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Find the right tour for you through Plymouth. We've got 56 adventures going to Plymouth, starting from just 4 days in length, and the longest tour is 79 days. The most popular month to go is May, which has the largest number of tour departures.

56 Plymouth tour packages with 1,010 reviews

Cycle Devon - Coast to Coast

• 10% deposit on some dates Some departure dates offer you the chance to book this tour with a lower deposit.

• In-depth Cultural
• Coach / Bus

Best of Devon and Cornwall (6 Days)

The only reason I didn’t give excellent overall was 3 of us were put in an Uber to be taken back to the Reception Centre ( an Uber who didn’t seem to know where to drop us - so we needed to trudge with our luggage a bit of a way ) and that made us feel a little flat as we started the tour at the Reception Centre and that’s why we booked a Hotel next door. We all were left feeling a little disappointed after a great tour. We could understand the practical side but we were disappointed that we didn’t get delivered to the startng point in our coach.

• €100 deposit on some dates Some departure dates offer you the chance to book this tour with a lower deposit.

• Hiking & Trekking

Walking South Devon's Coastal Path

• Sightseeing

Best of Britain (Classic, Summer, 9 Days) (21 destinations)

Greg is an excellent Tour Director. He was well organised and kept us well informed. He had interesting and amusing stories and anecdotes relevant to the tour and never boring. He followed up on things on our behalf and kept a sun above our heads for 9 days in the UK!

Best of Britain (11 Days)

Guide was great with a lot of local knowledge and good sense of humor. Very detail oriented and good with controlling a large group.

England, Scotland & Wales

The tour was good the driver and tour guide were great! But the time was an issue to short at the stops!

Essential Britain

The tour content was great although a wee bit to much shopping for us. The guide Stewart was tremendous and was the driver who was just as knowledgeable. We hope to enjoy another next year. Thanks to all.

Grand Tour of Britain & Ireland

This tour was fabulous! We highly recommend it!

Britain & Ireland Discovery (Classic, 22 Days)

Have just returned from a 22 day Discovery Tour of U.K..& Ireland. 3/05/2017 to 23/05/2017) To me a perfect time of the year for the tour. A little chilly up Scotland but mostly just mild days. If you wish to see lots, then this is the tour to do. We had an Extremists wonderful time, visited so,e of the best places in Scotland-Ireland- Wales plus England . Our wonderful Tour Director David Parry gave us so much information both historical & local . Also managed to make every one feel special. . Could not do enough for all of us. I Accommodations was.great, yes even the small towns where we stayed. I saw all the sites that I had hoped for. Though the pace is fast . It really enabled us to Experiance so much. Thank you Insight. Ps our coach drivers where very good to, felt very relaxed with both of them

Bath, Devon & Cornwall Small Group Rail Tour

Such a lovely part of Britain (Bath, Devon and Cornwall), the accommodations were wonderful, and tour leader (Barry) was knowledgeable, entertaining and made everything go smoothly.

Britain & Ireland in Depth

Best of British Isles

Britain and Ireland Panorama (16 Days)

Everything about the trip was good, including the weather, and Greg even influenced that, playing the Beatles "Here comes the sun" to start every morning. Full breakfast was good fuel for the day. Greg was enthusiastic, knowledgable, amusing, and patient with tardy guests. The coach drivers (Liam and Tommy) were superb. The porterage was a very nice touch.

