Tanya's Guidebook

Tanya
Tanya's Guidebook

Sightseeing

Fantastic views, wild swimming, ice creams and The Beatles once visited.
81 locals recommend
Hoe Park
4 Osborne Pl
81 locals recommend
Fantastic views, wild swimming, ice creams and The Beatles once visited.
The oldest part of Plymouth with sea side walks and ice creams and resturants - fish and chips to die for!
106 locals recommend
The Barbican
The Barbican
106 locals recommend
The oldest part of Plymouth with sea side walks and ice creams and resturants - fish and chips to die for!
A great walk around - 3 miles. Grab an icecream from the vans.
52 locals recommend
Burrator Reservoir
52 locals recommend
A great walk around - 3 miles. Grab an icecream from the vans.
On the National Cycle Route - 27 - beautiful woods and a river - 10mins away
23 locals recommend
Plymbridge Woods
Plymbridge Road
23 locals recommend
On the National Cycle Route - 27 - beautiful woods and a river - 10mins away
Miles of sand and cliffs for walks
98 locals recommend
Whitsand Bay
98 locals recommend
Miles of sand and cliffs for walks
Sand, shale and rock pools to while away the hours.
48 locals recommend
Wembury Beach
48 locals recommend
Sand, shale and rock pools to while away the hours.
The most beautiful garden with different areas of planting and a cafe for a snack before or after.
34 locals recommend
The Garden House
Pound Road
34 locals recommend
The most beautiful garden with different areas of planting and a cafe for a snack before or after.
Pre book ahead for a sailing lesson, canoes, knacks and SUP’s.
15 locals recommend
Mount Batten
15 locals recommend
Pre book ahead for a sailing lesson, canoes, knacks and SUP’s.
Historic Stannary Town with links to Drake and Benedictine monks - a good park for kids, swimming pool, local shops, cafes, resturants and pubs.
157 locals recommend
Tavistock
157 locals recommend
Historic Stannary Town with links to Drake and Benedictine monks - a good park for kids, swimming pool, local shops, cafes, resturants and pubs.
Historic fishing town with a beach, narrow streets, cafes and Fish and Chips. Park in the big car park next to the river and walk across the bridge to explore.
209 locals recommend
Looe
209 locals recommend
Historic fishing town with a beach, narrow streets, cafes and Fish and Chips. Park in the big car park next to the river and walk across the bridge to explore.
Beautiful parkland and coastal walks - right on the SW Coastal footpath with amazing views.
144 locals recommend
Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park
144 locals recommend
Beautiful parkland and coastal walks - right on the SW Coastal footpath with amazing views.
Local shopping centre.
65 locals recommend
Drake Circus Shopping Centre
1 Charles St
65 locals recommend
Local shopping centre.
Historic local pub
7 locals recommend
Dolphin Hotel
14 The Barbican
7 locals recommend
Historic local pub
Great local walk along the river.
Warleigh Point Nature Reserve
Station Road
Great local walk along the river.
A steep hill to climb but lots of independent local shops.
351 locals recommend
Totnes
351 locals recommend
A steep hill to climb but lots of independent local shops.
A good river walk with impressive waterfall - wear walking boots or wellies.
82 locals recommend
Lydford Gorge Tea Rooms
1 Southgate
82 locals recommend
A good river walk with impressive waterfall - wear walking boots or wellies.
Catch the foot ferry in the summer to Cawsands and Kingsands from The Royal William Yard.
32 locals recommend
Cawsand Beach
32 locals recommend
Catch the foot ferry in the summer to Cawsands and Kingsands from The Royal William Yard.
Small car park but a nice walk once across the river - WATCH THE TIDES!!!
8 locals recommend
Lopwell Dam
Watery Lane
8 locals recommend
Small car park but a nice walk once across the river - WATCH THE TIDES!!!
30mins away by car - get out and stretch your legs and walk to Avon dam reservoir.
13 locals recommend
Avon Dam Reservoir
13 locals recommend
30mins away by car - get out and stretch your legs and walk to Avon dam reservoir.

