Off to Plymouth on Weds. Anything I should look out for?

mr_goo

Apart from the robbing bar stewards at the City Council dishing out fines for straying into a bus lane. What else should I look out for in this delightful south western resort?

I think VTech may have started a whole new line in Cake Stop posts.

Mikey23

Well it's not too far from me just over the border in launceston for a start...

Mikey23

And the weather forecast isn't bad

ddraver

I know it's not a serious post but as I'm from near there I have to direct the honourable gentleman to http://www.capn-jaspers.co.uk/

VTech

Watch out for the ferry that takes you to roscoff.
When you see it, jump aboard and a few hours later you will be in heaven (well not really but it is really nice)

arran77

Things to Avoid;

Janners.
Getting into a fight on Union Street.
Devonport.

Things to Do;

Eating Half a Yard of Hot Dog at Cap'n Jaspers.
Check out the Beryl Cook paintings at the gallery in the Barbican.
Have a night out on Union Street.
Take the Torpoint ferry across the Tamar and visit Cornwall instead.

jrduquemin

arran77 wrote:

Things to Avoid;

Janners.
Getting into a fight on Union Street.
Devonport.

Things to Do;

Eating Half a Yard of Hot Dog at Cap'n Jaspers.
Check out the Beryl Cook paintings at the gallery in the Barbican.
Have a night out on Union Street.
Take the Torpoint ferry across the Tamar and visit Cornwall instead.

Why would anyone want to go to Cornwall?

arran77

jrduquemin wrote:

arran77 wrote:

Things to Avoid;

Janners.
Getting into a fight on Union Street.
Devonport.

Things to Do;

Eating Half a Yard of Hot Dog at Cap'n Jaspers.
Check out the Beryl Cook paintings at the gallery in the Barbican.
Have a night out on Union Street.
Take the Torpoint ferry across the Tamar and visit Cornwall instead.

Why would anyone want to go to Cornwall?

Because it beats the hell out of Plymouth :P

jrduquemin

arran77 wrote:

jrduquemin wrote:

arran77 wrote:

Things to Avoid;

Janners.
Getting into a fight on Union Street.
Devonport.

Things to Do;

Eating Half a Yard of Hot Dog at Cap'n Jaspers.
Check out the Beryl Cook paintings at the gallery in the Barbican.
Have a night out on Union Street.
Take the Torpoint ferry across the Tamar and visit Cornwall instead.

Why would anyone want to go to Cornwall?

Because it beats the hell out of Plymouth :P

True, Plymouth isn't that great to be honest, however, there's always Exeter....

Pross

Inbred Janners with their yokel accents.

Plymouth must be bad as the inhabitants seem to spend every weekend in their caravans at Challaborough Bay even though it's only 15 miles from home!

That said I do like it around the Barbican and along the Hoe. The aquarium is OK but vastly over-priced.

Mikey23

Yup take a walk around the hoe and the barbican, eat at cap'n Jasper's then come to cornwall... You know it makes sense

ddraver

jrduquemin wrote:

arran77 wrote:

Things to Avoid;

Janners.
Getting into a fight on Union Street.
Devonport.

Things to Do;

Eating Half a Yard of Hot Dog at Cap'n Jaspers.
Check out the Beryl Cook paintings at the gallery in the Barbican.
Have a night out on Union Street.
Take the Torpoint ferry across the Tamar and visit Cornwall instead.

Everyone wants to visit The Promised Land!

FTFY

arran77

Good, so it seems that we're all agreed that Plymouth is a shite hole

mamba80

Plymouths a great place, the Hoe, Plymouth sound and its surrounds are really picturesque, shops around the Barbican, a great bike shop/café down there and easy access to Dartmoor, some great places to eat.
COGs bikes in the city centre is great independent bike shop.

Capt jaspers?? that's just a glorified McDonalds... who the heck would eat there?

there is also a newly opened up Evans...ok maybe its a place to avoid then

upperoilcan

Be aware of the Devon/Corwall divide...

It's worse than the North/South.

briantrumpet

There's only one reason for Plymouth, and that's the Bass in the Dolphin on the Hoe. Buy your fish and chips next door, then sit in the Dolphin eating them with the best pint of Bass you'll find.

EDIT - not the Hoe, the Barbican. The Bass obviously went to my head.

RideOnTime

No, don't think so...

BelgianBeerGeek

briantrumpet wrote:

There's only one reason for Plymouth, and that's the Bass in the Dolphin on the Hoe. Buy your fish and chips next door, then sit in the Dolphin eating them with the best pint of Bass you'll find.

EDIT - not the Hoe, the Barbican. The Bass obviously went to my head.

Glad to hear the Dolphin is still going. Do they still serve the beer from barrels behind the bar?

bikes`n`guns

Sailors

briantrumpet

BelgianBeerGeek wrote:

briantrumpet wrote:

There's only one reason for Plymouth, and that's the Bass in the Dolphin on the Hoe. Buy your fish and chips next door, then sit in the Dolphin eating them with the best pint of Bass you'll find.

EDIT - not the Hoe, the Barbican. The Bass obviously went to my head.

Glad to hear the Dolphin is still going. Do they still serve the beer from barrels behind the bar?

A year or so since I wented there, but yes, still a year or so ago. I never had really rated Bass till I drank it there.

Mikey23

It's got the theatre royal, Plymouth argyle, Plymouth Albion, running track, city college and university, drakes circus, hoe, barbican, bridge, railway, car ferry, cinemas, music venues

Then again there is some interesting night time activity on Friday and Saturday in the town centre and union street, where everyone has a jolly good time...