Lovely hotel that was over 300 years old and a short distance from the famous Plymouth Hoe.
The next day DH and I walked up the hill from our hotel to the famous Plymouth Hoe, an amazing area full of history which is above the cliffs on the coast line. It features a huge swathe of parkland as well as walkwaysxwhichbrun along the coastline. The Spanish Amada was spotted from the Hoe spurring Sir FrancoscDrake into action all those centuries ago...
The bowling club which is on the way to the Hoe has a lovely display of daffodils
The Plymouth Hoe features a huge swathe of grass...
Looking back at the hotels across the road from the Plymouth Hoe...
The original Eddystone Lighthouse is now part of the Hoe area...
The statue of Sir Francis Drake is one of a number of statues and memorials in the Hoe...
Another view across the grass...
Looking out to sea...
The Hoe features a huge public pool but it's not opened yet...it's not even filled yet! Lol
Looking down from the left hand side
As we walked down along the sea wall , we saw an old cannon...a perfect back drop for a photo for DH...
A bit of history for Australia...we saw this plaque on a hotel wall nearvthecwaterfront...
Another lovely morning spent discovering so much history...
5 comments:
Such a lot of history, yes, as you say Maria. Scrolling through your post that's what was jumping out at me.
Again, I'm so thrilled to be viewing all those lovely sights through your photos. I love lighthouses and that one is a beauty.
Plymouth has that real connection to Australia - all those voyages left from there... where you were walking around taking photos today.
Just brilliant :D)
Plymouth is another area I seem to have missed out on. Your photos make me want to take a day trip there this year. The steps are really interesting. I love seeing history surviving today.
I am loving following your trip Maria even while I am documenting my own recent trip on my Blog. I am just not commenting often due to it being fiddly on my iPad.
Cath @ Bits 'n Bobs
Reading your blog is almost as good as being there myself!
I love Plymouth, and my bigamist grandfather was born there ! I have stayed in a hotel very close to the one you stayed in...and isn't it a lovely walk up to the Hoe. I'm so glad you enjoyed your time there. I just hope you get to see some of the English spring, with some blue skies and sunshine. ( Or maybe some Welsh sunshine ) Jx
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