Plymouth is 'n stad in Devon, en die grootste stad op Engelandse suidkus, met 'n bevolking van 250,000. Dit is ongeveer 310 km suid-wes van Londen, waar die rivier Plym en die rivier die Tamar (uitgespreek "TAY-mar") na die groot baai van Plymouth Sound vloei, wat 'n perfekte natuurlike hawe skep. Die see is in die hartjie van Plymouth sedert dit in die middel-eeue gestig is as 'n handelspos en die bron van sy welvaart. Plymouth was die punt waarvandaan die Pelgrimsvaders het Engeland verlaat in 1620 vir Massachusetts - vandag herdenk in die Mayflower Steps.
Verstaan
Plymouth is een van Engeland se klassieke oseaanstede en is eeue lank 'n sentrum vir skeepvaart; eers vir handels- en kommersiële skeepvaart, en vandag as basis vir die Royal Navy. Die stad Devonport Dockyard is inderdaad die omvangrykste vlootbasis in Wes-Europa. Die water, met sy ontspanningsaktiwiteite, bring baie toeriste na Plymouth, asook die verskillende museums en ander toeriste-aantreklikhede. Daarbenewens is die ligging naby Dartmoor en ander besienswaardighede in die suide van Devon in die ooste en Cornwall in die weste maak dit 'n uitstekende basis vir 'n reis na die suidweste van Engeland.
Die stad is in die Tweede Wêreldoorlog swaar gebombardeer en 'n groot deel van die middestad is vernietig. Na die oorlog het 'n uitgebreide heropbouplan eers die noukeurig beplande stedelike ruimtes en elegante geboue van die winkelstrate in die middestad opgelewer, wat in die 1950's gebou is. As gevolg van begrotingsbeperkings was baie van die geboue wat in die 1960's en 70's opgerig is, van swak argitektoniese gehalte, en dit word nou afgebreek en deur die stad vervang deur moderne (met uitsonderings van 'n sekere gehalte, soos die gelysde toring van die Burgersentrum op die Royal Parade). As gevolg hiervan is daar baie moderne geboue met ander in aanbou.
Plymouth is 'n vriendelike stad met 'n egalitêre gevoel en 'n gevoel van openheid onder die mense, en daar is minder bewyse van 'n skerp kloof tussen ryk en arm wat in 'n groot deel van die suidelike helfte van Engeland voorkom. Wonderlike Devon- en Cornwall-natuurskoon omring die stad en beroemde stadsplekke, soos die Hoe, die Barbican en Plymouth Sound, trek jaarliks duisende, maar Plymouth het nie die "toeristeval" -gevoel wat oor baie ander Engelse stede hang nie. Vir diegene wat lief is vir die see, die kus of die broeiende landskappe van Dartmoor, of net 'n blaaskans in 'n verwelkomende en interessante stad wil hê, Plymouth is 'n aanloklike en vriendelike bestemming.
'N Inwoner van Plymouth word 'n Plymothian. U kan ook die meer neerhalende term "Janner" hoor gebruik - maar noem niemand dit as u besoeker is nie! Daar is 'n groot militêre teenwoordigheid in die stad, met die hoofbasis van die Royal Navy in Devonport, 'n kommandoregiment van die Britse leër by die Royal Citadel en 'n Royal Marines-basis in Stonehouse. Daarbenewens vind u waarskynlik baie toeriste en studente.
Oriëntasie
Die stad is geleë in die suidwestelike hoek van Devon, met Cornwall wat onmiddellik wes van die stad begin. Dit lê tussen twee riviermondings - die riviermonding van die Tamarrivier ("TAY-mar") in die weste (die riviermonding word die Hamoaze) en die riviermonding van die rivier Plym in die ooste (genoem die Cattewater). Na die suide is Plymouth Sound (almal noem dit net "die Klank"), 'n groot baai wat in die weste begrens word deur die Rame-skiereiland, wat nou deel uitmaak van Cornwall, en in die ooste deur die Mount Batten-skiereiland. Dit lewer een van die wêreld se indrukwekkendste natuurlike hawens op, waarin u ontelbare seiljagte, seilskepe, kajaks, ander plesiervaartuie en selfs klein vissersvaartuie (waarvan daar 'n redelike aantal in Plymouth is) sien. Die Klank word teen die see beskerm deur 'n groot golfbreker aan die suidelike punt, maklik van die oewer af te sien. U sal dikwels vlootvaarte daar rondom sien.
Onmiddellik bokant die water is 'n grasveld wat genoem word Plymouth Hoe (altyd net "die skoffel" genoem), waarvan die name afkomstig is van 'n Saksiese woord vir 'grasagtige helling'. U kan die skoffel maklik raaksien weens die vuurtoring (Smeaton's Tower) wat daarop sit, en die wye grasveld. Van hier af, beplan as deel van die groot rekonstruksie van die vyftigerjare, loop noord van die "ruggraat" van die stad - van Smeaton's Tower on the Hoe, tot by die treinstasie noord van die middestad (wat u kan identifiseer vanaf die toring uit die 1970's , InterCity House). Hierdie "ruggraat" is Armada-weg, 'n wye straat, meestal voetganger, met raadskantore aan die suidelike punt, en winkels en banke en kafees as u noordwaarts mik. Ander oos-wes oor Armada Way loop ander belangrike middestadstrate met hul elegante, maar nou vervaagde geboue; Royal Parade, New Georgestraat, Cornwallstraat en Mayflowerstraat. Hierdie middestadstrate word begrens deur besige hoofpaaie. Ten ooste van die skoffel is die Barbican gebied (met sy historiese strate en groot hawe / hawe), en die groot en indrukwekkende kampus van die Universiteit van Plymouth is net oorkant die hoofweg in die noordooste van die middestad. Daar is ander groot strate.
Die Toeriste-inligtingsentrum is in die Barbican-omgewing, aan die kade net oorkant die Mayflower Steps, op 3-5 The Barbican (dit is die straatadres). Dit is op weeksdae 09: 00-17: 00 en die hele jaar op 10: 00-16: 00 oop.
Agtergrond
Plymouth City is in die historiese graafskap Devon. Die gebied is die eerste keer in die Domesday-boek opgeteken as 'Sudtone' (1086; later Sutton), wat geleë was waar die Barbican-gebied van die stad vandag is. Omstreeks hierdie tyd bestaan ook die handelshawe van Plymstock, verder op in die rivier (dit bestaan vandag nog as 'n voorstad). Die rivier Plym by Plymstock het egter in die 11de eeu toegeslik en die gebied het geleidelik as "Plymouth" bekend gestaan. Die see was nog altyd die kern van Plymouth se verhaal en dit het 'n lang en historiese tradisie vir seevaart. Die groei van 'n klein vissersdorpie en dan die handelshawe is gebaseer op sy posisie op een van die grootste natuurlike hawens ter wêreld en die onderneming van sy seevaarders - vissers, handelaars, private en later die Royal Navy.
