Plymouth Travel Guide
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City Centre Plymouth's original city centre was almost completely destroyed in the Second World War. It has been totally restored with a modern grid pattern of wide, mainly pedestrian streets, making shopping a pleasure. The whole shopping area has been attractively landscaped, the trees and flowing streams cooling the hottest summer day. Plymouth … Read Plymouth introduction
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Watch craftspeople at work, experience man's struggle against the sea in an interactive exhibition or play on the Adventure Playzone. This giant theme park boasts an Air Sea Rescue Motion Theatre and the spooky Last Labyrinth Show, as …
Copthorne Plymouth
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This is a four star hotel situated in the heart of the city and convenient for both the businessman and the tourist. The facilities include an indoor leisure …
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i live here and would'nt change it for the world
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Introduction
Britain is historically a nation of seafarers and nowhere is this heritage more obvious than at Plymouth, one of its largest and most spectacular natural harbours. Take to the sea by boating, scuba diving or shipwreck-spotting. Or soak in the views while getting a Tudor fix at the Barbican.
Not to miss
The Barbican To imagine how Plymouth looked before the Luftwaffe redesigned it, head east of the Hoe to the much-restored Barbican area, where Tudor houses on cobbled streets look out across a harbour filled with fishing trawlers and upmarket yachts. Many of the Tudor and Jacobean buildings have …
Facts for the Traveller
Population : 256600 Area : 80.00km² Longitude / Latitude : 4.15 / 50.36 Currency : Pound Sterling (GBP) Weights & Measures system : Metric
Getting there & Getting around
Getting there Buses run to and from Exeter, Princetown, Dartmoor and Torquay. National Express has direct connections to numerous cities, including London (5hr, eight daily), Bristol (3-4hr, five daily) and Birmingham (5hr, five daily). Plymouth railway station has hourly trains running to …
History
Recent History By 2020 Devon's largest city will have been demolished, redesigned and rebuilt. The council and renowned architect David MacKay has grand plans for Plymouth. So far there is a new 200-million-pound-sterling shopping centre which opened in late 2006, a growing selection of bars …
Weather
Plymouth gets wild and woolly winds from being so near the water. It's also a misty city with a lot of rain and fog. The climate is generally mild to chilly in the colder months. It's best to be prepared for anything, and take an umbrella no matter what the season. Summary of average yearly weather data …
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