Food scene

Brilliant local pub food
17 locals recommend
The Who'd Have Thought It Inn
17 locals recommend
Brilliant local pub food
Wonderful restaurants and a foot ferry across to Cornwall.
150 locals recommend
Royal William Yard
150 locals recommend
Wonderful restaurants and a foot ferry across to Cornwall.
Michelin rated resturant run by Ryan and Tanya - amazing food.
The Fig Tree @ 36
36 Admiralty St
Michelin rated resturant run by Ryan and Tanya - amazing food.
The oldest bakery in Plymouth. Be prepared for a queue
12 locals recommend
Jacka Bakery
38 Southside St
12 locals recommend
The oldest bakery in Plymouth. Be prepared for a queue
Pre Order a box of award winning brownies, cinnamon buns for breakfast, a cream tea to eat on Dartmoor or a cake for a special occasion.
Porsham Cakes
Roborough Lane
Pre Order a box of award winning brownies, cinnamon buns for breakfast, a cream tea to eat on Dartmoor or a cake for a special occasion.
Great pub with great food and atmosphere - run by long standing Publican - Mandy Robinson
9 locals recommend
Drake Manor Inn
The Village
9 locals recommend
Great pub with great food and atmosphere - run by long standing Publican - Mandy Robinson
Amazing food with beautiful gardens. Once owned by the Duke of Bedford.
28 locals recommend
Hotel Endsleigh
28 locals recommend
Amazing food with beautiful gardens. Once owned by the Duke of Bedford.
The best place for lunch, dinner or a cream tea next to the fire on an autumn day.
16 locals recommend
Lewtrenchard Manor
16 locals recommend
The best place for lunch, dinner or a cream tea next to the fire on an autumn day.
Good local Indian resturant.
6 locals recommend
Nibana
9 Morshead Rd
6 locals recommend
Good local Indian resturant.
A decent local Chinese Resturant - eat in or takeaway
8 locals recommend
Birds Nest Tavistock
4 Barley Market St
8 locals recommend
A decent local Chinese Resturant - eat in or takeaway
Good Pizza’s!
12 locals recommend
Robertson's Restaurant and Pizzeria
4-8 Pepper St
12 locals recommend
Good Pizza’s!
Our nearest Fish and Chips.
The Village
19 Morshead Rd
Our nearest Fish and Chips.
A great place for a breakfast with a view - do book!
20 locals recommend
The Dock Café
Brunel Way
20 locals recommend
A great place for a breakfast with a view - do book!
Have a great breakfast here before catching the foot ferry to Mount Edgecombe for coastal walks.
Elvira's Cafe
7 Admiral's Hard
Have a great breakfast here before catching the foot ferry to Mount Edgecombe for coastal walks.
Great cream teas - try the scone cake.
12 locals recommend
Badgers Holt Restaurant & Tearooms
12 locals recommend
Great cream teas - try the scone cake.
Buy a pasty to keep you going on a Dartmoor walk. A good range of flavours.
The Original Pasty House
West Street
Buy a pasty to keep you going on a Dartmoor walk. A good range of flavours.
Hand made chocolates by Nick Kittle - worth a visit
Domea Favour Chocolate
Hand made chocolates by Nick Kittle - worth a visit
Top resturant for lunches, dinners and Sunday Roast
26 locals recommend
Salumi
18 Millbay Rd
26 locals recommend
Top resturant for lunches, dinners and Sunday Roast
Great local pub with a good vibe
Lord High Admiral
33 Stonehouse St
Great local pub with a good vibe
Family owned since the 1970’s great steak and chips.
Steak & Omelette
116-118 Cornwall St
Family owned since the 1970’s great steak and chips.
Good Thai food.
The Thai House
63 Notte Street
Good Thai food.
Good handmade pasties using local ingredients and a selection of cakes and pastries - run by Stacey and Sam
St. Stephens Bakery
Ridgeway
Good handmade pasties using local ingredients and a selection of cakes and pastries - run by Stacey and Sam
Great local brewery and bakery offering takeaway - pre book online.
Roam Brewing Company
Weston Park Road
Great local brewery and bakery offering takeaway - pre book online.
Book a visit.
Dartmoor Brewery
Station Road
Book a visit.
The best fish and chips - worth the drive! Or call in on the way back from Looe.
48 locals recommend
The Coddy Shack
48 locals recommend
The best fish and chips - worth the drive! Or call in on the way back from Looe.
Trustworthy Pizza Express near The Vue cinema
7 locals recommend
Pizza Express
Strand
7 locals recommend
Trustworthy Pizza Express near The Vue cinema
Good Greek and seafood.
7 locals recommend
The Village Restaurant
32 Southside St
7 locals recommend
Good Greek and seafood.
Old thatched local pub with a good range of pub lunches. It’s small - book ahead.
17 locals recommend
The Royal Oak
17 locals recommend
Old thatched local pub with a good range of pub lunches. It’s small - book ahead.