Plymouth was die tuiste van Elizabethaanse privaat en held / skurk Sir Francis Drake (hoewel hy 'n paar kilometer noord op Tavistock gebore is), en van hier af het hy sy klopjagte en ander mariene avonture beplan. In 1588 vertrek die Engelse vloot, wat gedeeltelik deur Drake gelei is, vanaf Plymouth om die Spaanse Armada. Na verneem word, het Drake geweier om die hawe te verlaat totdat hy sy rolbal op die Hoe voltooi het. Alhoewel dit waarskynlik meer legende as geskiedenis is, is daar vandag nog 'n rolbalklub op die Hoe. In 1620 seil die Pelgrimsvaders na die Nuwe Wêreld nadat hulle in Plymouth vir herstelwerk ingetrek het, en ontsnap uit godsdienstige vervolging om uiteindelik Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, op te rig. Plymouth was 'n vesting van parlementêre magte in die Engelse burgeroorlog, wat in sy geskiedenis in gebiede soos die Freedom Fields-park geskryf is. Na die herstel het die nuwe koning, Charles II, beveel dat 'n massiewe fort (die Royal Citadel) om die stad teen indringers te beskerm - dit was die strategiese belang daarvan. Maar die gewere van die fort het ook na die binneland gekyk, dit word gesê as 'n teken aan die inwoners van die stad oor waar hul lojaliteite moet lê! Die Royal Citadel is steeds die tuiste van 'n eenheid van die weermag. Die Royal Dockyard is in die omgewing, aan die oewer van die rivier die Tamar, in 1690 gebou. Plymouth is in 1914 saamgevoeg met die dorpe Devonport en Stonehouse om die moderne stad te vorm wat in 1928 stadstatus gekry het. Dit bevat die historiese gebiede van Plymstock en Plympton.
Die stad is ernstig beskadig deur bomaanvalle gedurende die Tweede wereld oorlog (1939–45) en die middestad is daarna omvattend herontwikkel. By Charles Cross is die verwoeste Charles Church agtergelaat as 'n gedenkteken vir die vele dooies. Daaragter is die Drake Circus-winkelsentrum gebou om dit op dramatiese wyse te omring as 'n indrukwekkende ingang na die stad uit die suidooste. Die winkelstrate van die middestad moes eers herbou word, volgens die groot plan van sir Patrick Abercrombie. Dit het gelei tot die elegante groot geboue uit die 1950's wat in strate soos Armada Way, New George Street en Cornwall Street gesien kan word. Dit is egter nou nodig om herstel te word. 'N Groot deel van die res van die heropbou behels goedkoop geboue in die Brutalistiese styl wat in die 1960's en 1970's modieus was, waarvan die meeste geen argitektoniese meriete gehad het nie. Uitsonderings sluit egter die burgersentrum in wat Graad II gelys is. Baie historiese geboue bly, veral in die Barbican-gebied, geïsoleerde middestadse voorbeelde soos die stadsmuseum, en ook buite die middestad wat die ergste van die bomaanval vrygespring het (bv. Die Royal William Yard).
Met sy dramatiese kusomgewing is die omliggende landskap nogal opvallend. Plymouth is om die beurt ruig en heuwelagtig, of groen en rollend. Bekende Dartmoor is in 1951 as 'n Nasionale Park aangewys. Gewilde terreine sluit in Smeaton's Tower ('n vuurtoring wat op die Hoe gebou is vanaf sy oorspronklike plek by Eddystone Rock toe dit vervang is deur 'n nuwe), die Mount Batten-skiereiland, die National Marine Aquarium en Buckland Abbey, wat Drake se voormalige tuiste was. Toerisme is 'n belangrike aspek van Plymouth se ekonomie. Byna 12 miljoen mense besoek Plymouth elke jaar. Behalwe al die besienswaardighede van 'n moderne stad, is Plymouth 'n gewilde wegspringplek vir ander noemenswaardige gebiede, waaronder die strande en voetpaadjies van die Devon- en Cornwall-kuslyn en die broeiende landskap van die nabygeleë Dartmoor.
Geologie
Die stad Plymouth beslaan verskeie rotsvorme, die Hoe, in die suide van die stad, is saamgestel uit Devoonse kalksteen, wat ook gebruik is vir die bou van 'n redelike groot deel van die stad (die meeste van die ouer huise en geboue word ten minste voorgestel met die klip). die gebied rondom die stasie is gevorm uit moddersteen, wat ook Devoon is. Die buitenste dele van die stad is toenemend hoër grade van gemodifiseerde moddersteen, en af en toe 'n kussingslawa op heuwels. Dartmoor is 'n massiewe badsteen (groot knop) van graniet, terwyl Cawsand en Kingsand (met die veerboot vanaf die Barbican bereik kan word) verskillende stollingsstrukture bevat.
Gaan in
Met die vliegtuig
Plymouth het nie meer sy eie lughawe nie, aangesien dit in 2011 gesluit het. U kan egter ander in die streek gebruik en per bus, trein of motor verbind - besoek www.nasionalil.co.uk om reise van hierdie stede of die eie stasie van die Gatwick-lughawe na Plymouth te beplan.
- 1 Exeter-lughawe (EXT IATA) is 45 minute se ry na die noord-ooste (of bus na Exeter en trein van daar af).
- 2 Bristol-lughawe (BRS IATA) is ook in die omgewing en vlug regoor die Verenigde Koninkryk en Europa met verskillende lugdienste, waaronder easyJet, Ryanair, Air France en ander. U kan 'n gereelde bus neem na die Bristol Temple Meads-stasie, vanwaar dit twee uur per treinrit na Plymouth is. Daar is ook 'n direkte bus vanaf die lughawe na die middestad van Plymouth, wat deur Stagecoach bestuur word en dit ongeveer drie uur duur.
- 3 Londen Gatwick-lughawe (LGW IATA) is 'n nuttige opsie as u uit die buiteland kom of verder in die Verenigde Koninkryk. Vlugte word aangebied van regoor Europa en ander wêreldbestemmings soos die Midde-Ooste en Kanada (hoewel nie van die VSA nie). U kan 'n trein vanaf Gatwick se eie stasie na Reading kry, en daarheen kan ry vir treine na Plymouth; die totale reis met verandering duur ongeveer 5 uur.
- 4 Londen Heathrow-lughawe (LHR IATA) is nuttig omdat vlugte vanaf elke nasie in die wêreld hierheen aankom. Kry die Heathrow Express- of Heathrow Connect-trein na die London Paddington-stasie; Van Paddington af neem direkte treine 3½ – 4 uur na Plymouth.
Met die motor
Plymouth se belangrikste toegangsroete vanaf die Ooste en die Weste is die A38-dubbelweg wat deur die stad loop (die Devon Expressway). Dit verbind met die M5 in Exeter vir verdere reise, en in die weste van Cornwall. Die A386 verbind Plymouth met Tavistock, Okehampton, die A30, en Noord-Devon.
Met die trein
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Wikivoyage het 'n gids tot Treinreise in die Verenigde Koninkryk.
- 5 Plymouth-treinstasie, Noordweg, PL4 6AB (dit is net noord van die middestad, 'n paar minute se stap hiervandaan).
As u na of van die Ooste kom, sal u waarskynlik op die stuk lyn tussen Newton Abbot en Exeter reis. Dit is een van die mooiste in die Verenigde Koninkryk, aangesien die trein op die Riviera Line langs die seemuur tussen Teignmouth (uitgespreek "Tin-muth"), Dawlish en Starcross, en ongelooflike seekranse en golwende heuwels loop die hele roete. Hou u oë vasgenael op daardie venster!
- Inter-stad dienste word gelewer deur First Great Western (meestal met InterCity 125-treine) en CrossCountry (meestal met behulp van Voyager-treine of soms InterCity 125). Direkte treine arriveer en vertrek na Londen Paddington (neem 3-4 uur), Bristol (2 uur), die Midlands (bv. Birmingham 3 uur 40 minute), stasies in die Noorde van Engeland (etlike ure) en Skotland (bv. Edinburgh oor 9½ uur, Aberdeen oor 12 uur!). U kan ook interstedelike dienste wes neem na Cornwall na bestemmings soos Penzance, Truro, ens. Met 'n direkte trein, of deur 'n verandering te maak, kan u byna enige plek in Engeland, Skotland of Wallis bereik.
