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	BBC - h2g2 - Plymouth, Devon, UK
		Situated at the mouth of the river Tamar, where Devon meets Cornwall between Dartmoor and the sea, Plymouth is the gateway to a landscape of country lanes and quaint villages, thatched cottages and country inns that is the very definition of England to its many international visitors.
		Plymouth is the largest city in the southwest of England, with a population of roughly 250,000.
		Plymouth locals often envision trying to fool a hypothetical American chum by telling him that they are going to visit the 'Plymouth Hoe', at which point the excited American is imagined spending all his translated currency on packs of condoms.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A260272 (938 words)

	Plymouth, England
		Plymouth, situated at the mouth of the River Tamar, which forms the boundary between Devon and Cornwall, is one of Britain's largest seaports and naval bases, and historically the most important.
		Bordered by a wide beach, it lies between hills which reach down to the adjoining bays, and the surrounding woodland and meadows combine with extensive parks and gardens to give the city an open and attractive aspect.
		On July 31st 1588 the Spanish Armada was soundly defeated in Plymouth Sound, with Drake as vice-admiral.
	www.planetware.com /england/plymouth-eng-dv-pl.htm (299 words)

	Plymouth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Plymouth is a city of 243,795 inhabitants (2001 census) in the southwest of England, or alternatively the Westcountry, and is situated within the traditional county of Devon.
		On 14 December 1810, Plymouth was struck by the strongest tornado yet reported in the UK (as of August 2005), with a T8 rating on the TORRO scale, and a wind speed of 213 to 240 mph.
		Plymouth is the headquarters and regional television centre for BBC South West, whose studios are located in the Mannamead area north of the city centre.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Plymouth (4396 words)

	Plymouth Devon - InPlymouth.com - Your Guide to Plymouth, Devon, UK
		Plymouth is the biggest city in Devon and has the largest number of businesses and shops in the region.Plymouth city centre has a wide range of shops as well as 3 large department stores.
		Plymouth Barbican is a great source of the unusual - shoppers can browse through a variety of small independent stores, including antique shops and art galleries.
		Plymouth is a lively modern city in the English county of Devon.
	www.inplymouth.com (538 words)

	Plymouth Barbican (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Whether you are visiting Plymouth or if you live nearby, this is the place to discover everything you ever wanted to know about the place from where Sir Francis Drake sailed, from where the Pilgrim Fathers departed to settle the New World (the Mayflower Steps) and where Britons danced in defiance of Hitler's Luftwaffe.
		Plymouth Barbican is the home of the Mayflower Steps, from where America's Pilgrim Fathers set sail on the Maflower in 1620
		Plymouth Barbican restaurants, family entertainment in and around Plymouth Barbican,
	www.plymouthbarbican.com (319 words)

	Classic Walks on Dartmoor.
		This area, loosely called the Barbican, used to be the main landing point for fishermen until 1990's when it moved to the new larger landing place across the water opposite with its round windows.
		Plymouth with it's dockyard suffered dreadful bombing by the Luftwaffe in the second world war from French airfields, which eventually led to the finely laid out city centre, the work of the architect Abercombie, seen here overlooking the ruins of Plymouth just after the war.
		Plymouth is nothing more than just another city, where a big casino is not welcome by many, but a fine city with a wonderful and historic sea front being sold off to 'developers'.
	www.btinternet.com /~jhpart/cwop1d.htm (11422 words)

	Plymouth Classical Music Concert Diary Photos
		He became Mayor of Plymouth in 1582 and left behind a legacy of civil works, notably Drake's Leat, an aqueduct constructed to carry water from Dartmoor to Plymouth.
		The Naval Memorial, the grandest and most prominent of Plymouth's memorials, was originally built in 1924, dedicated originally to over 7,000 sailors who lost their lives in the First World War.
		Plymouth Gin is a unique liquor traditionally provided to men on Royal Navy ships, and still made here at Black Friar's Distillery in Southside Street, formerly a monastery.
	www.plyclassical.co.uk /photos.htm (599 words)

