Venue

Torquay and Newton Abbot County and Family Court

Family CourtCounty Court

Location codes

The internal HMCTS references. No other public site surfaces these alongside the venue’s contact details.

County Court code352

Addresses

Visit or contact us: , Torquay TQ2 7AZ

Contacts

Telephone: 0300 123 5577National Contact Centre for Civil & Family Court - Monday to Friday 8:30am -5pm
Telephone: 0300 303 0642Divorce Contact Centre - Monday to Friday 10am - 6pm
Telephone: 0330 808 4424Digital process for case numbers starting with C5
Telephone: 98740 Torquay 4

Email

Family court: [email protected]Including C100 applications
Civil court: [email protected]
Breathing space enquiries: [email protected]
Family public law (children in care): [email protected]Digital process for case numbers starting with C5

Opening times

Counter service by appointment only: By prior appointment only before 4pm
Court open: Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
Telephone enquiries answered: Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm

Areas of law

Facilities

Hidden Disabilities Sunflower network: Lanyards available on request.
Parking: There is a public car park available at the front of the building which has a limited capacity, please ensure that you only park in the designated bays and do not use the marked disabled bays unless you have permission to do so
Disabled access: This building has level access to the building entrance, a lift to the floors where the courts are located and level access into the hearing rooms. There are designated disabled parking bays available at the front of the building in the public car park.
Assistance dogs: Assistance dogs are welcome.
Hearing Loop: The building has hearing enhancement facilities available by prior arrangement. Please contact the Court office by telephone or email if necessary.
Security arch: For Safety and Security, all users and their possessions will be searched by security when they enter the building. We have a security arch. Please alert security if you have a pacemaker
Lift: A lift available at the main entrance to the first floor. The lift is suitable for wheelchairs, the maximum load is 8 persons or 630kg.
Public toilets: Public toilets are available the first floor of the building.
Disabled toilet: Accessible toilets are available and are located the first floor. A lift is available to this floor.
Refreshments: A hot drinks vending machine is available in the main public waiting area on the first floor.
Interview room: Five interview rooms are available at this court.
Waiting Room: This building has a public waiting area on the first floor.
Baby changing facility: Baby changing facilities are available in the disabled toilets on the first floor.
Video facilities: This court has Prison Video Link facilities which is also available for conferences and legal visits.
To book a booth email [email protected] subject heading, Video Link Booking or telephone 01803 617898.
Wireless network connection: This court has wireless Internet access available within the building via the GovWifi service.