- Slaapdienste na Londen word verskaf deur First Great Western. Die 'Night Riviera' verlaat Londen elke weeksaand en Sondag omstreeks middernag, arriveer om 05:22 in Plymouth (05:36 op Sondae) en vertrek om 06:30; die trein ry verder na Penzance in Cornwall. Wekroepe is beskikbaar, of stel die alarm op u foon!
- Plaaslike dienste word deur die hele streek voorsien deur First Great Western (meestal met Sprinter-treine), na stasies in Cornwall, stasies in Devon en verder.
Om vanaf die Plymouth-stasie na die middestad te kom; Draai regs van die hoofweg af as u by die deur uitstap. Draai links by die hoofweg en loop af (dit is Saltashweg - u sien motors ry na die middestad). Wanneer u by die wisselaar kom, neem u die voetgangers-metro om oor die paaie te gaan en gaan die stad in die middelste laan af (dit is Armada Way). U sien middestadse geboue voor u uit. Armada Way lei direk deur die kleinhandelsgebied en tot by die monumentale oorlogsgedenkteken aan die Hoe. Daar is ook baie taxi's op die stasie, of u kan 'n bus neem vanaf haltes op Saltashweg (alhoewel dit nie ver is nie).
Met die bus
Beide die Plymouth Coach Station en Armada Bus Station is op Armada Way. Dit vervang die nou geslote Bretonside-busstasie in Exeterstraat.
- 6 Plymouth-afrigterstasie, 165 Armada Way, PL1 1HZ, ☏ 44 871 781 8181.
National Express) bedryf dienste in die Verenigde Koninkryk wat hier aankom en vertrek. Daarbenewens kom plaaslike en streeksdienste ook hierheen vanaf dorpe in die streek.
Suidwes-valk busse verbind Bristol, Taunton, Exeter, en Plymouth. 'N Enkele tarief van Plymouth na Bristol is £ 28. Kaartjies kan vooraf aanlyn bespreek word, maar besprekings is nie nodig nie.
As u per motor inkom, maar nie die parkeerprobleme van die middestad wil ondervind nie, is daar ook drie hoofpunte Park & Ride webwerwe wat die stad bedien: 1 Coypool (oos naby Plympton), 2 George-aansluiting (noord) en 3 Milehouse (middestad)
Per boot
- Sien ook: Veerbootroetes na Britse vasteland
Brittany Ferries bedryf dienste na Plymouth vanaf Santander (22 uur) en Roscoff (6 uur bedags, 8 uur gedurende die nag). Die veerbootterminal is ten weste van die middestad by die Millbay Docks, ongeveer 800 m van die winkelsentrum Hoe en Central af. Die goedkoop 'booze cruises' buite seisoen is baie gewild en gerieflik.
Kry rond
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Die meeste plekke waar hotelle geleë is en toeriste besoek, is in die middestad geleë, en dit is maklik om tussen hulle te loop. Trouens, stap is 'n uitstekende manier om die stad te sien en 'n gevoel te kry vir die Plymothiese lewenswyse. In die winter of as u verder gaan (byvoorbeeld die historiese Devonport besoek), of as u net nie wil of nie kan loop nie, is daar ander opsies.
Op voet
U kan 'n kaart by die Toeriste-inligtingsentrum by die Barbican kry. Alternatiewelik kan u een van 'n aanlyn-karteringsdiens soos Open Street Map afdruk, of die kaarte-app van 'n slimfoon gebruik, aangesien die stad in detail bespreek sal word.
Met die bus
Bus is die belangrikste vorm van openbare vervoer in Plymouth, met dienste wat dwarsoor die stad ry. Twee private ondernemings bedryf alle busse op winsgewende basis: Plymouth CityBus (besit deur die GoAhead Group) en First Devon en Cornwall (deel van die reuse-vervoermaatskappy FirstGroup in Aberdeen). Baie van hierdie dienste besoek die Royal Parade in die middestad. Tariewe vir albei hang af van hoe ver u reis. Vir 'n kort reis (bv. Treinstasie na Royal Parade) kan 'n enkele volwasse tarief £ 1,00 of £ 1,10 wees; dit sal vir langer afstande toeneem en kan tot £ 2,50 wees as dit ver gaan. U kan buskaarte afhaal van die Toeriste-inligtingskantoor by die Barbican, of besoek die busmaatskappye se webwerwe op www.plymouthbus.co.uk/ en www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/devon_cornwall/.
Met die taxi
Om 'n taxi te bestel, is Taxifirst 'n nuttige nommer ☏ 44 1752 222222.
Per boot
Een van die mees 'plaaslike' maniere om rond te kom, is met 'n watertaxi of boot. Die meerderheid van hierdie dienste vertrek vanaf die Barbican Landing Stage (deur die Mayflower Steps) en word bestuur deur private maatskappye. Alhoewel dit nie altyd die geval was nie, werk die meeste lyne nou in die winter. Dit is nietemin raadsaam om die roosters na te gaan, want sommige dienste kan verminder word, gewoonlik in die aand.
Afhangend van die reislengte en die bedryfsonderneming, kan die pryse wissel van £ 1,50 tot £ 4,00. Oor die algemeen betaal u nie as u aangaan nie. Sodra die boot vertrek het, of net voordat hy vertrek, sal 'n lid van die bemanning kom om betalings te neem.
Die twee gewildste dienste onder inwoners is waarskynlik die Barbican-Mountbatten-lyn en die Cremyll-veerboot vanaf Admiral's Hard na Mount Edgecumbe. Dit kan saans en tydens spitsverkeer relatief besig wees; veral die Cremyll-veerboot kan gedurende die kwartaal omstreeks 16:00 redelik vol skoolkinders wees. Dit gesê, hulle slaan 'n aansienlike hoeveelheid tyd af van u reis.
Ander roetes wat vir toeriste nuttig is, sluit in die Barbican-Royal William Yard-lyn, Barbican-Mount Edgecumbe en Barbican-Cawsand / Kingsand.
Sien
- 1 Die Nasionale Mariene Akwarium, Rope Walk, Coxside, PL4 0LF, ☏ 44 844 893 7938. Brittanje se grootste akwarium en die diepste in Europa. U vind dit naby die historiese Barbican-gebied, wat die oudste bakkery van Brittanje (Jacka's) insluit, en die Mayflower Steps waarvandaan die Pelgrimsvaders in 1621 na die Nuwe Wêreld vertrek het. Dit is ook ideaal vir gesinne. U kan dit vanaf die Mayflower Steps / Barbican bereik deur die brug oor die slot te kry wat toegang tot die jachthaven bied. Die brug swaai om bote verby te laat, wat lekker is om te aanskou. Toegangsgeld geld. Die akwarium het ook 'n uitstekende visrestaurant buite, waar u kan eet of wegneem.
- 2 Plymouth Hoe (Die skoffel). 'N Groot openbare park aan die waterkant, ikonies van Plymouth. Volgens die legende was dit die toneel van Sir Francis Drake se apokriewe bakspel voordat hy die Spaanse Armada in 1588 aangevat het. Vandag kry u 'n wonderlike uitsig op die Sound vanaf die Hoe, insluitend skepe van die Royal Navy wat gewoonlik daagliks teenwoordig is. - staan op die skoffel en kyk uit na die see om te sien wat u kan sien! Plymothians en besoekers kom hierheen om die see in te neem, in die somer die son in te neem, sokker te speel, met hul honde te stap, net 'n draai te maak en hulself oor die algemeen te geniet. Die vuurtoring Seaton's Tower bied 'n wonderlike uitsig oor die stad, die Sound en die see, terwyl daar baie ander monumente rondom die skoffel is, waaronder monumente vir die dooies van die Royal Navy in alle konflikte tot op hede, 'n standbeeld van Sir Francis Drake , en verskeie ander. Daar was vroeër 'n reuzenrad van 'Plymouth Eye', maar dit is nou gesluit. Die amptelike woning van die Lord Mayor, 3 Elliot Terrace, kyk ook uit oor die Hoe. Die weermagdag en ander stadsvieringe het gewoonlik hul middelpunt hier op die skoffel.
