Travel guide to Plymouth, Devon


by Paul Symonds - Date: 2007-12-19 - Word Count: 418 Share This!

Plymouth Devon in the South-West of England is an area ideal for a number of things. Consider its ideal location, sat between in Devon but beside Cornwall and consider its maritime culture and also its pedestrianised shopping area. Plymouth in Devon has plenty to offer visitors.

The exquisite maritime city of Plymouth in Devon in South Western England, is a beautiful port at the mouth of the Plym and Tamar rivers, on Plymouth Sound. Plymouth Sound, an inlet of the English Channel, is one of the largest and most beautiful natural harbours of the world. Plymouth as a port, is historically associated with the Spanish Armada in 1588, when the English fleet sailed against the Spanish Armada from the Plymouth port.

Plymouth is wonderful city with total land area of roughly eighty kilometres square and with a population of close to quarter of a million. The people of Plymouth are formally known as Plymouthians or less formally as Janners.

Plymouth is an important commercial, shopping, and civic hub in the South-West of England, popular with tourist with connections by ferry to both France (Roscoff) and Spain (Santander). With over twelve million tourists travelling to Plymouth every year, the city is stuffed with tourist attractions which include a number of museums, art galleries, historic buildings and parks. Some of Plymouth's major attractions include the National Marine Aquarium, Plymouth Hoe, Saltram House, the Royal William Yard, Plymouth Theatre Royal, the City Museum and Art Gallery, the Gothic guildhall, several 15th-, 16th-, and 17th-century churches, and the Roman Catholic cathedral.

Plymouth, Devon also offers some vivacious nightlife's, with Plymouth's nightlife mainly concentrated at Union Street. The city has a number of music halls, cinemas, bars, clubs and casinos, such as Club Jesters, Kularoos Sports Bar, Walkabout Bar and The Stanley Grand Casino. The area has a number of bars with live music, such as the Barbican Jazz Cafe, The Cider Press, The Cooperage and The Three Crowns on The Barbican and Yates's Wine Lodge on Royal Parade.

Plymouth is ideal in many ways because it can be the perfect stop-off point for people to stay whilst planning to visit places such as the Eden Project in Cornwall, Torquay and Paignton and a number of other locations. Plymouth Hoe, an area just off of the city centre also offers a choice of many B&Bs and hotels and close by on the Hoe you can also enjoy a wonderful view of Plymouth Sound.

Paul writes for Travel and culture news and photos and Chinese travel.

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