Attractions in Plymouth

A Medieval house with superb collections of textiles, armour and furniture, set in extensive grounds. Riverside gardens with great seasonal variety, Ghostly goings on: hazy figures, music and a strange herbal smell, also the film location for 'Twelfth Night' (1996).

Heather-covered moorland and deep wooded gorges, beautiful reservoirs and rocky rivers, patchwork farmland and craggy granite tors, the Dartmoor National Park covers an area of 368 square miles - the largest, and wildest, area of open country in southern England.

Based in Plymouth, Devon Powerboating offer RYA Powerboat Training, RYA Shorebased Training, PWC Training, RIB Charter, RIB Rides, Parties, Boat Delivery and Boat Transportation.

The Barbican is the heart of Plymouth’s heritage, full of history with many waterside restaurants and bars. Discover everything you ever wanted to know about the place from where Sir Francis Drake sailed and from where the Pilgrim Fathers departed to settle the New World.

Since 1973 we’ve been crafting our world-renowned smooth gin from a uniquely balanced blend of seven hand selected botanicals, soft Dartmoor water and pure grain alcohol at Blackfriars Distillery, discover some of the secrets behind our legendary smooth taste.

Plymouth Pavilions not only provides some of the biggest concerts and events in the south-west but also has the Atlantis Swimming Pool providing fun for all the family with its two water slides and jacuzzi. Also boasting an ice rink fitted with a state-of-the-art light and disco.

Based in Plymouth, South West Rib Rides offer High speed rib rides, Coastal adventures, Birthday parties, Rib Charter, Dive Charter, Corporate events, Family & Friends.

Cruise up the River Tamar and see the Royal Navy Dockyard, the War Ships, or take a trip to see the National Marine Aquarium or one of the other attractions available on our cruises.

The Garden House: a place designed to meld with its surrounding landscape to create an almost ethereal beauty; a place where luxuriant, brilliant colour creates unforgettable panoramas; a place where the past meets the present and stands at the gate of a bright future.

The National Marine Aquarium was the first aquarium in the United Kingdom to be set up solely for the purpose of education, conservation and research. It remains Britain's foremost aquarium and in the six years it has been open it has attracted over two million visitors.

The Theatre Royal in Plymouth is a major producing and receiving house consisting of a large main auditorium housing west end musicals, opera and ballet and also a smaller experimental theatre called 'The Drum'.