- 3 Smeaton’s Tower. 10:00 tot 17:00. Hoog op die skoffel, dit is 'n baken van Plymouth en word gereeld in tonele van die stad uitgebeeld. Dit is 'n vuurtoring, wit en rooi geverf, gebou op Eddystone-rif in 1759 teen 'n koste van £ 40,000 deur die ingenieur John Smeaton. Dit was 'n ongelooflike ingenieursprestasie van sy tyd en is in talle TV-programme, waaronder die BBC, te sien Kus. Een van sy vernuwings, gebou uit granietblokke wat saamhang, was dat dit die vorm gehad het van 'n eikeboom (dit wil sê wyer aan die onderkant) wat dit in staat gestel het om die see te weerstaan, op 'n rots waar twee vorige vuurtorings weggespoel het. Uiteindelik is gevind dat die rots waarop dit gestaan het deur die see ondermyn is, en dit is in die 19de eeu deur 'n Victoriaanse vuurtoring vervang en Smeaton's Tower is as monument na Plymouth Hoe verskuif. Dit het sedertdien 'n ikoon van die stad geword. Klim op vir skouspelagtige uitsigte en vir uitstallings oor die vuurtoring. Pas op dat u met steil lere moet opstaan, maar dit is uitvoerbaar en die moeite werd. Dit word bestuur deur die stadsraad van Plymouth en die bedrag om op te klim is (vanaf 2019) £ 4. £4.
- 4 Die Mayflower-stappe. 'N Gedenkteken uit die 20ste eeu wat naby die terrein gebou is waar die Pelgrimsvaders aan boord van die herstelwerk vertrek het Mayflower, voordat u die Atlantiese Oseaan oorsteek om in Noord-Amerika te woon. Vandag vertrek bootritte van daar na toere deur Plymouth Sound, hoewel die oorspronklike perseel glo daar is waar die openbare huis van Admiral McBride nou staan. (Alhoewel die Mayflower Steps nog steeds is waar toeriste staan en kyk). Aan die oewer, oorkant die trappies, is 'n gebou met 'n tentoonstelling oor die Pelgrimsvaders en die Mayflower, en die stad se toeriste-inligtingsentrum. Toegang gratis tot Mayflower Steps; Mayflower Centre het die volgende koste: Volwassenes £ 2,00, bejaardes £ 1,50, onder 16's £ 1,00.
- 5 Die Barbican. Die oudste deel van Plymouth. Die hoofstraat heet New Street, maar het vroeër Rag Street genoem. Dit is die historiese hart van Plymouth met baie kunsgalerye, restaurante, winkels en vakansiehuise. Daar is ook wonderlike kroeë en kroeë, en net om daar rond te loop, kan u 'n wonderlike atmosfeer voel, selfs meer as u op 'n someraand buite drink. Sommige meer van Sin en sensitiwiteit is hier verfilm. As u 'n liefhebber van kuns is, het die Barbican verskeie spesialiteitswinkels, handwerkwinkels en kunsgalerye. Baie plaaslike kunstenaars het wêreldwye reputasies verwerf, insluitend Beryl Cook, Lee Woods, Brian Pollard en die laat Robert Lenkiewicz.
- 6 Die na-oorlogse middestad. Gefokus op Royal Parade en Armada Way, is baie sleg deur plaaslike inwoners en die media. Dit is egter die moeite werd om te stop om 'n draai by u te maak as u in die stad is. As die mees volledige voorbeeld van 'n na-oorlogse heropbou in die Verenigde Koninkryk, is dit 'n historiese en argitektoniese belangrike distrik. Dit is beplan deur niemand minder nie as Patrick Abercrombie, wat ook Hong Kong herontwerp het, en sommige van die geboue spog met Thomas Tait as hul argitek. Met 'n moderne, byna Amerikaanse voorkoms, was dit, in die woorde van professor Jeremy Gould, ''n egalitêre rooster, ruim, lugtig, ongekompliseerd, toeganklik en gapend oop vir almal ... die argitektuur van die toekoms - skoon, helder, demokraties en bowenal optimisties. ' Sommige van die beste voorbeelde van die styl uit die 1950's is langs die hoofas van Royal Parade en Armada Way, waaronder die Royal Bank of Scotland-gebou, die Pearl Assurance House en die voormalige Co-Op-gebou by Derry's Cross.
- 7 Die Royal William Yard. Eens die plek waarvandaan die Britse vloot voorsien is. Die marine-teenwoordigheid in Plymouth is geweldig: die stad is die tuiste van die grootste vlootbasis in Wes-Europa, wat op Naval Days oop is vir die publiek. Dit is geleë in Stonehouse, 'n gebied van Plymouth wes van die Hoe. In die somer kan u 'n boot vanaf die Barbican daar kry, of 'n bus loop of kry. Nou 'n bruisende openbare ruimte met talle kafees, bakkerye en galerye, asook privaat woonstelle. Ook bekend as 'n filmlokaal vir ITV se 'Hornblower'. Reg langs die Devil's Point-park, met 'n uitsig oor Cornwall. Toegang gratis.
- 8 Die Royal Citadel, Die skoffel, ☏ 44 1752 306330. Dit is gebou na die Engelse burgeroorlog om wag te hou oor Plymouth Sound en die hawe. Dit was die belangrikste vesting van Engeland met uitstekende voorbeelde van 17de-eeuse barokargitektuur en 'n uitstekende uitsig oor Plymouth Sound. Die sitadel is op die Hoe, met massiewe mure wat u ongetwyfeld sal sien as u langs die strandpad stap. Die Citadel word steeds gebruik as 'n militêre basis vir die weermag se 29 kommandoregiment, Royal Artillery. Alhoewel dit 'n Ministerie van Verdediging is, is die fort op Dinsdae om 14:30 (en in die somer, ook op Donderdae) beskikbaar vir begeleide toere. Ontmoet buite die ingang op Lambhay Hill, waar die militêre wagter is. Volwassenes £ 5,00, kinders £ 4,00, konsessies £ 4,00.
- 9 Saltram Huis, Plympton, PL7 1UH, ☏ 44 1752 333500, ✉[email protected]. Soos gesien aan die begin van Ang Lee se 1999 Sin en sensitiwiteit. Saltram word beskou as die tuiste van sommige van die beste interieurs van Robert Adam, veral in die neoklassieke salon, en is 'n fantastiese voorbeeld van 'n vroeë Georgiese huis. Dit is ook besonder interessant, aangesien die verskillende 'eras' van die huis steeds sigbaar is, waaronder Tudor en Palladian. Dit was die tuiste van die Earls of Morley, die Parker-familie, wat beskermhere van Sir Joshua Reynolds was en hegte vriendskappe met Jane Austen gehad het. Die landgoed is groot en die tuine, oranje en dwaasheid is die moeite werd om te besoek. Let daarop dat die terrein op sekere tye van die jaar druk is. Volwassenes £ 10, kinders £ 5, gesinne £ 15-25, groepe vir volwassenes £ 8,50; verlaagde tariewe vir slegs tuin toegang.
- 10 Plymouth-sinagoge, Catherine straat, ☏ 44 1752 306330. Plymouth se sinagoge is die oudste Ashkenazi-aanbiddingshuis in 'n Engelssprekende land. Bevat die enigste oorlewende 'volbloed' barokark in die Verenigde Koninkryk, indrukwekkend op twee verdiepings. Die sinagoge het ook 'n paar pragtige vensters in die glas.
