The port city of Plymouth is known for its maritime heritage and historic Barbican district with narrow, cobbled streets.
As such, Plymouth is a destination steeped in history and culture, home to the Mayflower steps, and the port is where the Mayflower set out on its monumental voyage some 400 years ago.
Plymouth Hoe & Sound
Plymouth Hoe offers fine views across Plymouth Sound and is dominated on the green-lawned expanse by Smeaton's Tower lighthouse.
It is here where Sir Francis Drake is immortalised in a statue erected a few metres from the green where he finished his game of bowls before heading out to defeat the Spanish Armada in 1588.
At the eastern end of the Hoe, The Royal Citadelis one of the most impressive 17th century fortress in Britain and for many years England's most important defence against attack from the sea.
The Citadel has been in constant military occupation since it was built and today is home to the troops of 29 Commando Royal Artillery.
Plymouth Hoe also hosts many annual events including the Plymouth Armed Forces Day and the British Firework Championships.
The Tinside Lido is open to the public for bathing during the summer months.
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The Box
The Box will be Plymouth's new museum, art gallery and cultural centre.
Its galleries collections include 14 ships' figureheads, natural history specimens, a full-size woolly mammoth replica, paintings, drawings, prints, sculpture and ceramics from the city's art collections, objects, film and photography from its media collections and documents, maps and plans from its archives.
Mayflower 400: Legend and Legacy
Mayflower 400: Legend and Legacy is the national commemorative exhibition for the Mayflower 400 anniversary.
It will Plymouth's largest loans exhibition ever and has been co-curated with the Wampanoag Advisory Committee to Plymouth 400 in the USA.
The exhibition will look to debunk myths and explore how one ship connects four nations over 400 years.
Perspectives will be shared through images, ideas and objects including the first Bible to be printed in America, the last known record of the Mayflower, the oldest existing state document of New England, drawings, diaries, maps, plans and portraits, and the first piece of Wampanoag art commissioned by the city.
It will feature 300 items, on loan from 100 museums, libraries and archives from around the world.
These will include Native American items from The National Museum of the American Indian and the Harvard Peabody collection.
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Elizabethan House and Gardens
On Plymouth's historic Barbican, the ancient doorway to 32 New Street takes visitors back to Drake's Plymouth.
This 300 year old house is being restored for the Mayflower 400 anniversary and is set to be one of the key legacy projects for Britain's Ocean City, due to open in summer 2021.
Royal William Yard
Designed by Victorian architect Sir John Rennie and constructed between 1825 and 1831, Royal William Yard is considered to be one of the most important groups of historic military buildings in Britain and is the largest collection of Grade 1 listed military buildings in Europe.
The Yard is one of Plymouth's premier lifestyle destinations and is an arts and culture destination with regular public events including outdoor theatre productions and open-air cinema, arts and crafts markets.