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Travel / Tours / England / Plymouth
Visit Plymouth
     
Sections:
Introduction
  Town Centre
  Barbican
  Pilgrim Fathers
  Sutton Harbour
  Aquarium
  Royal Citadel
  The Hoe
  The Sound
  Devonport Dockyards
  Further information
  Links



INTRODUCTION

Plymouth is a coastal city in south-west England, with a population of about 250,000.

Plymouth Guide (pictorial guide)
Author: Tessa Thomas
Publisher: Trallong Publications
Date: October 1996
Plymouth at War
Author: Derek Tait
Publisher: Tempus Publishing Ltd
Date: March 2006
Mount Batten: The Flying Boats of Plymouth
Author: Gerald Wasley
Publisher: Devon Books
Date: July 2006
The Oxford Illustrated History of the Royal Navy
Editors: J.R. Hill, Bryan Ranft
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date: April 2002
Smeaton's Tower
Author: Christopher Severn
Publisher: Seafarer Books
Date: March 2005
   

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TOWN CENTRE


The Guildhall

St Andrew's Church. Resurgam means: "I will rise again"

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BARBICAN


Plymouth Gin building

Gin bottles


Elizabethan House

Elizabethan Garden

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PILGRIM FATHERS


The Mayflower

This board lists the pilgrims who sailed on the Mayflower

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SUTTON HARBOUR


Mayflower Steps

Boat trips leave from the harbour


Marina

This statue represents sea creatures

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AQUARIUM


The National Marine Aquarium

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ROYAL CITADEL


Citadel Gateway

Royal Citadel walls

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THE HOE


View towards Tinside Lido (left) and Plymouth Dome (right)

Smeaton's Tower

Sir Francis Drake


Naval Memorial

The inscription on the Naval Memorial reads:
1914-1918, 1939-1945
All these were honoured in their generations
and were the glory of their times

RAF Memorial

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THE SOUND


The Sound

Buoys guide ships away from the rocks

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DEVONPORT DOCKYARDS


Submarine in the naval docks

A Royal Navy battleship

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FURTHER INFORMATION

* Visitor information

Tours
Ducks-n-Drake tours (start from the Aquaport in the Guildhall car park): http://www.ducks-n-drake.com
Guided walking tours depart from the Mayflower Tourist Information Centre

Organisations
Plymouth tourism: http://www.visitplymouth.co.uk
Plymouth City Council: http://www.plymouth.gov.uk
Discover Devon: http://www.discoverdevon.com
South West Tourism: http://www.swtourism.co.uk

Attractions
Plymouth Gin: http://www.plymouthgin.com
National Marine Aquarium: http://www.national-aquarium.co.uk
Plymouth Dome and Smeaton's Tower:
Plymouth City Centre: http://www.plymouthcitycentre.co.uk
Plymouth attractions: http://www.visitplymouth.co.uk/attractions

* Transportation
- By train it takes about 3 hours to travel to Plymouth from London's Paddington station. For train timetables and to buy a ticket online, see: Shop/Company/TheTrainline.
- By coach direct services take about 5h30 to Plymouth from London's Victoria Coach Station. For timetables and to buy a ticket online, see: Shop/Company/NationalExpress.
- Ferry services travel between Plymouth and Roscoff (France) or Santander (Spain). For timetables and to buy a ticket online, see: Travel/Transport/Ferry.
- The nearest airport is Plymouth City Airport: http://www.plymouthairport.com. Air South West operate flights from London Gatwick, Manchester, Leeds Bradford, Bristol and Jersey: http://www.airsouthwest.com

* Weather forecast
Plymouth 5-day forecast: http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day.shtml?id=3106

* More photos
360 degree panoramic pictures from this region:
Plymouth coastline: http://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/coast05/360/index.shtml
Plymouth Hoe: http://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/content/panoramas/plymouth_hoe_360.shtml

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LINKS


Exeter: Travel/Tours/England/Exeter
Newquay: Travel/Tours/England/Newquay

Other port cities:
Hull: Travel/Tours/England/Hull
Liverpool: Travel/Tours/England/Liverpool

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