Landmark
Plymouth Hoe
Plymouth Hoe
The iconic seafront promenade where Sir Francis Drake famously played bowls before the Spanish Armada.
Visitor attractions
Things to see in Plymouth
From the historic Barbican to wild Dartmoor — the must-visit places in and around Britain's Ocean City.
Heritage
Smeaton's Tower
Plymouth Hoe
Climb the red-and-white striped lighthouse for sweeping views over Plymouth Sound.
Heritage
The Barbican
Barbican
Cobbled streets, art galleries, fishing boats and Tudor buildings in Plymouth's historic quarter.
Heritage
Mayflower Steps
Barbican
The traditional departure point of the Pilgrim Fathers in 1620.
Family
National Marine Aquarium
Sutton Harbour
The UK's largest aquarium — sharks, rays and the deepest tank in Britain.
Heritage
Royal William Yard
Royal William Yard
A spectacular Grade I listed naval yard transformed into a waterfront destination.
Family
Tinside Lido
Plymouth Hoe
Iconic 1930s Art Deco saltwater lido carved into the cliffs below the Hoe.
Heritage
Plymouth Gin Distillery
Barbican
Britain's oldest working gin distillery, in a 15th-century former monastery.
Heritage
The Box
City Centre
Plymouth's flagship museum, gallery and archive — free to enter.
Outdoors
Mount Edgcumbe
Cornwall
Historic country park and Tudor house across the Tamar in Cornwall.
Outdoors
Dartmoor National Park
Dartmoor
Wild moorland, granite tors and Dartmoor ponies just a short drive away.
Heritage
Saltram House
Plympton
Magnificent Georgian mansion set in 500 acres of landscaped parkland.
Beach
Wembury Beach
South Hams
A wild, rocky beach famous for rockpooling and the Mewstone view.
Beach
Cawsand & Kingsand
Cornwall
Twin Cornish villages reachable by foot ferry from the Barbican.
Heritage
Tavistock
Tavistock
Historic stannary market town on the western edge of Dartmoor.
Beach
South Hams Beaches
South Hams
From Bigbury-on-Sea to Bantham, some of Devon's finest sandy beaches.