Main attractions in and around Plymouth include:
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Barbican & Maritime History
The Barbican is the tourist centre of Plymouth. A maze of intricate narrow streets, and fine examples of Tudor buildings, many of them now shops, restaurants and pubs.
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Plymouth Hoe
Just a short walk away from the Barbican, where Francis Drake played bowls as the Spanish Armada approached, you can marvel at one of the most beautiful natural harbours in the world and absorb 400 years of history at the award winning Plymouth Dome.
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Plymouth Gin
Enjoy a tour and sample the renowned Plymouth Gin at this historic distillery.
- Various cinemas and theatres including Warner Village Multiplex cinema, ABC cinemas, Vue – Barbican leisure centre.
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Theatre Royal
The Theatre Royal is one of the highlights of English regional theatre. Opened in 1982, it has become one of the major venues for drama, ballet, opera and musicals.
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Marine Aquarium
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.
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Plymouth Pavilions
Performance venue, ice skating rink and swimming pool.
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The Plymouth City Museum & Art Gallery
This impressive museum houses a wide variety of collections covering the fine and decorative arts, natural history and human history.
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Mount Batten Centre
Watersports and Diving Centre located on the other side of Plymouth sound
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The Domes
An award winning visitor centre, see Plymouth through the ages.
- Theatre Royal for good shows, many start here before running in the West End.
- A pedestrianised shopping centre rebuilt after the Blitz in 1943 This is currently under reconstruction with a new shopping centre planned to open in Autumn 2006.
- Crownhill Fort.
In the surrounding Area:
- Totnes Elizabethan fair – Tuesdays.
- Buckland Abbey – Home of Francis Drake.
- Dartmoor within half an hours drive.
- Fishing villages of Looe and Polperro within an hours drive.
- Eden project within 2 hours drive.
- National Trust Properties – such as Saltram House, the setting for the film ‘Sense & Sensibility’.