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National Marine Aquarium
The UK's largest aquarium in Plymouth dedicated to ocean conservation with Atlantic Ocean and deep reef exhibits.
6 km · about 10 min drive
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Plympton
England, United Kingdom · Europe
About Plympton
Plympton works well as a base: 10 minutes from Plymstock, 12km from Burrator Reservoir.
Plympton is in England, United Kingdom, with about 8,900 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Plymstock, about 4 km away.
Plympton is a suburb of the city of Plymouth in Devon, England. It is in origin an ancient stannary town. It was an important trading centre for locally mined tin, and a seaport before the River Plym silted up and trade moved down river to Plymouth and was the seat of Plympton Priory the most significant localRead more
landholder for many centuries.
Plympton is an amalgamation of several villages, including St Mary's, St Maurice, Colebrook, Woodford, Newnham, Langage and Chaddlewood.
There are two secondary schools in Plympton, Hele's School and Plympton Academy.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Plympton?
Within an hour or so of Plympton: National Marine Aquarium (6 km), Burrator Reservoir (12 km), Rame Head (14 km), Burgh Island (17 km).
Are there any good drives near Plympton?
The nearest famous roads are B3212 across Dartmoor, Atlantic Highway (A39) and A39 Atlantic Highway (Barnstaple to Bude).
Where is Plympton?
Plympton is in England, United Kingdom, about 4 km from Plymstock.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 8,892
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- England
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 50.3907, -4.0602
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in United Kingdom
112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.
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Worth the detour from Plympton
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
natural wonder
Burrator Reservoir
A wooded reservoir on the south-western edge of Dartmoor, encircled by a narrow lane popular with cyclists.
12 km · about 25 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Rame Head
A conical headland on Cornwall's south-east tip crowned by a 14th-century chapel, with views across Plymouth Sound.
14 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Burgh Island
A tidal island reached by a sea tractor at high tide, with an Art Deco hotel that inspired Agatha Christie.
17 km · about 20 min drive
natural wonder
Vixen Tor
One of Dartmoor's tallest tors at around 30 m, on private land near Merrivale and long the subject of an access dispute.
18 km · about 20 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Dartmeet
The confluence of the East and West Dart rivers, a popular riverside spot beside a steep-sided moorland road.
21 km · about 25 min drive
national park
Dartmoor National Park
Wild and ancient moorland dotted with granite tors, Bronze Age settlements and roaming Dartmoor ponies across 368 square miles of Devon.
22 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
Wistman's Wood
Stunted, moss-drowned oaks growing between granite boulders form one of Britain's last high-altitude temperate rainforests, long linked with Druid legend. A 20-minute walk from the Two Bridges car park on Dartmoor.
22 km · about 25 min drive
Driving roads near Plympton
- Right hereRame HeadA conical headland on Cornwall's south-east tip crowned by a 14th-century chapel, with views across Plymouth Sound.
- 21 kmDartmeetThe confluence of the East and West Dart rivers, a popular riverside spot beside a steep-sided moorland road.
- 23 kmB3212 across DartmoorThe open moorland crossing from Moretonhampstead to Yelverton past Postbridge and Princetown, with ponies on the road.
- 25 kmPostbridge Clapper BridgeA 13th-century granite slab bridge over the East Dart, the best-preserved clapper bridge on Dartmoor.
- 44 kmBrown WillyThe highest point in Cornwall at 420 m, a long granite-topped ridge in the middle of Bodmin Moor.
- 60 kmAtlantic Highway (A39)Spectacular coastal road running through north Devon and Cornwall past dramatic cliffs, surfing beaches and picturesque harbour villages.
Driving in United Kingdom
- Drives on
- the left
- Petrol
- ~€1.73/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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