| rooms are stair-access only. some units also have bay windows, seating areas or 4-poster beds. freebies include cooked breakfast and limited parking. the low-key rooms feature contemporary furnishings, plus free wi-fi, tvs, and tea and coffeemaking facilities. built in 1879, this refined family-run hotel is a 1-minute walk from hoe park and a 5-minute walk from the port. check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. other amenities include a tv room, a reading room, a bar and 2 function rooms
Exeter Airport 58 min
Tinside Lido (8 min)
Art deco National Trust - Buckland Abbey (26 min)
Centuries-old abbey with an estate museum & gardens, situated among woodlands with marked trails. Plymouth Gin Distillery (10 min)
Pre-booked tours of gin distillery with Pilgrim Fathers link, also offering bar/dining experiences. Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park (42 min)
Imposing 16th-century manor and grounds, with art, tapestries and porcelain. Open March-September. National Marine Aquarium (15 min)
Art deco-style aquarium with fresh and sea fish, sharks, feeding sessions and underwater tunnel. Whitsand Bay (37 min)
3-mile beach for walking, jogging & surfing, with lifeguards, tide pools & areas for diving. Burgh Island (50 min)
Small tidal island featuring an Art Deco hotel, a pub and footpaths offering ocean views. Royal William Yard (5 min)
Collection of imposing Royal Navy buildings from the early 1800s, now housing restaurants & shops. Drake's Island (27 min) National Trust - Cotehele (36 min)
Tapestry-lined, National Trust house and gardens overlooking river, plus a quay with restored barge. Mount Edgcumbe House (43 min)
Park and garden Hoe Park (3 min)
Famed cliffside green space featuring a lighthouse, a statue of Sir Francis Drake & war memorials. Dartmoor Zoo (23 min)
Family-owned zoo in 33 acres of parkland with endangered animals and a conservation centre. National Trust - Antony (39 min)
Tours & events in a historic Queen Anne estate (still occupied) with formal & woodland gardens. Smeaton's Tower - currently closed (6 min)
18th-century lighthouse overlooking Plymouth Sound, once marking the Eddystone reef, open all year. | 