Britain and Ireland Grandeur (20 Days)

My UK Grandeur trip was magnificent as I knew very little of the places we visited as I had not visited . Our Tour Leader made it extra special for me because of the quality of the background knowledge he gave us on each place we visited- this included historical knowledge including knowledge of people and events, his knowledge of literature and architecture pertaining to where we were visiting, and his humorous stories. He chose extra, very personable and knowledgeable people to show us around certain towns and cities for example: Belfast where we listened to men both Protestant and Catholic involved in the ongoing religious war, and Liverpool where we saw the Cathedral and the areas important to the early days of the Beatle's lives and fame, we dined at Cardiff and Eire while listening to stories and their characteristic humour accompanied by traditional music. And he offered a few 'extra special highlights' to show us which I relished-for example, the hidden grove with an altar for saying Mass when doing so was banned for Catholics, the meal with the owners of the Manor in York. Highlights I'll enjoy forever It was a superb trip, well managed, with great accommodation and stops If I had one request it would be add a few extra days on so the latter half could be slowed down and more time spent - perhaps seeing a Shakespeare performance on the Stratford on Avon riverside, visiting Oxford with time to visit (as I did in Dublin) and a drive past either Balmoral or Windsor as they seem so close by. May I add another - a visit to a local in both Penzance (with a pirate's cove) and in Cornwall to hear an old man who speaks like we heard in the radio programme "The Archers. I'd enrol for this trip purely to see what we did which was marvellous and to see these extras The monthly timing of this trip was weather perfect - yes it was coldish up north in Skye but that surely was to be expected.

The British Isles in Depth

I would have to say that the tour guide (Kevin) and the bus driver (Les) were fantastic, the tourist attractions and the historical knowledge of Kevin's was extraordinary. Most hotels were great some were a little tired and needed updating. The optional extra activities were great. You have 100mb of Wi-fi on the bus each day. (Get your own mobile/cellular plan) I would have no hesitation in doing another Cosmos Tour. In my opinion, l received value for money.

What people love about Plymouth Tours

It was a great adventure and experience, especially due to our excellent director Helen, an extremely cultured and warmhearted woman with a lot of historical and literary knowledge, not to forget her humour. Very intense six days with a full but balanced programme, including nature, culture and good food and fellowship. Thank you!

Because my original trip was cancelled by Trafalgar to rearrange a new tour was difficult I am giving a little more tolerance as the tourist industry was smashed my amended timetable cost me a lot of money The trip if your a new first trip bus tour user it’s ok far to rushed for us experienced lots 1 hour walk around s. Then bed. ie Liverpool Glasgow I won’t do another bus tour in the UK

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• Deutsch: Plymouth Rundreisen
• Français: Circuits et voyages au Plymouth
• Español: Circuitos y viajes por Plymouth
• Nederlands: Plymouth Rondreizen

The Top Things to Do in Plymouth, England

When the Pilgrims set off on their epic trans-Atlantic voyage 400 years ago, it was only by chance that the port of Plymouth, England, was their final point of departure from the Old World. Originally, they’d set off from Southampton with two ships, but 300 miles out to sea, the Speedwell, their second ship, began leaking so badly they were forced to turn back, hoping ship builders in Plymouth could make the vessel once again seaworthy. But when they learned the Speedwell couldn’t be saved, as many of the Pilgrims as possible crowded aboard the Mayflower and set off again. 

This year the Mayflower 400 celebration taking place in both the Old World and the New will see many visitors paying call at the various places throughout the United Kingdom associated with the Pilgrims, including the tiny villages in Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire many of them came from. Plymouth, right on the border of Devon and Cornwall, two of England’s most beautiful counties, will likely be a major attraction. Here are the musts of what to see and do both in and near Plymouth.

Amble Through the Barbican

Plymouth was nearly leveled by German bombers during World War II, but by great good fortune, little damage occurred to the Barbican, the warren of ancient streets near the harbor with more cobbled streets than any other city in England. The area still contains many buildings the Pilgrims would have known. Two of them, the Island House and the Elizabethan House, are likely places where they lodged while awaiting to learn the fate of the Speedwell. A new museum offers interactive exhibits inside the Elizabethan House, and don’t miss the lovely hidden garden behind it. On the water’s edge, the monumental Mayflower Steps also have been recently restored. Since this area was out in the harbor in 1620, it’s not possible the Pilgrims would have descended these stairs to board the ship. A popular local legend maintains, however, that the actual steps they used were covered over a century and a half later by a structure now housing the Admiral MacBride, a charming English pub, with the original stairway supposedly buried underneath.

