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BBC News
2 days ago
- BBC News
Torquay's Daddyhole Road signs taken by 'souvenir hunters'
A road sign in Torquay has been repeatedly targeted by "souvenir hunters", a councillor has councillor Nick Bye said street signs on Daddyhole Road have disappeared and been replaced "twice in this term of office" - the last council elections were in May unusual name is reputed to come from the old Devon usage of the word 'daddy', as a reference to the devil, and legend says the devil lived in a cave at the base of the cliffs, formed when a massive chunk of limestone fell into the sea, creating the 'daddyhole'.The mystery of the missing signs was raised during a debate on how surplus money left over in the council coffers should be spent in local communities. 'Fascinated' by the road name Councillor Darren Cowell said some of the surplus money could be spent replacing some of the bay's damaged street signs, and Bye replied by saying some signs had been keeping him and councillor Hazel Foster busy already."We have first-hand experience of how well our road sign department responds," Bye said. "There are souvenir hunters who seem to be quite fascinated by the title of Daddyhole Road, and the sign keeps disappearing."Twice in this term of office we have had to get replacements."At a cabinet meeting, he said: "Quite why it gets taken away so frequently, who knows?"
Metro
2 days ago
- Metro
Thieves and tourists can't stop stealing x-rated street sign from seaside town
One family friendly seaside town has a road sign so dirty its enough to stop you calling anyone 'daddy' ever again. The explicit road name has caught the attention of tourists and thieves, causing a headache for bewildered locals. At the centre of the furore is none other than Daddyhole Road in Torquay. Even more stunning than the name is its links to a cave where the devil is said to live. Torquay Council keeps on having to replace the Daddyhole Road street signs as they keep vanishing. Councillors, meanwhile, have been left scratching their heads as to why its sparked so much interest. Conservative Cllr Nick Bye told a recent cabinet meeting: 'Quite why it gets taken away so frequently, who knows?', Devon Live reported. He added: 'There are souvenir hunters who seem to be quite fascinated by the title of Daddyhole Road, and the sign keeps disappearing. 'Twice in this term of office we have had to get replacements.' A councillor saying 'daddyhole' was not on your 2025 bingo card, was it? The astonishing road name is not the only 'daddyhole' in the popular seaside town, which welcomes close to 5 million visitors each year. The street leads to Daddyhole Plain, which offers one of the most popular viewpoints of the bay and the ocean. More Trending Tourists will be stunned to discover this x-rated name comes from a local myth about the Devil. Daddy is an old English term for the Devil, who according to local legend lives in a cave at the bottom of the cliff. According to one historic tale, named the 'Demon Hunter of Daddyhole Plain', a lady called Matilda walked on the Daddyhole Cliffs and encountered the Devil on a horse. Legend has it you can still hear her crying in the middle of the night as the waves crash against the cliffs. The UK has a long list of street names which are enough to take your eyes off the road and get your mind wandering. From Cornwall, to Merseyside and Scotland, ever corner of the UK has a rude or x-rated location. Here are some of the best: Bell End near Lickey End Brown Willy, Cornwall Boggy Bottom, Abbots Langley Nob End, South Lancashire Fanny Barks, Durham Scratchy Bottom, Dorset Minge Lane, Worcestershire Dicks Mount, Suffolk Crotch Crescent, Oxford Cockplay, Northumberland Bushygap, Northumberland Cockermouth, Cumbria Shitterton, Dorset Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: The UK's mystical rainforest that's 'like a movie set' but 'haunted by a ghost dog' MORE: Fred and Rose West still haunt nation 30 years after House of Horrors was exposed
