Guidebook for Plymouth

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Guidebook for Plymouth

Food Scene

Good vegan menu for lunch plus an art house movie deal with food on some evenings
8 locals recommend
Plymouth Arts Cinema
0 Tavistock Pl
8 locals recommend
Good vegan menu for lunch plus an art house movie deal with food on some evenings
Open 24 hours. An easy place to find
Caffeine Club
46 Tavistock Pl
Open 24 hours. An easy place to find
An award winning wine buff runs this funny little place. Good lunch but must be booked. Other special offers
Bistro One
68 Ebrington St
An award winning wine buff runs this funny little place. Good lunch but must be booked. Other special offers
This one is to die for! Not that easy to find but so worth the effort. Fantastic fish!
23 locals recommend
Rock Salt
31 Stonehouse St
23 locals recommend
This one is to die for! Not that easy to find but so worth the effort. Fantastic fish!
Plymouth's first & finest Japanese Sushi Restaurant. Dine in style. Upstairs is an optional authentic sit-on-the-floor, cross-legged, dining area with low tables and local fish dishes. Try some. Yum!
11 locals recommend
Yukisan
51 Notte St
11 locals recommend
Plymouth's first & finest Japanese Sushi Restaurant. Dine in style. Upstairs is an optional authentic sit-on-the-floor, cross-legged, dining area with low tables and local fish dishes. Try some. Yum!
Burgers, pizza, wine and good company
19 locals recommend
Seco Lounge
4 Royal William Rd
19 locals recommend
Burgers, pizza, wine and good company
lovely grub!
106 locals recommend
The Barbican
The Barbican
106 locals recommend
lovely grub!
The Tanner Brothers Chefs offer a la carte dining
Tanners Restaurant
Finewell Street
The Tanner Brothers Chefs offer a la carte dining
Fantastic food in a glorious setting
13 locals recommend
River Cottage
13 locals recommend
Fantastic food in a glorious setting

Sightseeing

They shot a Bond movie here. Lots of educational areas. A lovely day out
1111 locals recommend
Eden Project
1111 locals recommend
They shot a Bond movie here. Lots of educational areas. A lovely day out
A fantastic 'alternative' eco-town with a weekly Friday street Market. Go by train and then walk a mile or so into town or get a taxi. A good day out for all. Local 'Totnes £' currency used here!
351 locals recommend
Totnes
351 locals recommend
A fantastic 'alternative' eco-town with a weekly Friday street Market. Go by train and then walk a mile or so into town or get a taxi. A good day out for all. Local 'Totnes £' currency used here!
A beautiful village by the sea
139 locals recommend
Polperro
139 locals recommend
A beautiful village by the sea
A lovely traditional fishing town, combined with a famed New Year's Eve fancy-dress extravaganza. Also intermittent flooding! well worth a visit. Kiss-me-quick and chips? Yum!
209 locals recommend
Looe
209 locals recommend
A lovely traditional fishing town, combined with a famed New Year's Eve fancy-dress extravaganza. Also intermittent flooding! well worth a visit. Kiss-me-quick and chips? Yum!
Lots to see and do
106 locals recommend
The Barbican
The Barbican
106 locals recommend
Lots to see and do
A lovely short walk through to the Barbican via Exeter Street
Visit Sutton Harbour
Quay Road
A lovely short walk through to the Barbican via Exeter Street
The home of Plymouth Gin. Take a tour or eat there later
65 locals recommend
Plymouth Gin Distillery
60 Southside St
65 locals recommend
The home of Plymouth Gin. Take a tour or eat there later
Our famous lighthouse.
34 locals recommend
Smeaton's Tower
West Hoe Road
34 locals recommend
Our famous lighthouse.
Departure point for pioneers to the U.S. of A!
11 locals recommend
Mayflower Steps Guides
11 locals recommend
Departure point for pioneers to the U.S. of A!

