The Area

Mount Edgcumbe

Mount Edgcumbe, home of former Earls of Mount Edgcumbe, boasts a historic and beautifully restored Tudor house and 800 acres of stunning grounds and Grade 1 gardens set on the Cornish Coast with spectacular views of Plymouth and Plymouth Sound. Visitors will enjoy the 18th Century Earls Garden, Orangery and new cafe, bat barn and garden centre, based in the old Stables. The house is beautifully furnished with rare china and Sir Joshua Reynolds paintings. The gates of Mount Edgcumbe are close to the ferry quay.

www.plymouth.gov.uk/homepage/creativityandculture/mountedgcumbe.htm

Plymouth and the Barbican

A city steeped in history and world changing events. The city is most famed perhaps as the place where the Pilgrim Fathers set off to conquer America. You can see their setting off point, Mayflower Steps, as you board the boat in Plymouth’s Barbican. The Barbican is like a village in the City and buzzes with cafes, bars and ice cream and shopping opportunities. Most cruises will give you excellent views of Plymouth Hoe, where Drake was playing boules when he was informed of the Armada. Plymouth was heavily bombed in the war, and as a result is one of the finest examples of 20th Century architecture in the country.

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Calstock

A cruise up the River Tamar is a truely inspiring experience. The Tamar valley is a designated area of outstanding natural beauty and seen from the river is even more beautiful. Nestled into the river shores is Calstock, a sleepy, pretty Devon village, which has a strong and vibrant artistic community. Art galleries beckon once ashore, or just a leisurely drink at a riverside pub.

Mountbatten

Mountbatten is best known for The Mountbatten Centre - a great place to visit to learn watersports, or even just to pop across to the cafe for a waterside bite to eat. The Mountbatten Centre offers sailing, diving, canoeing to most levels and accommodation so you can make a weekend of it.

Kingsand and Cawsand

The pretty Cornish seaside villages of Kingsand and Cawsand, on the Rame Peninsular, are a short bus trip or one and a half mile car journey, or coastal walk, from the Mount Edgcumbe. Nestled into historic Cawsand Bay, the villages offer an unbeatable combination of picturesque streets, quaint cottages, beaches, cafes, shops and pubs - many of which have spectacular sea views. Kingsand and Cawsand make a popular day trip from Plymouth for all the family.

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Whitsand Bay

Miles of sand, spectacular coastal walks and the only artificial reef in Europe, Whitsand Bay is one of the best beaches in Cornwall, and only four miles from the Cremyll Ferry.
Whitsand’s glorious sandy beaches, with its two cafes, and seasonal lifeguard watch, are favourites with families, surfers and dog walkers. Divers have also flocked to the area after HMS Scylla was sunk to provide a unique underwater diving experience.