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• Railtours Southwest

  

  Railtours Southwest invites you to enjoy a relaxing day out to discover a different view of the southwest. See spectacular scenery and stunning views that would not be possible by car.

  Location:

  Plymouth

• Elizabethan House

  

  Sixteenth-century house with carved oak features and period furniture. Owned by Plymouth City Council.

  Location:

  Plymouth

• Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park

  

  Restored Tudor mansion house, past home of Earl of Mount Edgcumbe. French, Italian and English formal gardens with temples. Grade I garden. Eight hundred acres of parkland.

  Location:

  Torpoint

• The Barbican - Plymouths historic harbour

  

  Plymouth is a city shaped by the fortunes of sea, trade and war, nowhere more so than in the historic Barbican. Plymouths delightful old port, full of narrow cobbled streeets, Elizabethan warehouses , specialist shops,galleries,cafes and restaurants.

  Location:

  Plymouth

• Merchant's House Museum

  

  A 16thC town house, the largest and finest example of its period left in the city. Now houses a museum of Plymouth's history.

  Location:

  Plymouth

• Plymouth City Museum & Art Gallery

  

  The museum presents a diverse range of contemporary exhibitions, from photography to textiles, modern art to natural history.

  Location:

  Plymouth

• Smeaton's Tower

  

  One of the world's most famous lighthouses built by John Smeaton in 1759 on the Eddystone Rocks, (14 miles SW of Plymouth). It was moved to the Hoe in 1884 when a new lighthouse replaced it. Stunning views of Plymouth Sound.....

  Location:

  Plymouth

• The Merchants House

  

  The Merchant house is Plymouth's finest example of a 16th century residence. During the 16th century it was home to three Plymouth mayo'rs including privateer William Parker a friend of Sir Francis Drake.

  Location:

  Plymouth

• Plym Valley Trail

  

  In particular, the disused sites of Cann and Bickleigh Vale quarries are worth a look. The Plym Valley Trail is quite a gentle route for both cyclists and walkers heading out from Plymouth towards Dartmoor.

  Location:

  Plymouth