- 11 Plymouth Theatre Royal, Koninklike parade, ☏ 44 1752 267222. Die grootste provinsiale teater in die Verenigde Koninkryk en een van die bestes wat besoek word. Hulle het West End-toneelstukke vervaardig en mede-vervaardig in Londen en op Broadway, New York, sowel as in Plymouth. Dit is ook gasheer vir die af en toe produksie van die Royal Shakespeare Company en het Shakespeare-produksies van die bekende Japanse regisseur Yukio Ninagawa gesien.
- 12 Crownhill Fort. Een van die grootste en bes bewaarde van Lord Palmerston se sogenaamde 'Ring of Fire', Crownhill Fort is opvallend vir sy kanon- en geweerversameling, waaronder een van slegs twee werkende 'Disappearing Guns' van Moncieff. Dit bied ook Victoriaanse en die Tweede Wêreldoorlog-barakke aan en 'n reeks ondergrondse tonnels. Dit is oop vir die publiek op die laaste Vrydag van elke maand, benewens uitgesoekte naweke waar dit naweke vir 'Living History' aanbied. Vir groepe wat op ander datums wil besoek, is dit moontlik om vooraf 'n toer te bespreek.
- 13 Die Minster Kerk van St Andrew. Hierdie sentrum van die Anglikanisme in 'n stad met slegs 'n Rooms-Katolieke katedraal, is 'n ikoon van die Plymouth Blitz. Te midde van die rook en die ruïnes van die verwoeste middestad het 'n hoofmeester 'n eenvoudige houtbord oor die deur van die gebombarde dop van die kerk vasgespyker; 'Resurgam' - 'Ek sal weer opstaan'. Hierdie beroemde gebaar word dikwels beskou as 'n simbool van Plymouth se oorlogsgees. Dit is nie die Minister se enigste aanspraak op roem nie; dit het Catherine van Aragon, Sir Francis Drake, John Hawkins en kaptein Bligh van verwelkom The Bounty.
- 14 Prysten-huis, Finewellstraat. Die oudste oorlewende huis in Plymouth se sentrum, gebou in 1490 deur 'n plaaslike handelaar. Gedeeltelik opgeneem deur Tanners restaurant.
- 15 Christ The King Rooms-Katolieke Kerk, Armada Way, PL1 2EN. 'N Kerk van sandsteensteen na die oorlog, wat in 1962 geopen is. Belangrik as die laaste werk van Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, ook verantwoordelik vir die Waterloo-brug, die Battersea-kragstasie, die katedraal van Liverpool en selfs die rooi telefoonkas. Hy het voortgegaan om te werk aan die planne vir die kerk, selfs toe hy in die hospitaal opgeneem is vir longkanker, en het dit tot sy dood gedoen. Vandag is die kerk goed bygewoon deur jong studente en is dit die moeite werd om op die pad af na die Hoe kennis te neem.
- 16 Plympton-kasteel, Plympton (Bus 21 / 21a vanaf die middestad). Klein ruïnes van die dop van 'n duisend jaar oue motte en borgtog. Goeie uitsig oor die bewaringsgebied van Plympton St Maurice, 'n antieke stad (blikmynbou) wat die moeite werd is om te sien weens sy goed bewaarde middeleeuse strate en argitektuur in die historiese volksmond, insluitend 'n ou skool, kerk en klein gildehuis. Baie huise spog ook met fyn Georgiese fasades. Die kasteel het geen 'poortwagter' nie; dit wil sê dit is die hele jaar oop, te alle tye van die dag - stap net in en verken! Die motte is 'n baie steil klim. Vry.
Museums
- 17 Plymouth City Museum en kunsgalery. Di-F 10: 00-17: 30; Saterdag en Bank Holiday Maandae 10:00 tot 17:00. Hierdie interessante museum is in 'n groot gebou langs die universiteit en oorkant die Drake Circus op North Hill geleë. Versamelings is uiteenlopend en bevat natuurgeskiedenis, pottebakkery en porselein, en die geskiedenis van Plymouth. Daar is ook roterende spesiale uitstallings. Opknapwerk aan die gang om 'n uitgebreide 'Geskiedenis Sentrum' te word, met staatsfinansiering. Vry.
- 18 Elizabethaanse huis. Op die Barbican vir meer inligting.
- Die boks, Tavistock Place PL4 8AX, ☏ 44 1752 304774. Museum en gallery insluitend 'n uitstalling oor Mayflower.
- 19 Handelshuis. 'N Historiese gebou wat in een van die oudste strate van die stad weggesteek is - die Merchant's House is die beste voorbeeld van 'n 16de / 17de-eeuse woning in Plymouth. Gedurende die 17de eeu was daar die tuiste van drie burgemeesters van Plymouth, waaronder die privaat William Parker, 'n vriend van Sir Francis Drake.
- 20 Buckland Abbey, Yelverton (18 km vanaf Plymouth, langs die A386, ¼ myl suid van Yelverton), ☏ 44 1822 853607. Gebou deur Cisterciënzer monnike in 1278 en later besit deur Sir Francis Drake. Hierdie National Trust-eiendom het gemeubileerde kamers en interaktiewe galerye, en een van die bekendste erfstukke van die land, Drake's Drum. 'N Portret van Rembrandt, waarvan lank gedink is dat dit deur 'n leerling geskilder is, is nou deur Rembrandt self as 'n selfportret bevestig.
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- 1 Plymouth Gin Distillery, 60 Southside St, The Barbican, PL1 2LQ, ☏ 44 1752 665292. M-Sa 10: 00-17: 00; So 11: 00-17: 00. Dit is waar Plymouth Gin vervaardig word. Vandag is dit die enigste oorblywende gin-distilleerdery in Plymouth, wat vroeër 'n Dominikaanse Orde-klooster was wat in 1431. Die huidige distilleerdery is sedert 1793 in gebruik (die handelsmerk / distilleerdery word besit deur die multinasionale drankreus Pernod Ricard). Die distilleerdery is elke dag oop vir besoekers vir toere, en word beskou as die laaste plek waar die Pelgrimsvaders gebly het voordat hulle na Amerika vertrek het. Dit is bekend vir goeie uitstallings - dit kan ook geniet word deur mense wat nie alkohol drink nie; al kry jy natuurlik ook die jenewer wat daar geproduseer word, te proe! Surprisingly popular with families. Tours £7/pp.
- 2 Tinside Lido. An outdoor swimming pool on the shorefront, just below the Hoe. It was constructed in the 1930s to an elegant Art Deco design and has also been featured on the BBC's Kus reeks. The lido is open during the summer (June, July and August, perhaps the first week or two of September) and is a fun place to swim, play in the water, or sunbathe. There are fun sessions with inflatables and a fountain - amazing on a sunny day. For a long time it was derelict and abandoned, but after demand from citizens it was renovated and reopened. You also get a fantastic view of the sound. It was featured on a Royal Mail stamp collection in 2014. Admission charge applies.
- Take a seafront walk. You can get fantastic views of the marina, the Sound, and out to sea if you walk along the seafront from the Barbican. The walk will take you along Madeira Road (constructed in the 1930s to provide work for the unemployed during the Great Depression), round the bottom of the Royal Citadel's walls. The road leads past the Hoe, and you can follow it along to the Millbay Docks. Fantastic views are available the whole way - including of Royal Navy ships in the Sound, the type of which you can often identify by the silhouette. You'll likely also see yachts, sailing ships, fishing boats, and other watercraft in the Sound. You might notice the breakwater at the southern edge of the sound, with its Napoleonic fort.
