Start from 37 curated places around Plymouth, GB, then choose the recommendations that fit your guests.
Restaurants & cafés
Fletcher's
A chef-owned restaurant on a quiet central street behind the Theatre Royal that helped reinvigorate Plymouth's dining scene, serving ambitious, well-priced modern-British tasting menus. It radiates youthful enthusiasm and skill. Best for a special-occasion tasting dinner in the city centre.
The Greedy Goose
A fine-dining restaurant set in the medieval Prysten House, one of the city's oldest buildings, serving refined seasonal modern-British plates with a focus on local produce. The historic room adds to the occasion. Best for a celebratory dinner in a genuinely historic setting.
Trails & outdoors
Plymouth Waterfront Walkway
A flat, signposted seafront route linking the Hoe, the Barbican, and the harbours, with the whole sweep of Plymouth Sound alongside. It strings together the city's best waterfront sights on one easy walk. Best for an easy, scenic walk taking in the Hoe, Barbican, and Sound.
Wembury Beach
A rocky National Trust beach southeast of the city with superb rockpooling, the offshore Mewstone, and a stretch of the South West Coast Path with sea views. It's the city's nearest taste of wild Devon coast. Best for a rockpooling family afternoon or a moderate coast-path walk.
Things to do
National Marine Aquarium
The UK's largest aquarium, on Sutton Harbour, with a vast deep-reef tank, sharks, and a journey from local waters to tropical reefs across thousands of creatures. It's a guaranteed family hit and a strong wet-weather option. Best for a family half-day, especially the big ocean tank.
The Box Plymouth
Plymouth's flagship museum, gallery, and archive — a purpose-built cultural complex bringing together maritime history, natural-history specimens, contemporary art, and the striking suspended ship figureheads under one roof. It's free to enter and has over a million visits behind it. Best for a half-day of wide-ranging culture in the centre.
Landmarks & sights
Plymouth Hoe
The grand grassy headland above Plymouth Sound where Francis Drake supposedly finished his game of bowls before facing the Armada, now a breezy promenade of memorials, lawns, and sweeping sea views. It's the city's front room. Best for a sunset stroll along the seafront with the whole Sound laid out below.
Smeaton's Tower
The candy-striped red-and-white lighthouse standing on the Hoe, originally built on the Eddystone reef in 1759 and rebuilt here, now climbable to the lantern room. The view from the top over the Sound is the best in the city. Best for the short, steep climb and the panorama over the waterfront.