PLYMOUTH Devon UK November 2021 - Plymouth City Centre to Plymouth Hoe - 4K Walk

Join us for a walk in Plymouth City Centre, Devon, UK. Our walk starts in Drake Circus Shopping Centre. We explore Plymouth City Centre before heading to Plymouth Hoe and finishing our walk by Smeatons Tower with fantastic views over Plymouth Sound.
Plymouth is a port city in Devon, South West England, approximately 37 miles south-west of Exeter and 190 miles south-west of London. Enclosing the city are the mouths of the river Plym and river Tamar, which are naturally incorporated into Plymouth Sound to form a boundary with Cornwall.
Plymouth is known for its maritime heritage and historic Barbican district with narrow, cobbled streets. Sutton Harbour is home to the National Marine Aquarium. Also in the harbour are several marinas and a fish market, the Plymouth Fisheries. The Mayflower Steps are where the Pilgrim Fathers set sail for the New World in 1620. Establishing Plymouth Colony, the second English settlement in what is now the United States of America.
Plymouth has a post-war shopping area in the city centre with substantial pedestrianisation. At the west end of the zone inside a grade II listed building is the Pannier Market that was completed in 1959. In terms of retail floorspace, Plymouth is ranked in the top five in the South West and 29th nationally. The Tinside Pool is situated at the foot of the Hoe and became a grade II listed building in 1998 before being restored to its 1930s look for £3.4 million.
The annual British Firework Championships are held in August, which attracts tens of thousands of people across the waterfront.
Plymouth Hoe is a large south-facing open public space, with wonderful views of Plymouth Sound, Drake's Island, and across the Hamoaze to Mount Edgcumbe in Cornwall.
Plymouth Hoe has a long broad tarmacked promenade which serves as a spectacular military parade ground and is often used for displays by Plymouth-based Royal Navy, Royal Marines, the Army garrison, as well as for travelling funfairs and open-air concerts.
A prominent landmark on the Hoe is Smeaton's Tower. This is the upper portion of John Smeaton's Eddystone Lighthouse, which was originally built on the Eddystone Rocks, located 14 miles to the south, in 1759. It was dismantled in 1877 and moved, stone by stone, to the Hoe where it was re-erected. Smeaton's Tower has been a Grade I-listed building since 1954. It is open for visitors, who may climb 93 steps, including steep ladders, to the lantern room, and observe Plymouth Sound and the city.
The city's main theatre is Theatre Royal Plymouth, presenting large-scale West End shows and smaller works as well as an extensive education and outreach programme. Plymouth Pavilions stages music concerts, basketball matches and stand-up comedy.
Plymouth Leander is the most successful swimming club in Great Britain along with Plymouth Diving Club.
Plymouth is an important centre for watersports, especially scuba diving and sailing. The Port of Plymouth Regatta is one of the oldest regattas in the world, and has been held regularly since 1823. In September 2011, Plymouth hosted the America's Cup World Series for nine days.
Plymouth is home to Plymouth Argyle F.C. who play in the third tier of English football league known as Football League One. The team's home ground is called Home Park. Other sports clubs include Plymouth Albion Plymouth Raiders and Plymouth Gladiators. Plymouth Albion Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club that was founded in 1875.
Thanks for watching, we hope you enjoy!
Check out our new Exeter City Centre walk here 👉 • EXETER Devon UK Octobe...
and our new Truro City Centre walk 👉 • TRURO Cornwall UK Nove...
Don't forget to LIKE this video and SUBSCRIBE to our channel (IT'S FREE) 🔔
👉 / tvjourneys
Other FREE ways to support the channel
📺 Playing the video for the entire duration (even in the background is fine)
♥️ Sharing a link to this video with your friends on social media
💬 Leaving a comment
👍 Liking the video
SUPPORT US
All this walking is thirsty work so if you enjoy our videos feel free to buy us a coffee.
👉 www.ko-fi.com/tvjourneys
MORE VIDEOS - You may enjoy some of our other DEVON walks:
Plymouth 👉 • Plymouth Barbican - De...
Exeter 👉 • Exeter - Devon - City ...
Shaldon 👉 • Shaldon - Devon - Engl...
Torquay 👉 • Torquay - Devon - Town...
Brixham 👉 • Brixham - Devon - Engl...
Paignton 👉 • Paignton - Devon - Eng...
Salcombe 👉 • Salcombe - Devon - Eng...
Dartmouth 👉 • Dartmouth - Devon - En...
Check out our CORNWALL walks too:
Boscastle 👉 • BOSCASTLE Cornwall 202...
Port Isaac 👉 • PORT ISAAC Cornwall 20...
Newquay 👉 • NEWQUAY Cornwall July ...
Mevagissey 👉 • MEVAGISSEY Cornwall Ju...
Fowey 👉 • Fowey - Cornwall - Eng...
Bude 👉 • Bude - Cornwall - Engl...
Mousehole 👉 • Mousehole - Cornwall -...
Falmouth 👉 • Falmouth - Cornwall - ...
Penzance 👉 • Penzance - Cornwall - ...
St Ives 👉 • St Ives - Cornwall - E...