Take a Harbor Cruise

Plymouth’s harbor, which separates the English counties of Devon and Cornwall, is one of the finest in the world. It’s also the point where Sir Francis Drake, Captain Cook, and Charles Darwin all began their historic voyages and where many of the Titanic’s survivors returned. Today, hourlong cruises are available from Plymouth Boat Tours that explore the city’s highlights visible from the water, as well as passing by mighty warships and nuclear submarines moored at the Royal Navy Dockyard. Themed cruises offered by the company include Pirate Adventures, as well as jazz and sunset tours. Harbor ferries transport visitors to the Cornwall side of the harbor to Mount Edgecombe Country Park, where an elegant estate house and formal gardens can be seen, or to the twin Cornish villages of Cawsand and Kingsand, quaint towns with a history of smuggling in their past. Deep sea fishing expeditions depart from the harbor, and opportunities for paddle boarding, sailing, kayaking, and scuba diving are also available.

Sample Gin with a Mayflower Connection

The oldest working gin distillery in England, Plymouth Gin established the spirit as a nobleman’s drink and for centuries was the supplier for officers in the Royal Navy. Made with pure soft water from nearby Dartmoor National Park and with a proprietary blend of botanicals, the company’s gin products are all made in a Victorian-era still that can be viewed during the popular 40-minute tours. And Plymouth Gin has its own unique connection to the Mayflower also. Originally constructed as a monastery dating to the 1430s, the structure currently has a swanky upstairs cocktail lounge, a long room with magnificent soaring ceilings that was once the refectory where the monks took their meals. It’s also the room where it’s commonly believed the Pilgrims had their final meal before setting off to the New World the next morning—a list of all 102 Mayflower passengers is emblazoned on the wall. Don’t leave before picking up a recipe for the “Mayflower Martini” in the gift shop.

Sample Local Eats

A diversity of culinary choices makes dining in Plymouth an adventure. Seafood is of course abundant with menu choices at the many restaurants lining the harbor including local fish like whiting, sprat, and plaice. The Barbican’s historic Jacka Bakery, established in 1597, now prepares artisanal bread, pastries, and cakes, but in 1620 they supplied the Pilgrims with the hardtack carried on the Mayflower—it can still be ordered online. Be sure to sample Cornish pasties, savory pies filled with meats and vegetables shaped into a semi-circle with crimped edges. Partaking in a Devon Cream Tea, an afternoon ritual of drinking tea and munching on scones covered with clotted cream and jam, shouldn’t be missed. The folks in Devon insist the jam be placed atop the cream, while in neighboring Cornwall it’s the other way around. Try both ways at the Tudor Rose Tea Room or at the Duke of Cornwall Hotel, where the elegant “Tea at the Top” also offers scenic views from the hotel’s highest floors.

Park Yourself in the Hoe

Think of the Hoe as Plymouth’s Central Park. Sitting adjacent to an imposing 17th-century fortress, the Royal Citadel, the Hoe’s wide expanses high above the harbor offer spectacular views. Legend has it that Sir Francis Drake looked out on the passing Spanish Armada from here as he enjoyed a game of lawn bowling. Even better views can be had from atop Smeaton’s Tower, a beloved red-and-white striped lighthouse. Elsewhere in the park are an impressive Naval War Memorial; the Tinside Lido, an Art Deco saltwater swimming pool; and “The Beatle Bums,” an art installation on the very spot where the Fab Four sat and had a famous photo taken of them when they visited Plymouth in 1963. For two days in August, the Hoe will host the British Fireworks Championships.

Get Close to Sharks

Just steps from the Barbican, the National Marine Aquarium offers “fin for everyone” inside the United Kingdom’s largest aquarium. With more than 4,000 aquatic animals in four separate zones, the main focus is on the waters near Plymouth Sound, the British coast, and the Atlantic Ocean, but a section called “Blue Planet” offers brightly colored fish from the Great Barrier Reef and elsewhere in the world. Only a plate of glass separates viewers from sharks, green turtles, barracudas and rays swimming in huge tanks that visitors walk both through and under. VIP Behind-the-Scenes tours are offered as well as daily talks and shows like “Meet the Sharks” and “Dive Show.”