- 3 Plym Valley Cycle Path, Plympton. Accessible from Plympton in the North East of the city, this path follows the Plym valley firstly alongside an old railway line and then on it through beautiful countryside all the way to Tavistock; there is very little infrastructure or facilities along the path, so any food or drink should be picked up before leaving Plymouth. There is a large Sainsbury's located at Marsh Mills, just before you reach the beginning of the cycle path. There is a viewpoint on the first large viaduct out of Plymouth overlooking a disused quarry where peregrine falcons nest in the spring. Kingfishers, dippers, mandarin duck and many other species are found along the river Plym which flows through the woods here. Also of interest are the Cann Wood railway cottages, an abandoned Victorian railway village whose ruined houses are free to explore. The path can be followed all the way up to Dartmoor; it is possible to follow a route right up to Princetown. Can get quite crowded on the initial stretch with families on bicycles at weekends. Vry.
- 4 Plym Valley Railway, Nr. Marsh Mills, Plympton, PL7 4NW. 1½ miles of the old Plymouth-Tavistock Great Western line, restored by local enthusiasts. Runs a number of old steam engines and other stock, which take visitors up this historic stretch of railway into Plym Woods. Adult single £2, adult return £4, child single £1, child return £2. 'Rover' tickets also available. Always check prices for individual trains before travelling..
- Plymouth Pavilions is an entertainment centre that hosts big bands from time to time, ten-pin bowling, laser games, ice skating and the Pavilions funpool containing flume rides, Jacuzzi, wave machine and even an indoor beach. The centre is in the west end of the city centre on Union Street. It is supposed to be demolished, though there is no sign of this happening yet.
- Take a boat tour Plymouth boasts one of the best natural harbours in Europe and maybe even the world, taking to the water can give you a new view on the city. Most boats leave from the Barbican, often from a jetty next to the Mayflower Steps. Various boat trips are available, lasting between 1–3 hours, taking in the Navy dockyard, Brunel's Bridge and the Hoe foreshore but various different destinations are available. There are also shorter ferry services designed to get you from place to place across the water. You can get more details at the Tourist Information Office which is just opposite the entrance down to the jetty. Plymouth Boat Trips is one company operating trips.
- Kyk sokker by Plymouth Argyle FC. They were promoted in 2020 and now play in League One, the third tier of English soccer. Their stadium is at Central Park (capacity 18,000), half a mile north of city centre.
- Watch rugby union, i.e. 15-a-side, at Plymouth Albion RUFC.
- The British Firework Championships are an extremely impressive two-day championship between the best professional firework display companies to be crowned 'Champion of Champions'. Recognised as the UK's premier annual show, this takes place in the 'natural amphitheatre' of Plymouth Sound, meaning the fireworks can be viewed from the city itself, from the surrounding hills or even from boats in the Sound itself. This yearly event attracts thousands of visitors and the Sound becomes packed with both private and commercial craft, so it is worth arriving in advance. It is recommended to take public transport if coming from the suburbs, as the traffic can be extremely heavy.
- 5 Jennicliff. A designated 'county wildlife site' and offers breathtaking views over Plymouth Sound and towards the city centre. Just a short water bus ride of around five minutes from the Barbican Landing Stage, followed by five to ten minutes on the SW Coastal Path, this is the perfect place for picnics, letting the kids run around and let off steam or just watching the world (and shipping!) go by. A small pebbly beach is located at the foot of Jennycliff, accessed down long but shallow (not steep) steps. There is also direct access onto the Southwest Coastal Path for longer walks to Heybrook, Wembury, Noss Mayo and beyond. A small café with facilities is available.
- Plymouth Gladiators (Plymouth Devils), Coypool Road (Plymouth Coliseum). A British speedway team that was in the National League in 2019.
Leer
Plymouth has two universities. The main university, and the one most visitors notice, is the immense University of Plymouth, with around 30,000 students. It is based on a large campus at the north-east corner of the city-centre, and puts on regular events for citizens and visitors. Even if you don't realize it, you are surrounded by its many students, particularly if you are in the city-centre, and in summer they open the halls of residence to visitors, providing good, affordable self-catering accommodation. You can walk around the impressive campus, and the Roland Levinskiy building is open to visitors to see its exhibitions, for events, and to visit the café. It stands out because of its scale, a tower of unusual shape in brown metal and glass. It became a university in 1992 having been a polytechnic for many years, but is one of the best-regarded of the former polytechnics which became universities that year. Plymouth's second university is University of St Mark & St John, usually abbreviated to "Marjon", with about 5,000 students. It is located in a northern suburb of the city, close to Dartmoor. It attained full university status in 2012 after being a university college for many years and offers an increasing number of degree programmes.
Plymouth is also home to nearly a third of all state schools in Devon, some of which are counted among the best in the country. Plymouth still has three selective grammar schools and a small independent school.
There are also a lot of private language schools, in particular in the city centre and around the railway station. Numbers swell in the summer as foreign school groups descend upon Plymouth to improve their English.
Koop
This is a city from where great voyages have begun for centuries - and as no voyage can depart without supplies, there has always been a need to stock everything imaginable! Today you'll find fashion, clothing, local food and many other items.
City-centre shopping
Plymouth's city-centre shopping area is the largest and most comprehensive in the West of England outside of Bristol. Most stores as open M-Sa 9AM-5PM, Th until 8PM as late-night-shopping night, and Su 11AM-5PM. The main shopping areas are the streets of Armada Way and those running off it - the Royal Parade, New George Street, Cornwall Street, en Mayflower Street. These are housed in elegant 1950s buildings erected as part of the post-war reconstruction of the city, and mostly pedestrianised. Armada Way in particular is a broad avenue with trees, water features, and other interesting features running down the centre of the street. At the intersection of Armada Way and New George Street is the Armada Dial, a giant and striking sculpture of a sundial. However, these streets have been hit in the past few years by the closure of various major stores, including Woolworth's and the Derry's department store. It would be fair to say that these streets require some regeneration. But they are still busy during the day and especially on Saturdays, and you can find most chain stores here, as well as all the banks and some building societies that operate in England. There is a House of Fraser department stores here with entrance on Royal Parade.
- 1 Drake Circus Shopping Centre, 1 Charles St, PL1 1EA, ☏ 44 1752 223030. M-W and F Sa 9AM-6PM, Th 9AM-8PM, Su 10:30AM-4:30PM. However, many of the more upmarket stores have now moved to Drake Circus, an impressive shopping mall which opened in October 2006. There are entrances on New George Street, Cornwall Street, and Exeter Street. This is very much a 21st-century shopping facility equal to those of any other prosperous British city: Marks and Spencer, a large branch of the chemist/drugstore Boots, a Waterstone’s bookstore (with an interesting local interest section with books about Plymouth and Devon!), fashion chains Zara, Bank, Topshop/Topman, Next and River Island and numerous others, shoe shop Sole Trader, the Apple Store. There is a vast Primark and the Juice Moose. Drake Circus courted controversy on its opening, with some comparing it to malls designed in the 1980s (perhaps because car parking is on the roof), but in truth it is clean, welcoming, attractive and has a high standard of fit and finish which is comparable or better than most others in the UK.
There is no branch of John Lewis Waitrose or Ikea in the city (you have to go to Bristol for that). However, there is a Waitrose just over the Tamar Bridge, in Cornwall. There is another, older mall in the city, the Armada Centre which is on the corner of Armada Way and Mayflower Street. However, it is in decline and only features discount stores and pound-shops, though you might want to make a trip there for the big Sainsbury's supermarket.
Independent shops and markets
A visit to the independent shops in the Barbican area are a must - particularly on New Street and Southside Street. Here you'll find art and prints, antiques and collectables, and all sorts of other interesting shops - see what you can find! There are also all sorts of items on the Pannier Market which is held most days around Southside Street (this is not the same as the covered Pannier Market in the city-centre on Cornwall Street, which is usually known as the City Market). The Barbican area is also a good place for souvenirs of the city, which are also stocked at the Tourist Information Centre and the Edinburgh Woollen Mill, both near the Mayflower Steps.
