Mayflower Steps
Visit the world famous Mayflower Steps, the spot close to the site on the Barbican from which it is believed the Pilgrim Fathers set sail for North America in 1620.
Historic Attractions
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The Mayflower Steps
Type
Historic Site
Location
Plymouth
The Mayflower Steps are close to the site in the Barbican area of Plymouth, from which the Pilgrim Fathers are believed to have finally left England aboard the Mayflower, before crossing the Atlantic Ocean to settle in North America on 6 Sept 16 1620
Smeaton's Tower
Type
Tower
Location
Plymouth
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.....
Price
from £1.00 to £2.00 Per TicketPlymouth Guildhall
Type
Public Hall
Location
Plymouth
Commanding an imposing position on Royal Parade, Plymouth Guildhall is situated in the heart of the city at the crossroads of the city's modern shopping centre and the approach to the historic Plymouth Hoe and magnificent foreshore.
Plymouth Gin Distillery
Type
Distillery
Location
Plymouth
Black Friars Distillery, the working home of Plymouth Gin since 1793, is the oldest working gin distillery in England - take a guided tour and learn about the art of making the world-famous Plymouth Gin.
Price
from £5.00 to £6.00 Per TicketThe Merchants House
Type
Historic House/Palace
Location
Plymouth
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.
Elizabethan Gardens
Type
Formal Garden
Location
Plymouth
This delightful little garden is an oasis of tranquility in a sea of shoppers and tourist activity,in a street that was new in the 16th century, when wealthy merchants built their houses here.
The Royal Citadel
Type
Castle/Fort
Location
Plymouth
A dramatic 17thC fortress built to defend the coastline from the Dutch. It is still in use today.
Cotehele
Type
Historic House/Palace
Location
Saltash
Built c1485-1627 and was a home of the Edgcumbe family for centuries. Its granite and slatestone walls contain intimate chambers adorned with tapestries.
Dartmoor Tors
Type
Waymarked Trail
Location
Newton Abbot
There are a lot of tors on Dartmoor and to many people they give one of the most characteristic features of the moor.
Antony House & Gardens
Type
Historic House/Palace
Location
Torpoint
Superb early 18th-century mansion set in parkland and fine gardens
Faced in silver-grey Pentewan stone and flanked by colonnaded wings of mellow brick, this classically beautiful house is a beguiling mixture of the formal and informal.
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