Entertainment & Activities

A beautiful lake on the Cornish moorland with watersports and cafe area
81 locals recommend
Siblyback Lake
81 locals recommend
A beautiful lake on the Cornish moorland with watersports and cafe area
In this area are watersports, a pub and also a Carvery where you can eat out doors, right by the water's edge, and look out at the sea. Sometimes boats race there.
15 locals recommend
Mount Batten Centre
70 Lawrence Rd
15 locals recommend
In this area are watersports, a pub and also a Carvery where you can eat out doors, right by the water's edge, and look out at the sea. Sometimes boats race there.
The National Marine Aquarium is built on reclaimed land, it is located in Sutton Harbour, next to the Barbican and fish market The mission statement is "Driving Marine Conservation through Engagement"
208 locals recommend
National Marine Aquarium
208 locals recommend
The National Marine Aquarium is built on reclaimed land, it is located in Sutton Harbour, next to the Barbican and fish market The mission statement is "Driving Marine Conservation through Engagement"
The site of Sir Francis Drake's infamous game of Bowls, before the battle with the Spanish Armada. Beautiful views...
81 locals recommend
Hoe Park
4 Osborne Pl
81 locals recommend
The site of Sir Francis Drake's infamous game of Bowls, before the battle with the Spanish Armada. Beautiful views...

Everything Else

A fantastic educational establishment. "Plymouth Business School provides a really friendly and supportive environment which helps you to get the most out of your study" Dr Hilary Duckett. Director
14 locals recommend
University of Plymouth
Drake Circus
14 locals recommend
A fantastic educational establishment. "Plymouth Business School provides a really friendly and supportive environment which helps you to get the most out of your study" Dr Hilary Duckett. Director
A fantastic area - the RWY has many attractions and spectacular 280-degree views. Free entry. A lovely walk. Coffee shops, bars, restaurants, an art gallery. Parking machines. Pay hourly
150 locals recommend
Royal William Yard
150 locals recommend
A fantastic area - the RWY has many attractions and spectacular 280-degree views. Free entry. A lovely walk. Coffee shops, bars, restaurants, an art gallery. Parking machines. Pay hourly
Funky eco transport for hire from an award winning Barbican-based bike/coffee shop :-D
8 locals recommend
Rockets and Rascals Plymouth
7 Parade
8 locals recommend
Funky eco transport for hire from an award winning Barbican-based bike/coffee shop :-D

Essentials

A good range of food stores, fresh butcher, baker and other goods. Coffee shops, take-aways and bars. Centre of the Conservation Area plan. Find an Army surplus store, a Subway and a Seamstress!
Ebrington Street
Ebrington Street
A good range of food stores, fresh butcher, baker and other goods. Coffee shops, take-aways and bars. Centre of the Conservation Area plan. Find an Army surplus store, a Subway and a Seamstress!

Shopping

A good range of department stores, for fashion, spectacles, perfume, Apple macs, shoes, jewellery, Primark, etc. Also sushi bar, cafes and food outlets. Costa coffee outlet, M & S, phone shops, etc.
34 locals recommend
Drake Circus
Drake Circus
34 locals recommend
A good range of department stores, for fashion, spectacles, perfume, Apple macs, shoes, jewellery, Primark, etc. Also sushi bar, cafes and food outlets. Costa coffee outlet, M & S, phone shops, etc.

Arts & Culture

Plymouth College of Art - formerly called Plymouth College of Art and Design - is a specialist arts college located in Plymouth, England. It was founded as the Plymouth Drawing School in 1856 (wiki)
Plymouth College of Art
Tavistock Place
Plymouth College of Art - formerly called Plymouth College of Art and Design - is a specialist arts college located in Plymouth, England. It was founded as the Plymouth Drawing School in 1856 (wiki)
worth a look
56 locals recommend
Plymouth City Museum & Art Gallery
Tavistock Place
56 locals recommend
worth a look
Catch a show in town
91 locals recommend
Theatre Royal Plymouth
Royal Parade
91 locals recommend
Catch a show in town