The old
A few minutes’ walk from the city’s modern centre is the Hoe, seafront and Barbican area, with its Elizabethan buildings and cobbled streets. Combine history with pleasure by touring the Plymouth Gin Distillery (the spirit’s home since 1793), visit the Mayflower Steps from where the Pilgrim Fathers set sail for America in 1620, or hop aboard a sight-seeing boat at the Barbican.

The new
The city centre is mainly pedestrianised , aiding shoppers weaving in and out of the plentiful shops, including the vast new shopping mall. You will be spoilt for choice when it comes to refreshments with cafés, pubs and restaurants galore.

Entertainment
Bowl, ski, snowboard, ice skate, horse ride, rock climb on Dartmoor National Park, surf, sail or explore the UK's first artificial reef with the sunken HMS Scilla: Plymouth has it all. For culture vultures, the city’s Theatre Royal often hosts productions prior to West End opening, while The Plymouth Pavilions’ auditorium attracts many major musical artists. Film buffs also have a choice of a modern multiplex or city centre venues.