Bumble Bee guidebook
Sightseeing
Jennycliff is a short 7 minute drive from the cottage, it has a free car park, café and stunning views of Plymouth Sound, over to Cornwall and the Breakwater, sit and watch all types of maritime vessel’s go about their daily business from Fishing boats to Submarines, you will never get bored.
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Jennycliff Beach
Staddon LaneJennycliff is a short 7 minute drive from the cottage, it has a free car park, café and stunning views of Plymouth Sound, over to Cornwall and the Breakwater, sit and watch all types of maritime vessel’s go about their daily business from Fishing boats to Submarines, you will never get bored.
Mount Batten 2 Minutes from Jennycliff, this man made pier stretches out into the Sound opposite Drakes Island, it is a great vantage point to see the Hoe, Barbican and the surrounding areas, it is also great for fishing with a variety of species when in season you can catch Mackerel, Whiting, Cod, Conga, Bass the list goes on,
Mount Batten Tower (pictured)— In 1652, Mount Batten Tower, a 30-foot high circular artillery fort was built here; it is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
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Mount Batten
Mount Batten 2 Minutes from Jennycliff, this man made pier stretches out into the Sound opposite Drakes Island, it is a great vantage point to see the Hoe, Barbican and the surrounding areas, it is also great for fishing with a variety of species when in season you can catch Mackerel, Whiting, Cod, Conga, Bass the list goes on,
Mount Batten Tower (pictured)— In 1652, Mount Batten Tower, a 30-foot high circular artillery fort was built here; it is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Bigbury is a fantastic beach about an hours drive, great for swimming, surfing and Body boarding. At low water you can walk to Burgh Island where there is an art deco hotel where Agatha Christie wrote some of her books, and you can have a pint in the 700 year old Pilchard Inn, treat yourself to a walk to the top of the island the views are breath taking.
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Bigbury-on-Sea
Bigbury is a fantastic beach about an hours drive, great for swimming, surfing and Body boarding. At low water you can walk to Burgh Island where there is an art deco hotel where Agatha Christie wrote some of her books, and you can have a pint in the 700 year old Pilchard Inn, treat yourself to a walk to the top of the island the views are breath taking.
Burgh Island Hotel
I would love to tell you in never rains in Plymouth…but it does! If your looking for some indoor activity try The Box Our newest tourist attraction opened last year, a museum tracing Plymouths history with some great exhibits and not a bad restaurant.
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Plymouth City Museum & Art Gallery
Tavistock PlaceI would love to tell you in never rains in Plymouth…but it does! If your looking for some indoor activity try The Box Our newest tourist attraction opened last year, a museum tracing Plymouths history with some great exhibits and not a bad restaurant.
The largest aquarium in the UK this is a must see with so many species both from local waters and around the world you can lose yourself in an undersea world
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Acquario Marino Nazionale
The largest aquarium in the UK this is a must see with so many species both from local waters and around the world you can lose yourself in an undersea world
The hoe steepd in naval history, Sir Francis Drake was said to be playing bowls on The Hoe when The Spanish Armada attacked, you will find Smeaton’s tower which was bought back to land brick by brick and re built when the Eddystone light house replaced it 12 miles out to sea. and pictured the war memorial
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The Hoe
The hoe steepd in naval history, Sir Francis Drake was said to be playing bowls on The Hoe when The Spanish Armada attacked, you will find Smeaton’s tower which was bought back to land brick by brick and re built when the Eddystone light house replaced it 12 miles out to sea. and pictured the war memorial
You can get a 10 minute Ferry from Royal William Yard to Cornwall and Mount Edgcombe where you will find a country park with its Regency manor house, Orangery, and beautiful gardens, there is also a café and pub, well worth a look.
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Casa e Parco Country di Mount Edgcumbe
You can get a 10 minute Ferry from Royal William Yard to Cornwall and Mount Edgcombe where you will find a country park with its Regency manor house, Orangery, and beautiful gardens, there is also a café and pub, well worth a look.
Food scene
The Barcode Plymouths £53 Million Cinema complex which boasts a 4DX Cinema there is also an indoor crazy golf centre, Brew Dog, Nandos, Zii Zii, Five Guys so you won’t go Hungry
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Drake Circus Shopping Centre
1 Charles StThe Barcode Plymouths £53 Million Cinema complex which boasts a 4DX Cinema there is also an indoor crazy golf centre, Brew Dog, Nandos, Zii Zii, Five Guys so you won’t go Hungry
The Barbican is the historic waterfront area, bustling with pubs, clubs and restaurants
You will have a great night out or perhaps spend the day exploring the tiny streets where smugglers and pirates once trod, there are many antique shops and art galleries too.
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The Barbican
The Barbican The Barbican is the historic waterfront area, bustling with pubs, clubs and restaurants
You will have a great night out or perhaps spend the day exploring the tiny streets where smugglers and pirates once trod, there are many antique shops and art galleries too.
Take a tour around the Plymouth Gin Distillery and maybe try a cocktail of two upstairs in the Cocktail Bar
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Plymouth Gin Distillery
60 Southside StTake a tour around the Plymouth Gin Distillery and maybe try a cocktail of two upstairs in the Cocktail Bar
Royal William Yard was once a Naval Victualling Yard storing supplies for naval ships, and is the largest collection of Grade 1 listed buildings in Europe, it is now home to some very good bars and restaurants with fantastic views over to Cornwall, there is nothing better than an outside table, a seafood platter and your favourite tipple on a sunny day, there is also a great food market on the 1st Sunday of the month for locally grown and artisan products.
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Royal William Yard
Royal William Yard was once a Naval Victualling Yard storing supplies for naval ships, and is the largest collection of Grade 1 listed buildings in Europe, it is now home to some very good bars and restaurants with fantastic views over to Cornwall, there is nothing better than an outside table, a seafood platter and your favourite tipple on a sunny day, there is also a great food market on the 1st Sunday of the month for locally grown and artisan products.
Shopping
If shopping is your bag, Drake Circus has all you need with all the high end names from Apple to Superdry.
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Drake Circus Shopping Centre
1 Charles StIf shopping is your bag, Drake Circus has all you need with all the high end names from Apple to Superdry.