	Plymouth Barbican - InPlymouth.com - Your Guide to Plymouth City of the World
		Plymouth Barbican has a charm and character that has changed little over the centuries.
		Children and adults alike find the Plymouth Barbican a delight, and there is plenty of seating and ample opportunity to enjoy snacks and drinks from around the world.
		From the Aquarium, Plymouth Barbican bay can be viewed from an entirely new angle, and there is a restaurant with outdoor seating so that you can enjoy the view in a more leisurely manner.
	www.inplymouth.com /tourplymouth-barbican.html (713 words)

	Plymouth Tourism - Devon, England, UK - Hotels, Events, Conferences
		For the perfect break, come to Plymouth and experience our rich combination of heritage and natural beauty in a thriving maritime city.
		In Plymouth, whatever the season, you´ll never be lost for something great to do.
		As the regional capital of Devon and Cornwall, Plymouth is an extra-ordinary blend of vibrant modern city and historic seafaring port.
	www.visitplymouth.co.uk (214 words)

	Plymouth: a vibrant city (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Plymouth is the major shopping centre for a large area of Devon and Cornwall; the central area is pedestrianised.
		While the city centre was re-built after the second world war according to the famous 'Abercrombie Plan', much older parts of Plymouth survive, such as the Tudor Barbican area, the elegant Georgian terraces of Stonehouse and the Victorian terraces and villas of the Hoe and Stoke Village.
		Plymouth's Royal Dockyard was started in the same era but continued to expand along the tidal estuary of the River Tamar for the next three centuries, eventually extending for several miles from south to north.
	www.geog.plymouth.ac.uk /welcome/city.htm (823 words)

	Plymouth Barbican
		Plymouth- Manchester, Leeds Bradford or Jersey from £29.
		Experience Plymouth's sights from land and sea with our amphibious ex-military DUKW craft.
		A rare Tudor time-capsule in Plymouth's historic Barbican, featuring period furniture, textiles and a courtyard garden.
	www.plymouthbarbican.com /shopping.html (457 words)

	Where to Eat
		We hope to use this page to bring you ideas on where to eat in Plymouth and surrounding areas (a subject close to our hearts!) It is intended as a personal review, we do not have any arrangements with the proprietors, we just think if its worth going too its worth letting others know.
		Parking can be a problem during the summer, bus from town or water taxi from the Barbican is probably a better option.
		Often missed by visitors to town as it is hidden behind the Magistrates Court between town and the Barbican, it is none the less well worth a visit.
	www.cadre.co.uk /FoodandDrink.htm (947 words)

	Plymouth Tourist Information - Activities, Attractions, Hotels, Guest Houses and Self Catering Accommodation in ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Plymouth Dome aims to educate, inspire and entertain all people with a sense of the past and present life of Plymouth and its place in world history.
		Plymouth's most famous landmark and one of the world's most famous lighthouses this triumph of 18th century engineering was built on the treacherous Eddystone Rocks 14 miles out at sea off Plymouth.
		Plymouth's Best Kept Secret - Most people hardly notice Crownhill Fort as they go past, it is so well hidden from the outside world, and that was exactly the intention when it was built in the 1860's.
	www.accommogator.com /plymouth.htm (1502 words)

	Plymouth today, ideal tourist information
		The statue is mounted on top of a plinth some 5m tall on Plymouth Hoe, overlooking Plymouth Sound and Drake's Island.
		From left to right we have a view of the approach to the Hoe from Plymouth City Centre, and the reverse view, from the Hoe back towards the city centre (with Sir Francis Drake looking pretty dapper).
		Plymouth was one of its major ports of call and my mum was reminiscing.
	www.mayflowersteps.co.uk /plymouth/current.html (1288 words)

	Noonsite: Plymouth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		This huge natural harbour, known as Plymouth Sound, owes a significant part of its present day protection to the mile long breakwater, completed in 1841 after taking 29 years to build.
		The Sound is easy to enter round either end of it, but the western entrance, marked with a lighthouse, is the main entrance for commercial vessels and is easier for strangers to identify at night.
		Plymouth is a naval port and is controlled by The Queen's Harbour Master.
	www.noonsite.com /Countries/UnitedKingdom/Plymouth (673 words)

