Why UK seaside towns love, miss tourists as they rush to Cornwall | Great Britain | Travel

VaselineJune 23, 2024

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Why UK seaside towns love, miss tourists as they rush to Cornwall | Great Britain | Travel

I was lucky enough to grow up in Cornwall, a beautiful part of Great Britain that attracts around five million visitors a year.

Many of those millions will pass right by the oft-mocked destination that I’ve come to love and am proud to call home. They are missing out on a real treat as Britain’s much-maligned ‘Ocean City’, Plymouth, has been named the UK’s most underrated place to visit.

For starters, Plymouth – or the Mighty ‘Muff as it’s affectionately called by some – is literally surrounded by Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, National Parks and Nature Reserves. To the south, the city watches over the calm seas of Plymouth Sound – which is the UK’s first national marine park. To the north, it looks over the dramatic rolling hills of Dartmoor.

Look west and it’s not just the River Tamar with its iconic bridges and verdant valley AONB – there’s also the Rame Heritage Coast to the south-west of the city. And, on Plymouth’s eastern border, there is the equally glorious South Devon Coast and Landscape AONB.

Theater Royal Production Centre

If you’re looking for city life and culture, Plymouth has that too. It’s home to fantastic food and drink deals to suit all budgets, vibrant nightlife and world-class performing arts productions thanks to the Theater Royal – which is the UK’s largest and most frequented regional production theatre.

However, the Plymouth suffers from a bit of an image problem. For starters, many people still mistake this unique and unassuming seaside town for Portsmouth.

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RFA tanks at HMNB Devonport

Like its South Coast sibling, Plymouth is home to a Royal Navy base, shipyards and has a proud maritime heritage. However, it’s actually a five-hour train journey from the naval haven of Hampshire… and instead of Dorset and Sussex, it’s got the rest of Devon and, of course, Cornwall – on its doorstep.

While Plymouth’s proximity to these much-loved holiday destinations is undoubtedly an asset, it could also be part of its image problem – as it is slightly overshadowed by these big hitters. It is also often unfairly looked down upon by its neighbors who live in these presumably more auspicious surroundings.

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