[@billparsonson7259]

Great video. Born here in 1979, raised here, still live here and I love it. Its a shame there aren't videos of the city centre in the 1980's when it was beating packed and vibrant. The town centre these days is looking old, stale and run down. Hopefully the council work going on right now will provide improvements.

[@TVJourneys]

I remember Plymouth in the 1980's. Hopefully it will get back to being like that again. Yes i hope so too. Thanks for watching

[@vanindersinghhundal9495]

I have worked here in this shoppiñg centre when it was build as concrete finisher.It was in the year 2004 to the end in 2005 ...It was memorable and cherished job of my carreier....i luv the town and the beach...

[@TheLaughingLion]

I really enjoyed seeing the shopping center there and also the outdoor walking promenade areas. The views at the lighthouse tower are certainly glorious to see. Thanks for sharing this wonderful walk in Devon

[@TVJourneys]

Thanks so much for watching and your lovely comment too 😊

[@renatalimarzi]

Hello, my dear friend! Plymouth is well known! I enjoyed very much to walk with you discovering the beauty and the charm of this city!

[@TVJourneys]

Hello Renata, thanks so much for stopping by. I'm glad you enjoyed it and best wishes for a happy new week :)

[@renatalimarzi]

@@TVJourneys Always a great joy following your channel, my dear friend! A BIG hug! Renata

[@TVJourneys]

Ahh thank you so much Renata. Big hug too! Have a great day 💖

[@renatalimarzi]

@@TVJourneys Ciao!!😘

[@TVJourneys]

Bye 😘

[@sagegreen1671]

Been living here all of my life, must say these sights never get old

[@TVJourneys]

Thanks so much for watching 😊

[@StrikingVista24]

Awesome city...........stay connected

[@TVJourneys]

Thanks for watching :)

[@BluemoonTraveler]

Very nice place and beautiful scenery. Your Plymouth city tour looks so impressive. Big liked. Have a happy time my friend...👍👍

[@TVJourneys]

Thanks very much my friend. Have a lovely day 😊💖

[@billyb5057]

nice shopping mall there mate looks a nice city so many shops there too as always thanks for the walk *fully viewed👍🏼Au👍🏼a big like too*

[@TVJourneys]

Thanks very much Billy. Have a great weekend 😊

[@pinkskitchen]

This place looks so beautiful my friend. TFS. Stay connected 🙂

[@TVJourneys]

Thanks very much for watching

[@aniruddhatraveler]

Fantastic video my friend thanks for sharing enjoy your weekend stay connected

[@TVJourneys]

Thanks very much my friend. Have a great weekend

[@worldtravelrafhat7886]

The mal looks amazing! Thanks you for the tour! Looking forward to new videos! Thanks

[@TVJourneys]

Thanks very much for watching. I'm glad you enjoyed it :)

[@GINCHANNELcar_moto]

Beautiful shopping centre

[@TVJourneys]

Thanks very much for watching. Have a great weekend

[@joebee1558]

What!!!!!!