Cinema

Local cinema
52 locals recommend
Vue Cinema
Shapters Road
52 locals recommend
Local cinema
Cinema
7 locals recommend
Cineworld Plymouth
11 Bretonside
7 locals recommend
Cinema

Things to do

Wild swimming when the tide is right. Grab a plate of chips and a coffee after to warm you up. Charles Darwin left from here.
9 locals recommend
Devils Point Tidal Pool
Admiralty Road
9 locals recommend
Wild swimming when the tide is right. Grab a plate of chips and a coffee after to warm you up. Charles Darwin left from here.
Largest marine aquarium in the UK.
208 locals recommend
National Marine Aquarium
208 locals recommend
Largest marine aquarium in the UK.
Fantastic refurbished local and historical museum.
56 locals recommend
Plymouth City Museum & Art Gallery
Tavistock Place
56 locals recommend
Fantastic refurbished local and historical museum.
A small compact zoo - good for children of all ages.
83 locals recommend
Dartmoor Zoo
83 locals recommend
A small compact zoo - good for children of all ages.
Beautiful planting and a huge tropical biome. Well worth a visit.
1111 locals recommend
Eden Project
1111 locals recommend
Beautiful planting and a huge tropical biome. Well worth a visit.
Catch the train or water taxi to Calstock and back - beautiful views of the river Tamar.
13 locals recommend
Calstock
13 locals recommend
Catch the train or water taxi to Calstock and back - beautiful views of the river Tamar.
Get up close to free flying butterflies, watch the otters getting fed and have a snack lunch in the cake - the small shop sells lots of model railway bits and bobs - you can catch the steam train to Totnes.
55 locals recommend
Buckfast Butterfly Farm and Dartmoor Otter Sanctuary
Dart Bridge Road
55 locals recommend
Get up close to free flying butterflies, watch the otters getting fed and have a snack lunch in the cake - the small shop sells lots of model railway bits and bobs - you can catch the steam train to Totnes.
Escape rooms.
Escape Rooms Plymouth
14-17 Manor St
Escape rooms.

National Trust

National Trust - home of Sir Francis Drake
51 locals recommend
Buckland Abbey
51 locals recommend
National Trust - home of Sir Francis Drake
National Trust with an estuary walk - great for bird watching.
21 locals recommend
Saltram Park
21 locals recommend
National Trust with an estuary walk - great for bird watching.
Once visited by Henry 8th. Fantastic National Trust House.
99 locals recommend
Cotehele House
99 locals recommend
Once visited by Henry 8th. Fantastic National Trust House.
Alice in Wonderland was filmed here.
52 locals recommend
National Trust Antony
Ferry Lane
52 locals recommend
Alice in Wonderland was filmed here.