Flags and the Tower

Place: Plymouth

Category: Attractions

About: The word Hoe quite literally means hill and the grassy bank so loved by visitors on this hill owes much to the association with Francis Drake and his insistence that he was going to finish his game of bowls before setting out to fight the Spanish Arm......

Photograph Added: 6th October 2011

Hoe Waterfront

Place: Plymouth

Category: Attractions

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About: When approaching the Hoe from the west it is possible to get a very good view of the place that is so popular with tourists from all over the world. We were very lucky and picked a beautiful day for our visit and when we sat on the green looking out ......

Photograph Added: 6th October 2011

Wheel and War Memorial

Place: Plymouth

Category: Attractions

About: Birmingham company Great City Attractions Global has set up a 60m high Giant observation wheel on Plymouth Hoe. The wheel is still twice as tall as Smeaton's Tower and there are 42 capsules which each carry up to six adult and two children. Each caps......

Photograph Added: 19th August 2011

HMS Cornwall in Devon

Place: Plymouth

Category: Attractions

About: We parked in the West Hoe district of Plymouth near to the ferry crossing and walked in the direction of the Hoe. As the road was busy and we had our excitable collie dog with us we turned into a quiet lane which we hoped was by the water. Imagine ou......

Photograph Added: 19th August 2011

HMS Invincible

Place: Plymouth

Category: Attractions

About: HMS invincible is one of the scale models that sit proudly on the wall in the West Hoe region of Plymouth. from this area there are views of Plymouth Sound, Drake's Island, and across the Hamoaze to Mount Edgcumbe in Cornwall

Photograph Added: 19th August 2011