Plymouth Sound, Plymouth

Name: Plymouth Sound
Address: Plymouth, United Kingdom

#42 among attractions in Plymouth

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Plymouth Sound, Shores and Cliffs is a Site of Special Scientific Interest around the Plymouth Sound, a large area of water where the River Plym and Tamar meet. It stretches across the two ceremonial counties of Devon and Cornwall and the unitary authority area of Plymouth. It contains fossils of plants and sea creatures and its cliffs show a timeline of the Middle to Early Devonian period hundreds of millions of years ago ()

Coordinates: 50°20'46"N, 4°7'19"W

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Plymouth Sound – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Plymouth Dome, Royal Chapel of St Katherine-upon-the-Hoe, Plymouth Breakwater, Fort Bovisand.

1.5 miNW
Museum, Restaurant
Plymouth Dome, Bere Ferrers
39 min walk • Plymouth Dome is a former museum and visitor attraction on Plymouth Hoe, Plymouth, Devon. It opened in 1989 and closed in 2006.
1.4 miNW
Church
Royal Chapel of St Katherine-upon-the-Hoe, Bere Ferrers
36 min walk • The Royal Chapel of St Katherine-upon-the-Hoe is the garrison church within the precincts of the Royal Citadel in Plymouth. The original church on the site was licensed for services by the Bishop of Exeter, Thomas de Brantingham, in 1371.
1.4 miSW
Vernacular architecture, Archaeological site
Plymouth Breakwater, Plymouth
37 min walk • Plymouth Breakwater is a 1,560-metre stone breakwater protecting Plymouth Sound and the anchorages near Plymouth, Devon, England. It is 13 metres wide at the top and the base is 65 metres. It lies in about 10 metres of water. Around 4 million tons of rock were used in its construction in 1812 at the then-colossal cost of £1.5 million.
0.7 miS
Forts and castles
Fort Bovisand, Plymouth
18 min walk • Fort Bovisand is a fort in Devon, England near the beach of Bovisand. It was built as a result of the Royal Commission on the Defence of the United Kingdom which reported in 1860. It is located on the mainland to defend the entrance of Plymouth Sound, at the narrows opposite the east end of Plymouth Breakwater.
1.2 miNE
Nature, Cave, Natural attraction
Radford Cave, Bere Ferrers
32 min walk • Radford Cave, in Hexton Wood, near Hooe, Plymouth, Devon is a small phreatic cave of some ecological interest. It has been known to speleologists and others for many years and a plan was published in 1953.
1.1 miN
Ship
Cattewater Wreck, Bere Ferrers
29 min walk • Cattewater Wreck is a wooden three-masted, skeleton-built vessel, one of many ships that have wrecked in Cattewater, Plymouth Sound, England. This wreck is close to the entrance of Sutton Harbour, its name is still unknown but it is believed to be from the 16th Century. It is a Protected Wreck managed by Historic England.
0.7 miS
Beach
Bovisand, Plymouth
18 min walk • Bovisand is a natural coastline on the east side of Plymouth Sound in Devon, England. Despite the steep cliff paths and rocky surrounding, Bovisand features two beaches, a holiday park, privately owned bungalows and a diving centre at Fort Bovisand.
1.1 miN
Neighbourhood
Cattewater, Plymouth
30 min walk • The city of Plymouth, Devon, England is bounded by Dartmoor to the north, the Hamoaze to the west, the open expanse of water called Plymouth Sound to the south and the river Plym to the east.

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Which popular attractions are close to Plymouth Sound?

Nearby attractions include Fort Bovisand, Plymouth (18 min walk), Bovisand, Plymouth (18 min walk).