Fold and Fly Travel: Plymouth, MA

Plymouth, MA United Kingdom

Plymouth is a city in Devon, England, located southwest of Exeter and west-southwest of London. It is positioned between the mouths of the rivers Plym to the east and Tamar to the west, where they converge at Plymouth Sound. Plymouth's early history dates back to the Bronze Age, when the first settlement emerged at Mount Batten. This settlement continued as a trading post for the Roman Empire until it was surpassed by the more prosperous village of Sutton, now known as Plymouth. In 1620, the Pilgrim Fathers departed from Plymouth for the New World and established Plymouth Colony. MAIN TOURIST ATTRACTIONS • The National Marine Aquarium is Britain's leading aquarium and the deepest in Europe. It is located near the historic Barbican area, which includes Britain's oldest bakery and the Mayflower Steps, from where the Pilgrim Fathers left for the New World in 1621. • Saltram House, featured at the beginning of 'Sense and Sensibility'. The artist Sir Joshua Reynolds's patrons, the Parker Family, lived here, and the house includes design elements by Robert Adams. • The Royal William Yard, once the provisioning site for the British Navy. The city is home to the largest naval base in Western Europe, which is open to the public on Naval Days. • Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery, featuring a special exhibit on Darwin's Voyage of Discovery, along with Natural History Galleries and collections of China and Pottery. • Plymouth Dome, located on the Hoe, this information center offered interactive and hands-on displays, where visitors could sail aboard the Mayflower, explore an Elizabethan street, and stand at the edge of Plymouth Sound. • Smeaton’s Tower, a prominent landmark on the Hoe, was originally constructed on Eddystone Reef in 1759 but was dismantled and relocated to its current position in the early 1880s after it was discovered that the sea was eroding the rock it stood on.

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Plymouth, MA, United Kingdom

Plymouth, MA United Kingdom