[@annatraveler]

Very neautiful walking tour in the streets !!! Like 10

[@TVJourneys]

Thanks very much Anna. Have a great weekend

[@trendingwwwandw]

very old looking beautiful building at 28:01mins 💖

[@TVJourneys]

Thanks very much for watching 😊💖

[@EugeniuszDelbowski]

Thank you for the nice November walk around Plymouth. 👍 Regards - Eugene. 🇵🇱

[@TVJourneys]

Thanks very much Eugene. I'm glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@MyTravelChannel-RO]

A wonderful stroll through Plymouth City Centre, thanks for showing us around! It's great you gave us the opportunity to accompany you on this beautiful shopping tour! I enjoyed the whole tour.👍

[@TVJourneys]

Thank you so much my friend. I'm happy you enjoyed it 😊💖

[@HDWalkingAdventures]

Another great place to walk around. Thanks to the tour.

[@TVJourneys]

Thanks very much for watching 😊

[@nomadicwalks274]

Excellent tour of the Shopping center, Thank you very much for sharing!

[@TVJourneys]

Thanks very much for watching. I'm glad you enjoyed it :)

[@justwalk-travelasmrchannel8513]

this is a pro-level video! super awesome!!

[@TVJourneys]

Thank you so much! :)

[@ReiseVisionen]

Very amazing tour. It's a wonderful place my friend. Stay safe and healthy.

[@TVJourneys]

Thanks very much my friend. Stay safe and healthy too :)

[@ATJHTRAVELS]

Fantastic share sledgehammered that like button stay safe awesome and blessed enjoyed and shared

[@TVJourneys]

Thanks very much my friend. Have a great weekend

[@wind-up_team]

Very nice video, my sincere congratulations!

[@TVJourneys]

Thank you so much!

[@X-HyperlapseTravelChanne-tk2ju]

another follower right here! Happy to see another good channel!

[@TVJourneys]

Thanks very much! Welcome :)

[@TakisTravel]

Interesting video. 👍 Have a great weekend.

[@TVJourneys]

Thanks very much Takis. Have a great weekend too 😊

[@juppjung]

Hi there, nice shots, interesting video. Thumbs up. Greetings and have a nice week Joseph

[@TVJourneys]

Thanks very much Joseph. Have a great weekend

[@gurmeetkaur4218]

Wow! How things have changed! My last visit was in 2001 when i was studying there.

[@TVJourneys]

Yes it has changed quite a bit! Thanks for watching :)

[@svitlanamirnaya4121]

Hello! Nice video 😊!

[@TVJourneys]

Thank you very much! 😊

[@orshoyabudai]

Thank you 🙏

[@TVJourneys]

Thank you for watching 💖

[@poorditor]

Thanks for the upload . Shame to see how the city centre has declined it had so much more to it in the 90’s. Drake Circus has swallowed up most of the known retailers and as you get down towards Cornwall Street and Armada Way you can see the deprivation. The council need to get a grip it’s getting worse year on year .

[@nightcorekipo4172]

Amazing ❤❤ Nice video ❤❤❤❤ So good ❤❤❤ Great job ❤❤❤❤❤❤ Stay connected and stay safe

[@TVJourneys]

Thanks very much 😊💖

[@clarkmadrosen1780]

Nice looking area.

[@TVJourneys]

Thanks for watching Clark. Have a great weekend

[@clarkmadrosen1780]

@@TVJourneys thanks. I look forward to your next video. 😊

[@TVJourneys]

Thanks very much 😊

[@nehafathimasartcraft2265]

Nice Upload friend Like 30

[@TVJourneys]

Thanks very much :)

[@TheGuvOfWythenshawe]

Drakes Circus (inside) reminds me a little bit of what the inside of the Manchester Arndale looks like today

[@TVJourneys]

Thanks for watching 😊

[@champagnesylvie-lavieenfra1378]