Many tourists like to buy sea-themed souvenirs from their trip to Plymouth. There is a good selection at the Edinburgh Woollen Mill which is in a glass-faced shop in the Barbican, near the Mayflower Steps. Plymouth is the home of Plymouth Gin, and if you like English gin you may want to pick some up from the city it was distilled in even though the business is now owned by Pernod Ricard.
The 'Independent Quarter', to the West of the city-centre, contains smaller shops including a French-family owned bakery, a specialist pipe and tobacco shop, and many charity shops where second-hand goods donated by the public are sold to raise money for good causes.
Finally, you should pay a visit to the City Markets (previously known as the Pannier Market - but this is also the name of another at the Barbican which was confusing). The City Market is a covered indoor market of permanent stallholders similar to the St. Nicholas Markets in Bristol or the Grainger Market in Newcastle - but in an elegant modernist building constructed in the 1950s. The impressive scalloped roof fills the market with natural light. Here you'll find all manner of items for sale, including food (including produce fresh from farms in the region and freshly-caught local fish), clothing, collectables, decorative items, items for the household of all kinds, and many other things - and of generally high quality. There is no hawking or "hard sell" atmosphere as is found at some other places, nor the (albeit exciting) craziness and threat of the Camden Markets in London. Instead, there is a relaxed and friendly atmosphere, as a microcosm of that in the city as a whole. Some of the shops round the outside and on the mezzanine are somewhat retro. There are also some old-style British cafés on a mezzanine floor, of the sort which have mostly disappeared from British high streets to be replaced by coffee shops. The atmosphere in the market captures the classless and community-spirited air of life in the city. The market has entrances on Cornwall Street and New George Street (at the western end of these streets) and is open 9AM-5PM most days.
Supermarkte
If you are staying in self-catering accommodation, or just need to buy food other essential items, try the following:
- Tesco Metro has a store on New George Street (at the eastern end of the street), open 7AM to 10PM every night (except Sundays when it is 11AM to 5PM). This is a small supermarket which stocks most everyday food and other items.
- Sainsbury's has a store at the Armada Centre (entrance at the corner of Armada Way and Mayflower Street). This might be useful if you need a larger selection of items than at the Tesco Metro as it is somewhat larger. It's open 7AM to 8PM every night (except Sundays when it is 10:30AM to 4:30PM).
- The Cooperative Food has many small stores located throughout the city. These act as handy convenience-store outlets and are usually open until late. For example, stores are located at Southside Street and Hoegate Street in the Barbican, with another at Regent Street which is handy if you are staying at or near the University or its halls of residence. You'll also find them throughout the suburbs and other areas of the city.
Outside of the city centre, there is another larger Sainsbury's at Marsh Mills, an Asda in Estover (open 24 hours except Sunday) and two large branches of Tesco (one in Crownhill and one in Woolwell, the latter of which is an Extra and open 24 hours except Sunday).
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For a city of its size, Plymouth does not have many fine restaurants, though it is home to the Tanners Restaurant run by brothers James and Chris Tanner. James is a well-known chef on British television. There are many good restaurants in the wider area. Among them: The Horn of Plenty at Gulworthy (20 miles), near Tavistock; die New Carved Angel by Dartmouth (35 miles) which was once voted the top restaurant in Britain; en die Gidleigh Park Hotel by Chagford.
The Barbican has a number of restaurants and bars lined up along the quayside - notably few serve fresh locally caught fish ; a local peculiarity for a fishing city - North Sea cod is generally only served battered and fried, with chips. As with any major city, there are plenty of takeaway and fast food retailers within easy distance of most parts of Plymouth. Buying a takeaway in Plymouth can prove a cost effective alternative to a restaurant, with as many different food choices. Naturally, any visitor to the West Country should try a traditional pasty (if in Plymouth, asking for a 'Cornish' pasty may attract some derision - just say "pasty"; they sal understand!) a meat and potato mix wrapped in pastry. Probeer Ivor Dewdney's pasties to eat like the locals have done for over seventy years, or try the wonderfully entitled Oggy Oggy Pasty Company which has many branches, or the excellent Barbican Pasty Company on Southside Street in the Barbican area. The traditional filling is a mixture of shredded beef, swede, onion and potato, but various different flavours are available now - vegetarian fillings are often available. Traditionally, you eat by holding the thick pastry crust and eating from the soft pastry side - that kept your dirty fingers off the main part of the food if you were a miner (metal mining was big business in Devon and Cornwall in the 18th and 19th centuries, especially for tin, lead and copper) or fisherman. The thick crust meant that if you would be eating your lunch with poisonous tin or lead on your hands, you wouldn't be poisoned! Of course nowadays you can eat the whole thing, crust included!
- Tanners Restaurant, Prysten House, Finewell Street, ☏ 44 1752 252001. Probably the most expensive restaurant in Plymouth. The Tanner Brothers also own a secondary (more reasonable) restaurant, The Barbican Kitchen is open 7 days a week for lunch and dinner, it is in the historic Gin distillery on the Barbican (as the name suggests!)
- One of the nicest restaurants in Plymouth is the View Pan Asia, located along Royal Parade in the city centre. It is a buffet restaurant for East Asian cuisine.
- Veggie Perrin's, 97 Mayflower Street (Just opposite the lower end of Armada Centre), ☏ 44 1752 252888. 6-10PM. A very pleasant, family-run Indian restaurant, which makes fresh vegetarian food while you wait. The samosas and dhal are exceptionally tasty. Sterk aanbeveel. £20.
- Lantern Restaurant on Cornwall Street (city centre) Cypriot and Greek Fare
- Cafe India in Stoke Village is a highly regarded Indian restaurant in Plymouth.
- Platters on the Barbican Very reliable seafood dishes, try the scallops as a starter, and if you have room, the large fish and chips.
- Cap'n Jasper's. 'World Famous for Fine Food', a great-value eating place on the Barbican.
- The Waterdragon in Plymouth City Centre is an all-you-can-eat Chinese buffet restaurant, priced around £12, with a chocolate fountain as part of its dessert options.
- The Pasta Bar on the Barbican, is mainly Italian food - pizza and pasta. It is moderately priced with pasta dishes around £8-10.
- Union Rooms is a Wetherspoon's pub in the City Centre that has budget food such as beer and burger meals at £4.
- Restauracja Rycerska (Polish Restaurant), 111 Mayflower Street, ☏ 44 7912149583. 10AM - 6PM. A cafe restaurant serving delicious Polish traditional food and English Breakfasts. £20 for 3 courses.
- Plymouth has all the usual fast food fare you could want (or not want); overall don't expect many great surprises.
Drink
If you're looking for a place to go out for a drink, there are two main places: the West End (especially Union Street and around Derry's Cross), and the Barbican. Of these, the Barbican has a somewhat nicer atmosphere, particularly on summer evenings when many people are drinking outside. However you can also find good pubs and bars in other parts of the city - including in the Mutley area, which attracts many students.
- 1 The Dolphin, 14 The Barbican, PL1 2LS, ☏ 44 1752 660876. Public house on the Plymouth Barbican, perfectly kept Bass drawn straight from the barrel and the last traditional drinkers' pub. The Dolphin features in many paintings by Plymouth's great artist, Beryl Cook, and has a long running folk music session Sunday lunchtimes.
- 2 The Millbridge Inn, 23 Molesworth Rd, Stoke, PL1 5LZ, ☏ 44 1752 563056. Su, M-W: 10am-11pm, Th: 10am-midnight, F-Sa: 10am-1am. In Millbridge, Plymouth, a Ferkin pub this usually has live music on a Friday and Saturday night.
