Family Attractions
Parents Guide to Plymouth
A guide for parents & carers of children living in or visiting Plymouth.
National Marine Aquarium
Come with us on a journey from the local shorelines, to the deeper waters off our coast, stop by the Atlantic Ocean and discover the unexplored depths in the wreck. Check out the oceans’ strangest creatures and marvel at the beauty of the Coral Reef and remember; the more you look, the more you’ll see!
Tamar Cruising
Departures regularly from the historical Mayflower Steps on Plymouths famous Barbican, with a choice of cruises up the Tamar:
A one hour Cruise passing the famous Plymouth Hoe, Smeatons Tower, Drakes Island, and Mount Edgcumbe Country Park, continuing up the River Tamar, passing the Warships and Submarines. A full commentary given, highlighting points of interest and updates on visiting Naval Craft.
The Four Calstock cruise, follows 20 miles of winding waterways ,passing quaint old towns of, Torpoint and Saltash, gateway to Cornwall with its two bridges . Unfolding before us the river flows through the peaceful Tamar Valley famous for its Market Gardens.
Plymouth Discovery Bus Tours
Why choose to spend an hour of your time with Discovery Tours, the answer is easy, because we promise that you will be entertained in a unique and exciting way. You will have an experience you are not likely to have had before and not want to forget for a long time to come. In an action packed hour Plymouth Discovery Tours will promote this dynamic and vibrant city with its ever changing face and relive its colourful historical past. From the first moment you step on our tour bus you’ll begin to soak up the atmosphere of the past, with the aid of technology you’ll hear the planes flying over head dropping their devastating bombs, obliterating the city below.
The Wheel of Plymouth is 60 metres in height and is an awe-inspiring, moving platform offering stunning 360 degree panoramic views of the city from a unique perspective. Our capsules are fully enclosed and climate-controlled. Wireless interactive commentary is available in all capsules, giving the visitor information on the spectacular views they are enjoying from the sky. The Wheel of Plymouth is open daily until the end of September 2011 from 10am until late. Tickets can be booked in advance by contacting the wheel here or can be purchased on the day. Adults - £7.50 Children (4 - 14 years) - £5.00 Children (2 - 3 years) - £1.00 Infant (1 year and under) - FREE Senior Citizen / Student - £5.50
Clay Art
ClayArt is the Paint Your Own Pottery Studio on Plymouth's Barbican; a fun place where you can just pop in and paint your own designs onto blank ceramics, which we glaze and fire for you.
It's great fun for all ages and absolutely no experience is required
Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery
The Museum Service looks after five historic buildings, over 300,000 artefacts, 80,000 photographs and a number of historic collections are cared for and conserved at these locations. Changing exhibitions, lunchtime talks and holiday workshops are held at the City Museum and Art Gallery throughout the year.
Smeatons Tower
A centrepiece on Plymouth's Hoe, Smeaton's Tower has become one of the South West's most well known landmarks.The lighthouse was originally built on the Eddystone reef in 1759 at a cost of £40,000, but was taken down in the early 1880s when it was discovered that the sea was undermining the rock it was standing on.Approximately two thirds of the structure was moved stone by stone to its current resting place on the Hoe.Now standing at 72 foot high, Smeaton's Tower offers fantastic views of Plymouth Sound and the city from its lantern room which, along with the rest of the building, has been painstakingly restored to its original glory.
Plymouth Karting
- Challenging 300 metre long, 6 to 9 metre wide race track - designed to maximise overtaking opportunities.
- Use of the fastest indoor karts - SODIKART GT 270cc for adults and GT 200cc for kids and families.
- The provision of full safety equipment including helmets, racesuits, gloves as well as a purpose-built track barrier system.
- Individual performance print-outs for each driver to take away.
- Raised coffee lounge/spectator area serving hot and cold refreshments and offering spectacular views of the track action.
- Large LCD screening detailing scoring, live action and information updates.
- Exclusive areas for birthday parties, corporate and other special events.
- Washroom facilities and FREE PARKING.
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'LASER FIGHTERS' indoor Laser-tag arena.
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