🌸🌼🌸 Hello from a French visitor 🌼🌸🌼 I think that I wentto Plymouth when I was younger. But it's so diffrent now. 🌼🌸🌼 ░L░O ░ V░ E░ and greetings from France ░🌸🌼🌸 🌼🌸🌼 nice share! 🌼🌸🌼❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🌼🌸🌼

[@TVJourneys]

Thank you so much for your lovely comment. Love and greetings from England 💖😊💕

[@SarahRickard]

💚

[@TVJourneys]

Thank you 😊 💕

[@user-te2bo1ij4l]

Is lvor Dewdney's pasty shop still at the bottom of Cornwall street? And the Majestic dance hall at the bottom of Union street?

[@damilarefadiya1470]

How cold is the winter in Plymouth

[@TVJourneys]

Thanks for watching. In winter it's a high of about 9 degrees and low of 4 degrees

[@damilarefadiya1470]

@@TVJourneys thank you very much. I plan to be in Plymouth by August. I’ll be studying at the university of Plymouth

[@TVJourneys]

Good luck with your studies. Hope your move to Plymouth goes well.

[@yinhonglin9592]

Let's be honest, it looks better than exeter guildhall 😆

[@lV_THN-bk5hf]

ayo when are u there i wanna be in a vid ur cool

[@KM-wv2og]

This looks so plain and ugly... I was thinking of moving there but not now😮

[@gemma8611]

Me too! Exactly why i watched the video. But it looks so depressing.

[@kateohdowd]

it's even worse in person

[@user-bk2qx7vy5h]

आप हमारे चेनल में जुड़े

[@TVJourneys]

Thanks for watching

[@daydays12]

I really appreciate the pedestrianisation of Plymouth City centre, so much nicer for walkers than many other towns and cities. But.... after 'Drake's circus' which has the same shops and unhealthy eating places as you find all over Britain what a sad looking array of extremely unhealthy 'restaurants' and wind swept concrete areas with shrubby trees., spindly trees and others which appear to be dead.Then there's run down areas, concrete dug up and closed shop space. There appears to be no public transport....only cars. A lot of wide open concreted over space - certainly a wind trap. I imagine this place at night would be insalubrious, even dangerous. As the walk progresses we find nicer, older trees but the windswept nature of the place gets worse and more and more boarded up shops. Then there's a horrible metal 'monument' in the middle of a roundabout. What is it for? Then more fenced off areas with empty shop spaces 'to let'. There's certainly a lot of walking space to give you plantar fascitis. It is all the same...concrete and wide pavements....nothing original, quirky original or organic....it looks 'planned' and plonked down, as it was, in the 1950s ....that the trees are not mature is scary....was this expanse of concrete treeless in the past? More fenced off areas with piles of earth and holes in the ground....Then we reach a rather Ceaucescu open space with nothing in it....quite 'soviet'. Adopted by 'the youth' for skate boarding A tower block looms in the distance. It would appear that no one lives in this part of the city. There are no food shops for fruit and veg etc. We reach a main road, with through traffic it would appear and signs of public transport...a bus or two. Along this main thoroughfare in the distance is an old church and nearer what seems to be a modern imitation of an old building and a tower block and another 'soviet' style wide open space with skateboarders. At last a (small) patch of grass. This city doesn't seem to appreciate 'nature' so even this small strip of grass is nice to see. Then we reach a water feature and at last a couple of mature trees. Quite nice. But brief for now we are in a car park and then, returning? theres a water feature ...fountains and few nice looking buildings. The walk starts to be more interesting, more greenery and no shops and nicer buildings until we reach a long high blank wall ( what is it?), we cross another motor road and reach what I know to be the Hoe, which is quite nice except for the enormous concrete monument and the even more enormous area of tarmac .. . But at last we reach grass and a beautiful view of Plymouth sound, a view which escaped the planners.....Barbarian Abercrombie and his ilk were not able to destroy and plan this view away.. Thank you for this interesting video.

[@anythingbootneck]

Brutal, but so true!

[@daydays12]

@@anythingbootneck Thank you for that! 🙂