detective fiction as a literary game and explains how Agatha Christie was the greatest player. Ever.

    Internationally recognised expert on Christie’s work, Dr John Curran, is a literary scholar and archivist who…

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  6. Picturesque Torbay, Torre Abbey, Torquay
    Opening Event - Agatha Christie Festival
    Picturesque Torbay, Torre Abbey, Torquay
    Opening Event - Agatha Christie Festival

    Dates

    From:
    19 Sept 2025

    Address

    The Spanish Barn, Torre Abbey, The Kings Drive, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 5JE

    The Kings Drive, Torquay

    Dates

    From:
    19 Sept 2025

    To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the publication of The Secret of Chimneys, bestselling Devon-based author, Victoria Dowd, will give an entertaining talk on Bundle Brent. Lady Eileen ‘Bundle’ Brent featured in both The Secret of Chimneys and…

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  7. Murder in the Studio, part of the Agatha Christie Fringe Festival, Brixham Theatre
    Murder in the Studio, part of the Agatha Christie Fringe Festival, Brixham Theatre
    Murder in the Studio, part of the Agatha Christie Fringe Festival, Brixham Theatre
    Murder in the Studio, part of the Agatha Christie Fringe Festival, Brixham Theatre

    Dates

    From:
    18 Sept 2025to20 Sept 2025

    Address

    Brixham Theatre, New Road, Brixham, Devon, TQ5 8TQ

    Telephone

    01803 415987

    Brixham

    Dates

    From:
    18 Sept 2025to20 Sept 2025

    Murder in the Studio is a collection of three murder mysteries plays by the Queen of Crime, and local celebrity, Agatha Christie. They were originally performed on BBC radio from the 1930s to 1950s, and have been specially adapted for the stage. So…

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  8. Continuing Marple and Poirot, Torre Abbey, Torquay, part of the Agatha Christie Festival

    Dates

    From:
    18 Sept 2025

    Address

    Torre Abbey, The Kings Drive, TORQUAY, Devon, TQ2 5JE

    TORQUAY

    Dates

    From:
    18 Sept 2025

    Continuing Marple and Poirot

    Lucy Foley and Sophie Hannah, Interviewed by David Brawn

    In March, it was announced that Lucy Foley will be writing a new Miss Marple novel. After the success of the 2022 Marple book, with twelve new short stories by…

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  9. Publishing Agatha Christie - David Brawn, Torre Abbey, Torquay, Devon

    Dates

    From:
    19 Sept 2025

    Address

    Torre Abbey, The Kings Drive, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 5JE

    Torquay

    Dates

    From:
    19 Sept 2025

    HarperCollins’ head of literary estates David Brawn marks 30 years in his role as Agatha Christie’s publisher by taking us behind the scenes of her UK publishing house and giving a unique insight into how the author’s complete canon of novels and…

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