Walmer House, Torquay

To Sam, Kirsty, Philip and the rest of the gang there at Walmer House, We are forever grateful to you all for how you cared for Mum and how you are continuing to do so for your other residents. Since Mum moved into Walmer House you all became like a little extended family … We understand that it has been a challenging time for all Nursing and Residential Homes alike during this Covid-19 crisis … Thank goodness for carers all over the world! You are all doing a great job … Happy Easter!

Walmer House has 17 rooms, 15 of them with en-suite facilities.

Built in the latter half of the 19th century, Walmer House was transferred to the Christian Alliance for Women & Girls (as Keychange was then known) in the 1920s and thus has belonged to the charity the longest of all our properties. Before becoming a care home, Walmer House was used as a guest house and holiday home.

Walmer House is built on one of Torquay’s 7 hills and commands impressive vistas of the bay from its high vantage point. Sea views are available from some of the rooms. Local taxi drivers know it as “the place where there are pineapples on the gate posts”. The entrance hall has the commanding feature of a wide and winding staircase to the upper floors, and both hall and staircase benefit from new carpets. Other recent refurbishments and developments include state-of-the-art assisted bathing facilities and associated improvements.

The garden has been one of the home’s attractive features for many years with beautiful flower beds and large, gently sloping lawns. The summer house completes the outside amenities.