Shop for Local Wares

Shoppers in Plymouth can choose from the Drake Circus Shopping Mall in the center city with more than 70 of the United Kingdom’s top brand names, or they can hop on a ferry from the Barbican to go to the Royal William Yard, a former naval provisions storage facility that’s been repurposed into a home for restaurants, art galleries, and shops like independent clothing boutiques. Open air events like live music are offered as well as rotating art exhibitions, and the Ocean Studios located at the Yard is a creative hub where you can be paired with local makers to fashion your own ceramics, jewelry, and mosaics. Many of the centuries-old buildings lining the streets of the Barbican now house unique shops, including The House that Jack Built, a quirky arcade with meandering passageways complete with water fountains and witches and gnomes rotating on poles. Shops range from purveyors of handmade chocolates to vintage fashions. There’s even a resident tarot card reader!

Think Inside “The Box”

A new cultural hot spot for Plymouth that opened in the spring of 2020 is called The Box, which brings together local archives, natural history exhibits (including a “Mammoth Gallery”), contemporary art, and temporary exhibits like “Mayflower 400: Legend and Legacy” that has been created in cooperation with hundreds of museums, libraries, and archives in the U.S., U.K, and elsewhere, as well as the Wampanoag tribe of Native Americans in Massachusetts. Objects and images in the exhibition will take a look at early English colonization efforts in North America while at the same time detailing the lives of the Mayflower’s passengers, showing the political and religious contexts for their journey. The 18-month exhibition will extend until September of 2021. Another traveling exhibit, “Wampum: Stories from the Shells of Native America,” will be highlighted with a new wampum belt pieced together by the Wampanoags that will travel throughout England and be on display in Plymouth from September 5 to October 24.

Take a Hike

For those who enjoy long walks, the entire region of Devon and Cornwall offers a multitude of options. The 630-mile Southwest Coastal Path along the shores of both counties offers stupendous views in many places, and although the nine miles of it passing through Plymouth are largely urban, a good sampling of it can be had by taking the ferry across the harbor to Mount Edgecumbe, exploring its gardens, then setting off on the coastal path to the twin Cornish towns of Cawsand and Kingsand with their charming pubs, restaurants, and shops. Just east of Plymouth, a total of 40 walks through defined “Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty” are suggested by the organization South Devon Explorer. Spot peregrine falcons on the Plym Valley Trail, described as a green corridor connecting Plymouth to Dartmoor National Park. And organized walking tours inside Plymouth itself include one offered by Devon and Cornwall Tour Guides that gives a good overview of the Pilgrims’ story including colorful tales like the one concerning young Pilgrim John Howland, who was swept overboard but saved. In the New World, he fathered 10 children to become the ancestor of millions of Americans, including both President Bushes.

Dart Over to Dartmouth

Further east along Devon’s coast lies another enticing destination with a Pilgrim connection. The charming town of Dartmouth was actually the first town where the Pilgrims’ two ships stopped after the Speedwell started taking on water. Several days were spent there making repairs, to no avail since the Pilgrims were forced to turn back once again, this time to Plymouth, where the Speedwell was finally declared unfit for travel. Take a walk through the narrow, picturesque streets of Dartmouth with Les Ellis, the “Town Crier,” dressed in red, blue, and gold with a tunic, waistcoat, breeches, and a tricorn hat with an ostrich feather in it.

