Highlights

Sip a G&T at the Plymouth Gin Distillery and enjoy a West End show at the Theatre Royal on a stay at your Best Western hotel in Plymouth.

Plymouth Attractions

Delve into the city's rich maritime heritage with a visit to 16th-century homes, Elizabethan House and The Merchant's House. The Plymouth Mayflower exhibition explains what made the Pilgrim Fathers set sail for the Americas in 1620. Make friends with Snorkel the loggerhead turtle at Plymouth's National Marine Aquarium, the UK's largest - it's not far from the Best Western hotel in Plymouth. Enjoy a bird's-eye view of Plymouth Sound from the top of Smeaton's Tower, a former lighthouse.

Fame and Fortune in Plymouth

Sir Francis Drake masterminded the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588 and James Cook discovered Hawaii on an 18th-century voyage from Plymouth. Other famous faces from the city include artist Beryl Cook, Charles Dance, Wayne Sleep, Sharon Davis and Dawn French.

Plymouth Fact

Plymouth gin can only be made in the city and has kept explorers going on sea voyages for more than 200 years.

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