	Plymouth and Dartmoor from Pencubitt Country House Hotel, Liskeard, Cornwall.
		Plymouth is some 30 minutes drive from Pencubitt and the edge of Dartmoor is ten minutes more.
		Plymouth was badly bombed in the last war so most of the buildings are recent, although the Sutton Harbour and Barbican area is a maze of buildings harking back to Elizabethan times.
		Across from the Barbican is the National Marine Aquarium in Rope Walk.
	www.pencubitt.com /Plymouth.htm (1124 words)

	Plymouth, Island House
		Robert Bayly of Poole in Dorset married Miss Hannah Brabant of Plymouth, whose family leased the Island House from Sir William Molesworth.
		The family gave up the House at some time, possibly when they moved further along the Barbican to the red-bricked, Queen Anne, property at No. 12 or it may have been as late as 1812 when the family started to move ever further from the centre of Town.
		The House did not return to the family until the late 1920s when Miss Mary Bayly bought it and gave it to her nephew, John.
	www.plymouthdata.info /IslandHouse.htm (165 words)

	Accommodation in Plymouth hotels, guest houses, bed and breakfast, cottages, apartments, flats, holiday parks - Resort ...
		Plymouth is blessed by the close proximity of a number of beautiful and historic houses like Drake's home at Buckland Abbey and the magnificent George II mansion of Saltram House (featured in the Oscar winning film Sense and Sensibility).
		If it is entertainment you are looking for, Plymouth is the home of one of the best theatres in the country, the Theatre Royal, with a top class programme ranging from drama to musicals.
		Plymouth Pavilions is the major regional venue for both pop and classical concerts, top comedians and sporting events.
	www.resort-guide.co.uk /RESORTINTRO/destinations/plymouth.htm (664 words)

	Plymouth Essentials Guide - Restaurants, Shopping, Cinema Listings and more
		Plymouth has three department stores: the four-floored Derrys Department Store at Derry's Cross just by the Theatre Royal, Debenhams and Dingles (a House of Fraser store) both on Royal Parade.
		Touring pop bands come to the Plymouth Pavilions on Millbay Road, while a healthy live music scene can be found in The Cider Press, The Cooperage and The Three Crowns in the Barbican and Yates's Wine Lodge on the Royal Parade in the city centre.
		Plymouth has an ABC Cinema in Derry's Cross (by Debenhams) and there is a Warner Village multiscreen in the Barbican Leisure Park.
	www.virgintrains.co.uk /cityguides/city/plymouth/essentials.aspx (510 words)

	Barbican Bars // The Barbican // Plymouth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		All situated on or near to The Barbican in Plymouth, the bars range from champagne and wine bars, comedy clubs and restaurants to nightclubs.
		The port of Plymouth first became a port in the 12th century but became a key port in the 15th century with the development of larger ships.
		The Barbican, where Cook launched his famous voyage, was also the port where many Americans embarked on their voyage on The Mayflower.
	www.barbicanleisurebars.com (229 words)

	Plymouth Devon - a tourist information travel guide from TourUK
		Plymouth, a large city, on estuary of Plym and Tamar, with a real history of naval involvement.
		The Royal Fleet Club is a 50 bedroom hotel located in Devonport, Plymouth that boasts two ballrooms, spacious public rooms, an elegant residents lounge, a restaurant serving breakfast and evening meals and several bars.
		From the cottage it is approximately 500 yards to a safe sandy beach at the entrance to Plymouth Sound, looking across the breakwater to the Cornish fishing village of Cawsand.
	www.touruk.co.uk /devon/plymou.htm (1096 words)

	Barbican, Plymouth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Barbican is Plymouth's old harbour area and one of the few parts of the original city to escape the bombs of the Luftwaffe during the Second World War.
		The Barbican manages to retain much of the architecture and charm of an old fishing town and port.
		The Barbican also has a great deal of underground culture, from live music to story telling evenings and festivals.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Barbican,_Plymouth (116 words)