An absolute must-see in the area is Greenway, Agatha Christie’s holiday home, easily accessible by an old-time steam train from Dartmouth. Family furniture and artifacts fill the house, including the piano Agatha played (but only when no one was listening) and relics from digs found on trips to the Middle East she made with her archaeologist husband. The extensive and heavily wooded gardens outside contain 2,700 species of trees and plants, and a steep path down to the river transports visitors to the boathouse, scene of the crime in Christie’s "Dead Man’s Folly." Afterwards, take the ferry on the River Dart back to Dartmouth, passing the huge Mayflower Tree, where a local legend maintains the Pilgrims worshipped during their time in Dartmouth.

Enjoy the Wide Open Spaces at Dartmoor

Imagine an area the size of London but with more sheep than people. That describes Dartmoor National Park with its stunning vistas of hilly woodlands and heather-covered moors, punctuated by 160 rocky granite outcrops called tors that are perfect for rock climbers of all abilities. England’s highest waterfall is here, as well as the largest concentration of Bronze Age ruins in the country, including stone rows, circles, and round houses. Dartmoor is both beautiful and eerie at one and the same—it’s the place where Sherlock Holmes went in quest of the supernatural “Hound of the Baskervilles.” Recreational possibilities abound, including hiking and horseback riding where you can watch wild ponies and their foals from your own tamer steed. Tours to Dartmoor by Select Southwest Tours and Unique Devon tours are regularly scheduled or can be arranged privately, and the adventurous can rent bicycles or even get a bird’s eye view of the whole 400-square-mile park from a hot air balloon!

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Plymouth Walking Tours

Explore the historic city of Plymouth with the expert guides from Devon & Cornwall Tour Guides, offering the only regular, bookable walking tours in the city.

There are two choices of walking tours that are one hour each: wander through the Barbican District and see where Mayflower Pilgrims walked, or check out the waterfront with a visit to Plymouth Hoe and a stroll through the City Centre. Whichever tour you choose, we’ll do our best to show you all of Plymouth’s iconic sights.

• Visit the historic Barbican District with its 15th and 16th century buildings
• Follow in the footsteps of the Mayflower Pilgrims, Sir Francis Drake and many others
• Stand on Plymouth Hoe and marvel at the history of this iconic location
• Enjoy the expertise of our fully accredited tour guides as they lead you throughout the city

Booking via  plymouthtourguides.co.uk

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Nestled on the southern slopes of Dartmoor, in a beautiful wooded valley beside the river Dart, Buckfast Abbey offers visitors a tranquil refuge from the hectic pace of everyday life.

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The Mayflower Museum explores the story of the voyage of the Pilgrims and their journey aboard the Mayflower.

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Experience an unforgettable coastal adventure with a guided tour of Drake’s Island, in partnership with Plymouth Boat Trips. Don’t miss out on discovering the hidden treasures of this beautiful island and creating unforgettable memories with your loved ones. The tours are currently unavailable but will resume in 2024.

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DRAKE’S ISLAND

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Step on to Drake’s Island for one of the most unique and interesting guided tours in Plymouth and throughout the South West.

Learn all about the history and the mysteries surrounding the island. Walk the tunnels, deep into the island itself, see the abundance of wildlife that has made Drake’s Island their home and view Plymouth from a whole new perspective, as you climb to the highest part of the island for that perfect photo opportunity.

Visit Drake’s Island for the perfect family adventure!

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Setting off from The Barbican, our guided tours offer over 2 hrs of history, mystery, wildlife, exploration of the island and views across Plymouth & Cornwall.

If you are looking for something to do with your family when in Plymouth, hop onto the ferry and take a glimpse at what awaits you on Drake’s Island.

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Drake’s Island is full of history, stories and views for miles. On your guided tour we’ll explain the history of the island as well its marine and bird life and you’ll see Plymouth from a beautiful new perspective.

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Finally we got to visit Drakes Island and it was well worth it. We were in a small group of 12 and Dr Pete was very informative of the history of Drakes Island and gave an insight to the future plans to help conserve the buildings and island. His passion for learning more about the Island as more is slowly unearthed and discovered is shared as he guides you around. The short ferry trip from Plymouth Barbican also gives a lovely scenic view of Plymouth Hoe. More…

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