On the southern side of Tor Bay is Brixham, the fishing village selected by William of Orange as a landing-place when in 1688, at the request of the English Parliament, he brought over an army raised in Holland. It was from here, too, that he commenced his victorious march to London with thirteen thousand men--Exeter, Bristol, and other towns throwing open their gates to welcome the Prince of Orange. The French, on the momentous occasion of the visit of Admiral Tourville to the English coast during the reign of James II., found Tor Bay a safe place for their fleet to anchor, and William of Orange, probably having heard of this, chose the same portion of the Devonshire seaboard. The exact spot on which the Dutch prince first placed his foot on shore is marked by a brass footprint, and close by stands the statue of England's third William, overlooking the quaint quay, the brown-sailed fishing-boats, and the old-world village. Brixham is just such another town as Newlyn or Port Isaac, for its streets are narrow and winding, and there are flights of stone steps here and there which add considerably to the picturesqueness of the place. Brixham can easily be visited at the same time as Dartmouth, which is dealt with on another page. Totnes can also be reached by taking the train to Paignton, whence run two omnibuses at various intervals throughout the day. It is a delightful drive, occupying less than an hour. Totnes has a very quaint little main street which rises steeply from the bridge over the Dart. Near the highest portion the roadway is crossed by one of the old gateways of the town. This feature and the many quaint gabled houses give a charm to the place, making it attractive to all who love old architecture. Fragments of the old walls, a second gateway, and the shell of the castle, which is possibly pre-Norman, are also in existence. [Illustration: _Photochrom Co., Ltd._ BRIXHAM HARBOUR. Showing the statue of William of Orange on the spot where he landed in 1688.] CONWAY CASTLE =How to get there.=--From Euston Station. L. and N.W. Railway. =Nearest Station.=--Conway. =Distance from London.=--225 miles. =Average Time.=--6-1/2 hours. 1st 2nd 3rd =Fares.=--Single 35s. 9d. 20s. 7d. 18s. 8d. Return 65s. 0d. 36s. 6d. 33s. 0d. =Accommodation Obtainable.=--"Castle Hotel," "Erskine Arms," "Bridge Hotel," "Harp Hotel," "Aberconway Temperance Hotel" (old house containing coffee-room dated 1400), and others. =Alternative Route.=--Train from Paddington, _via_ Chester. Great Western Railway.