- The China House. at Coxside, this has great views over the harbour to the Barbican.
- The Lord Louis. in Plympton is a suburban steak house.
- Voodoo Lounge. in city centre is an alternative pub that hosts rock/indie/punk/alternative bands, open mic nights and quiz nights.
- The Fortescue (known locally as "The Fort"). in Mutley Plain is an excellent place to try real British beer, being a regular winner of the Plymouth branch of CAMRA (the Campaign for Real Ale) awards for the best Real Ale pub in the city. The Fort is both a traditional pub and a hub of the community, with a wide range of activities including music, darts, and its own cricket team and knitting group.
- Pubs, clubs and bars due to the massive student population Plymouth has pretty much every national chain and plenty of local talent, good drinking areas include the Barbican, the area around the University, Mutley and Union Street especially on Friday or Saturday nights.
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There are many hotels, bed and breakfasts, guest houses, and other places to stay in Plymouth. If you find yourself in the city and needing a place to stay, try walking around to the west of the Hoe, around Citadel Road East/West and Leighton Street. You can also visit the Tourist Information Centre at the Barbican, which has a more comprehensive list of places to stay.
As with any decent sized city there are plenty of accommodation options, the Plymouth Tourist Information Centre (☏ 44 1752 306330) will be able to provide more assistance
There is suddenly a surplus of medium to low-price hotel or Travelodge style accommodation in the centre of the city where deals are always to be had and which provide better value and convenience than traditional bed and breakfast hotels although dozens of these are working hard to up their game.
- Plymouth University Summer Accommodation, ☏ 44 1752 588644. July and August only. For comfortable, city centre accommodation during the high season. A choice of single standard or single and double en suite rooms are available from as little as £20 per night, with a choice of self catering or room only. The accommodation is within walking distance of the main shopping area, the waterfront and the train and bus stations.
- Ibis, Longbridge Road, PL6 8LR (in Marsh Mills (to the north west of the city - directly off the Devon Expressway)).
- 1 Copthorne Hotel, Armada Way PL1 1AR, ☏ 44 17 5222 4161. Part of a chain which has a hotel in the centre of Plymouth
- Holiday Inn. Known for having the best view of the Sound in Plymouth from its bar.
- There are a camp-sites also in Marsh Mills Riverside Camp-site it is well signposted from both the city centre and the road to and from Exeter, Plymouth Sound Caravan Club [1], Brixton Caravan & Camping Park and many more in the surrounding area.
- Plymouth Backpackers Hotel, 172 Citadel Rd, The Hoe, PL1 3BD.
- Avalon Guest House, 167 Citadel Road The Hoe Plymouth PL1 2HU, ☏ 44 1752 668127. Inboek: 13:00, uitteken: 10:00. Friendly relaxed and comfortable family run guest house bed and breakfast situated on Plymouth Hoe in the heart of Plymouth.
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Die hoof Poskantoor is at the corner of Exeter Street and Old Town Street, in the colonnaded corner building at St. Andrew's Cross (i.e. roundabout). You'll find all the major English banks and building societies on the shopping streets in the city centre, nearly all of which have ATMs. The city's main hospital (Derriford Hospital) is located in a northern suburb of the city. Emergency care is free to all, and holders of a European Health Insurance Card are entitled to free treatment on the NHS in all departments.
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It is unlikely you'll experience any problems in Plymouth as long as you use common sense. Although certainly not the most dangerous of British cities, Plymouth has several areas which are best avoided at night, especially if you are alone. These include the area around Union Street late at night, where drinkers can get rowdy and the atmosphere can be unpleasant. It is not unusual to see drunken brawls in the Union Street area after dark. For this reason there is generally a police presence there at night.
The city has always struggled with a degree of social deprivation, with salaries still well below the national average and surrounding 'destination' towns and resorts in Devon & Cornwall themselves often patronised by incomers from wealthier regions. Beggars sometimes hang around the city centre - if asked, do not give them any money as this exacerbates the problem and your money is likely to be spent on alcohol or drugs. Avoid making eye contact with them, and if you are asked to "spare a little change please", just keep walking by while you offer a firm but polite "not today" or "no, sorry". The main police station is at Charles Cross.
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- Take a boat from the Barbican in Plymouth to Cawsand, a small and very picturesque village just across the Sound in Cornwall (30 minutes). Cawsand has a small stony beach and nice pubs and cafes. From there you can walk through along the stunning South West Coastal Path via the sandy beach at Whitesand Bay, past the ancient windswept chapel at Rame Head and Napoleonic fortifications and through the beautiful 18th-century landscape of Mount Edgcumbe country park (3–4 miles) to Cremyll. You can take the Cremyll ferry back to Plymouth (get a timetable from the Tourist Information Office, but they're fairly frequent for the 10-minute trip). A fantastic day out. If you want a map, the Tourist Information Office have some or try Ordnance Survey Explorer 108 (Lower Tamar Valley and Plymouth)
- Take a bus to Wembury and walk back into Plymouth along the South West Coastal Path an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Scenically tucked away nearby are Noss Mayo and Newton Ferrers (30-min drive from Plymouth), a plutocratic ex-fishing village with a couple of well-sited up-market foody pubs by a crook in the river.
- Canoe tours Tamar Trails are a beautiful way to explore the magical winding Tamar Valley and depart from nearby Callington where you can also visit National Trust Property Cotehele, the ancient seat of the Edgcumb family.
- Antony House and Pentillie are nearby country estates in Cornwall open to visitors ; National Trust Saltram House is in Plympton, Devon with extensive landscaped gardens overlooking the Plym at Laira.
- Walk further along the South West Coastal Path. As a map try the A-Z Adventure South West Coast Path series (you can get these from city bookstores or the Tourist Information Centre at the Barbican), or an Ordnance Survey Explorer map for the area you plan to walk (e.g. Ordnance Survey Explorer 108 - Lower Tamar Valley and Plymouth).
- Try the beautiful coastal walk from Polperro to Looe (or vice versa).
- Tavistock is an attractive, historic tin-miners' town and is a good place to set as a hub for visiting Dartmoor. It can be reached by taking bus, number 83, 84 or 86. It also has an amazingly good cheese shop, [2].
- The cathedral cities of Truro, in Cornwall (1 hr 30 min drive, from 1-hr train - from £8 adult return), and Exeter (40-min drive, or 1-hr train - £7 adult return, or 'fast' bus from Plymouth taking around 1 hr 20 min) are worth a visit.
- About a 20-minute drive north will take you into Dartmoor National Park, where some fantastic views and walks are to be had. A good first stop would be in Princetown where the tourist information office will give you details on some recommended walks close by.
- Dartmouth a scenic town with the Royal Naval College and restaurants including the Carved Angel.
- Totnes, Salcombe en Kingsbridge are notably upmarket, bohemian communities of the South Hams to the east of the city with good restaurants and a foody, crafty, culture centred around Dartington Hall. Local wine and cheese production amid the fertile green coombes can be found at the well-known Sharpham Estate near Loddiswell.
- The Plymouth suburban rail services, such as they are, predominantly continue out of town up the Tamar Valley to the former mining districts around Calstock and Gunnislake. The journey is remarkably sedate (and therefore infrequent, since one train operates a shuttle all day), the scenery magnificent, the fares reasonable and the destination interesting. Gunnislake has good walking country, albeit with a lot of minor roads rather than minor paths, and the pubs are mostly worth a visit. There is a RailAle Trail for those planning this last option, which offers discounts on the drinks and urges responsible consumption. Owing to the rural nature of most of the line and the poor service offered to the urban stations, traffic levels are low and getting a seat will rarely be an issue for most of the day. It is a little-known route, so good for those wishing to avoid tourist hotspots.
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