After your breakfast if you have nothing pre-planned, why not browse through the many leaflets available on local places of interest. If you are still unsure let us give you some help and advice. The guest house is situated approx 100 metres from the South-West Coastal Path, with many interesting local features. Just think, you can impress your friends by telling them that you walked along it. The section of this path in Plymouth has also been turned into a "Waterfront Walkway" with the city installing many features and articles of interest along the 10 mile length. A booklet and audio cassette on this are available from the tourist information offices.
View of Tinside lido Plymouth sound from
the end of the road
Alternatively you could walk a short distance to the Plymouth Pavilions, with its pool and ice rink, or continue a bit further to the city centre where the range of shops and markets should fulfill even the most ardent shoppers desires. Whilst in the centre, why not visit the Theatre Royal which previews many shows before they are transferred to the West End.
No visit to Plymouth would be complete without a visit to the historic Barbican area. Here in the heart of the port you can view the steps from where the Pilgrim Fathers set sail for America in 1620, a few metres away there are numerous interesting craft, art galleries and gift shops including the famous Dartington Glassworks to keep you occupied for hours. Cross the new bridge over the harbour lock and you reach The National Marine Aquarium, which is well worth a visit to view the interesting marine tanks including the Deep Reef and Shark displays. Also whilst at the Barbican take a trip to the Plymouth Gin distillery, where there is a shop to purchase your favourite tipple after an interesting guided tour. You may also enjoy one of the boat trips which leave from the marina, taking either a trip around the naval dockyard, the water taxi across to Mountbatten, the ferry to the small villages of Cawsand and Kingsand or up the Tamar to Calstock.
You can even take a trip into Cornwall with the Cremyll passenger ferry over to Mount Edgcumbe (where you can visit Mount Edgcumbe House or just sit by the river at the Mount Edgcumbe Arms public house) a pleasant walk away.