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and revived, with art galleries,
shops, restaurants, bars, luxury
apartments and a Sunday
morning food market. The most
dramatic way to arrive is on one
of the hourly ferries that connect
the yard with the Barbican.
E Plymouth Mayflower Exhibition
3–5 The Barbican. Tel 01752 306330.
Open Apr–Oct: 9am–5pm Mon–Sat,
10am–4pm Sun; Nov–Mar: 9am–5pm
Mon–Fri, 10am–4pm Sat.
+ Royal Citadel
The Hoe. Tel 01752 306330. Open for Visitors enjoy a horse-drawn carriage ride at the industrial museum, Morwellham Quay
guided tours only. 8 May–Sep:
2:30pm Tue, Thu & Sun. œ mines to their original condition. Built mainly between 1489 and
∑ english-heritage.org.uk Today, Morwellham Quay is a 1520, Cotehele is a rare example
thriving and fascinating industrial of a Tudor manor house, and
E Plymouth Gin Distillery museum, where a whole day is set around three courtyards
60 Southside St, Barbican. Tel 01752 can easily be spent partaking in with a magnificent open hall,
665292. Open 10am–5pm Mon–Sat, the typical activities of a Victorian kitchen, chapel and a warren of
11am–5pm Sun. Closed 25 & 26 Dec. village, from preparing the shire private parlours and chambers.
- = ∑ plymouthdistillery.com
horses for a day’s work to riding The romance of the house is
O National Marine Aquarium a tramway deep into a copper enhanced by colourful terraced
Rope Walk, Coxside. Tel 08448 937938. mine in the hillside behind the gardens to the east, leading via
Open 10am–5pm daily. & 8 7 - village. Costumed characters give a tunnel into a richly planted
= ∑ national-aquarium.co.uk demonstrations through the day, valley garden. The path through
bringing the museum to life. this garden passes a domed
Visitors can watch or lend a hand medieval dovecote and descends
to the cooper while he builds to Cotehele Quay, where lime
a barrel, attend a lesson in the and coal were once shipped.
school room, take part in Victorian The quay is now home to
playground games or dress up the Shamrock, a restored sailing
in 19th-century hooped skirts, barge. In summer there are
bonnets, top hats and jackets. The trips upriver in the Shamrock
staff, who convincingly play the support boat, with a guide to
part of villagers, offer a glimpse explain the history, flora and
of Victorian life and impart a huge fauna of the Tamar Valley.
amount of information about The estate includes Cotehele
the history of this small copper- Mill, a working mill producing
mining community. wholemeal flour. Visitors can
also explore wheelwright, saddler
and blacksmith workshops, and
The Atlantic Ocean exhibit at the National y Cotehele there is a traditional furniture-
Marine Aquarium, Plymouth St Dominick, near Saltash. Map C5. maker and a working potter.
Tel 01579 351346. 3 Saltash. 4
t Morwellham seasonal trips. Open House & Mill:
Quay mid-Mar–Oct: 11am–4pm daily.
Grounds: dawn–dusk daily. Closed
Morwellham, Tavistock. Map C5. Tel 25 & 26 Dec. & 8 7 limited. 0
01822 832766. 3 Gunnislake. Open - = ø ∑ nationaltrust.org.uk
Mar–May, Sep & Oct: 10am–5pm daily;
Jun–Aug: 10am–6pm daily; Nov–Feb: Magnificent woodland and lush
10am–4pm daily. Closed 25 & 26 Dec. river scenery make the grand
7 limited. - = ∑ morwellham- estate of Cotehele (pronounced
quay.co.uk “coteal”) one of the most lovely
spots on the River Tamar, and
This area was a neglected and an enjoyable day can be spent
overgrown industrial site until exploring the grounds here.
1970, when members of a local Far from civilization and tucked
village trust began restoring its into a wooded fold in the east
abandoned cottages, farmyards, Cornish countryside, the estate Boat moored at the picturesque Cotehele
schoolhouse, quay and copper has slumbered for 500 years. Quay on the River Tamar
Whitewashed cottages and fishing boats lining the harbour in the historic fishing village of Clovelly

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