This beautiful 18th Century house is well preserved and represents one of the finest pieces of architecture of its type in this area of the...

The Royal Albert Bridge spans the River Tamar between Saltash, in Cornwall, and Plymouth, in Devon. Isambard Kingdom Brunel designed the wrought iron railway...

The Tamar Bridge is the main road bridge between Devon and Cornwall; it crosses the River Tamar between Plymouth and Saltash. Queen Elizabeth II...

The present St Budeaux church was completed in 1563. It is the only Tudor period church in Plymouth, and was reportedly constructed from materials...

Plymouth’s Best Kept Secret – Most people hardly notice Crownhill Fort as they go past, it is so well concealed from the outside world and...

Former home of the Earls of Mount Edgcumbe. A Tudor house restored after the war furnished with family treasures. Feature exhibitions in the house and...

Plymouth Pavilions is a multi-purpose sports and entertainment complex. Conveniently located in Plymouth city centre it is easy to find and provides visitors to...

The Theatre Royal is one of the highlights of English regional theatre. Opened in 1982, it has become one of the major venues for drama,...

Visitors will be thrilled to watch free of charge the traditional skills of glassblowers at work in part of an upmarket glass and gift shop...

The Barbican area of Plymouth is a historical place which is well worth a visit for an interesting walk. It is linked into the...

See how an Elizabethan mariner lived in this sea captain’s home. This timber-framed house jetties out over a narrow, cobbled street in the historic Barbican...

This Edwardian building was opened to the public in 1910, and has become one of the finest collections of art and history in the region....

This monument to Victorian civic pride is the last in a series of Plymouth guildhalls, each larger than the one before. It was designed by...

Plymouth’s medieval parish church is the largest in Devon. The wealthy merchants of the thriving port poured money into its rebuilding in the 15th century....

The Royal Citadel in Plymouth is a 17th century fortress. It was built in 1665 as a defence against a threatened Dutch invasion, and...

You wouldn’t guess it at a glance, but this is one of Plymouth’s oldest buildings. Long thought to be a former friary (hence the name),...

A poignant reminder of the men and women of the Commonwealth who lost their lives during the two world wars. The memorial was originally...

Visit Britain’s biggest and Europe’s deepest aquarium. Come on a fascinating journey through an amazing underwater world where you will witness inspiring displays of...

Smeaton’s Tower is one of Plymouth’s most famous landmarks. Originally built fourteen miles out at sea, Smeaton’s Tower now stands on Plymouth Hoe, restored...

The Mayflower Steps are a commemorative representation of the spot where the Pilgrim Fathers last left England in 1620. The “Mayflower” originally set sail...

Cotehele House is a beautiful example of a stately home in this area of the world. It has been excellently restored and preserved with...

Cotehele Mill has been preserved by the National Trust in order to keep it in its optimum condition so that visitors can see what the...

Cotehele Gardens are situated in east Cornwall, on the banks of the Tamar. They form part of the medieval Cotehele House estate, but can be...

Saltram stands in a wooded landscaped park on the outskirts of Plymouth. The house with original contents was created between 1740 and 1820. It features...

The Morwellham Quay Museum is located in the community of the same name and is concerned on the whole with maritime affairs that have dominated...

Buckland Abbey is over 700 years old and has been developed and added to throughout the ages. One thing that the abbey is famous...

Come and take part in creative and playful ways to learn about the natural world with the whole family. Visit our colony of Woolly Monkeys...

The church of St Wenna lies hidden well away from the main roads in a secret hollow of the East Looe valley. It is...

Callington Museum is a fascinating collection of archaeological finds, artefacts, pictures, paintings and documents that have been collected in order to chart the history of...

The village of Duloe lies to the south of Liskeard on the road to the coastal town of Looe. The massive, square tower with its...

The remnants of this former R.A.F. base can be found near the village of Yelverton, within Dartmoor National Park. Largely built and maintained by...

This is one of the most picturesque railways in the country. It opened in 1860 to serve the granite and copper mines of Bodmin Moor,...

Of all the little fishing villages of southern Cornwall, Polperro is probably the most photographed – thanks to its superb setting at the mouth of...

This Tudor building has been well preserved and is a fantastic piece of historical architecture that allows visitors to see a period of time that...

24 acres of flowering wild flowers and rare trees in Dartmoor National Park, 1¼ miles north of Ivybridge. The gardens are set in the beautiful...

Herodsfoot's Church of All Saints was built in 1850 on a hillside above the village. It is a modest building in keeping with the small...

High on Bodmin Moor stands one of the strangest ‘tors’, or granite hilltops, in all England. Centuries of wind and rain, snow and frost,...

On the outskirts of the village of Minions are no fewer than three stone circles, collectively known as The Hurlers. The circles, which date...

Trethevy Quoit is awesome in every respect. With an estimated construction date of around 4500 BC, it is one of the oldest manmade structures...

The River Fowey rises in the granite hills of Bodmin Moor and for the first few miles of its course travels through wild, boggy land....