	BBC - Devon Family Friendly - telling the story of the Pilgrim Fathers at the new Plymouth Mayflower visitor centre (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The Plymouth Mayflower, on the historical Barbican, is just a few feet away from the Mayflower steps...from where the Pilgrim Fathers departed for America in their ship, the Mayflower.
		And it is the rich history of the city which is at the heart of the new centre.
		And, from April 2002, an even greater sense of 17th century life can be captured, with special tours of the Barbican and Sutton Harbour areas...so you can sample life on Plymouth's historic waterfront, both past and present.
	www.bbc.co.uk /devon/family_friendly/plymouth_mayflower.shtml (469 words)

	Barbican Glassworks - Devon holiday and tourist attractions @ Chycor Devon, UK
		The Barbican Glassworks in Plymouth - the newest visitor attraction in the West Country.
		A journey through the centuries, it shows Plymouth's rich seafaring, fishing and trading history.
		Barbican Glassworks includes a studio where visitors can watch from close quarters as skilled glass blowers demonstrate their centuries old craft.
	www.devon-connect.co.uk /attractions/barbican/barbican.htm (199 words)

	Welcome to the Barbican Theatre, Plymouth
		The Barbican Theatre, Plymouth, places education and the development of creative skills at the heart of its mission.
		The operation of the Barbican Theatre as a venue promoting national and regional small scale touring theatre and dance.
		The company emphasis is on new and experimental work which would not otherwise be available to audiences in Plymouth and the region.
	home.clara.net /btheatre/artisticpolicy.html (242 words)

	Images of History from The Romantic Story of the Mayflower Pilgrims
		Such groups focused on celebrating their perception of a stoic and dedicated character of the "Pilgrims" and "Puritans" of 17th century New England (1991: 220).
		This type of nostalgic view of the history of the Plymouth Colony contrasted with another trend in the late 1800s and early 1900s of denouncing the perceived character of the members of the Plymouth Colony as overly inhibited, and viewing those persons as having lacked a "joy of living" (1991: 220).
		The documentary and archaeological record of the members of the Plymouth Colony instead indicate a varied and multi-faceted population which suffered far less inhibition than has been attributed to them.
	etext.lib.virginia.edu /users/deetz/Plymouth/addisonimg.html (563 words)

	Walks in Plymouth
		These are some of the many attractions in easy reach of Plymouth city centre.
		Covering the history and geography of Plymouth from Elizabethan Times to the present day in various formats from audio visual to interactives.
		This is the historic heart of the city, where the Mayflower memorial commemorates the departure of the Pilgrim Fathers for the New World.
	www.parents-guide-to-plymouth.co.uk /walksply.htm (1008 words)

	Plymouth Barbican, Plymouth - West Country - UK Attraction
		The Barbican area of Plymouth is a historical place which is well worth a visit for an interesting walk.
		Fishermen operate daily from the Barbican, and there is a multi-million fish market.
		In the evening, the Barbican becomes a popular night-spot with a variety of pubs on offer.
	www.ukattraction.com /west-country/plymouth-barbican.htm (172 words)

	The Barbican in Plymouth -- Comprehensive business directory map of the area in Devon. England. UK
		The Barbican in Plymouth -- Comprehensive business directory map of the area in Devon.
		Click on the markers that appear to find more details about The Barbican and any local area map facility.
		To move the google devon map hold the mouse button down while moving the mouse, or double-click to center.
	www.plymouthcity.co.uk /map/barbican.htm (140 words)

	Devon Explore: Plymouth
		One reminder of the devastation that took place is the old church in the middle of Charles Cross roundabout in the city centre.
		Adjacent to the Hoe lies The Barbican, the older part of the city
		To find out more about Plymouth, visit one of the related websites through the links on the right of this page.
	www.uk-devonexplore.co.uk /index.cfm?articleid=706 (158 words)

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