It had been a while since I’d been to the seafront of Plymouth, probably about 18 months. Which seems ridiculous when I live here. So I thought I’d put that right and take the boys for an ice cream. I expected it to be busy and it was with plenty of cafe’s open selling the goods for takeaway. Its a very simple walk and an out and back in the main in some fine sunshine which was pretty warm. Plus we headed past the famous Plymouth Lido, there is a new book soon to come to shops showing lots of fine wild swimming spots in the UK, with Lido’s included, they are using some of my photos of Shilley Pool in it as well.
We’d parked somewhere free and took a short bimble along this part of the coastal path, not many will do this part as they will cross from the Mountbatten pub via the ferry, to the BarbicanMountbatten is over there on the left as we look out towards Plymouth SoundPlymouth city is over there
Big sign
Queen Anne’s Battery. The National Marine Aquarium is behind me
My youngest who needs a haircut badly and the place where the Mayflower left for America (the actual spot is unlikely to be here as the walls weren’t built and the harbour looked different back then, but its somewhere here!!)
Plymouth SoundThe boys look for places to jump in off the rocks belowTinside Lido, looking fine in the sunshineThe citadel up on the left. Mountbatten pier sticking out into the Sound and Staddon Heights is the headland in the distanceAn Anthony Gormley statue, supposed to be a man looking out to seaWe climbed up to the Hoe promenade to get better views of the Sound and Drake’s Island
Smeatons Tower. which originally stood on Eddystone Rock for 120 years and was only taken down because the rock underneath it wore away. A revolutionary design in lighthouse building
The Hoe war memorialThe citadel up on the left as we head down to the road and that shack over there for a drink, we spread our pounds and bought an ice cream a little further alongThe Barbican, PlymouthWe looped around Sutton Harbour instead of passing the aquarium to extend the walk a bit. This was a decent way to spend an hour or so, before the tourists arrive next week!
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Can’t beat a seafront walk
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The lido looks fabulous.
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