Haldon Pier was completed in 1870. The Pier’s final form took a further 20 years to be achieved. The development of the Pier brought keen sailors to Torquay, and other craft were used for day trips around the bay. In the 1890s the steamer, Prince, went on excursions to Teignmouth, Dawlish, Seaton and Sidmouth. Other steamships went to Dartmouth.