Enjoy an unforgettable tour of Plymouth with a friendly personal guide from ToursByLocals. A port city with a rich history and maritime heritage, explore its beauty with a passionate private guide from ToursByLocals.

Britain's Ocean City goes all the way back to the Bronze Age and its history is connected to the Mayflower Pilgrims. Visit The Mayflower Steps Memorial where it is believed to be the site where Pilgrims set sail from in 1620.

Take in the fresh air from the Atlantic and embrace the spectacular views. The Royal Citadel is a must-see and dates back to 1670.

Go back to medieval times at Tintagel Castle where you can learn of the myths and legends of the historic King Arthur.

Take a short trip to discover Dartmoor or head to Buckfast Abbey, known for its tonic wine and more.

A flexible schedule and itinerary, your local guide will give you an all round authentic experience. Your ToursByLocals guide can customize an itinerary to make it a truly tailored experience.

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Dartmoor, one of the UKs last wilderness areas of outstanding natural beauty

Dartmoor Experience Tour

The Scallop Shell, a sign of pilgrimage, part of the waterfront walkway. Many have left from Plymouth to seek new lives...

Setting sail from here in Plymouth was not just the prerogative of the Mayflower pilgrims...50 years earlier Sir Francis Drake left from these shores and later both Captain Cook and Charles Darwin took one last look at England as they headed out into the Western Approaches

The Mayflower Steps...commemorating that brave voyage in September 1620, for the 102 Saints and Strangers heading for North America

The view from Plymouth Hoe, where the Beatles sat looking out into the Sound with the former Eddystone Lighthouse, Smeaton's tower, in the picture as well. Sir Francis Drake played bowls here whilst waiting for the tide to turn so that he could harry the Spanish in 1588.

The mouth of the River Plym, with the Mountbatten breakwater and the current art installation SPEEDWELL (No New Worlds) as part of the Mayflower 400 commemoration

Chrissie Le Marchant and Anthony Payne, the Cornish Giant who at 7'4" was Halberdier to Sir John Grenville, first governor of Plymouth's Royal Citadel

The wide expanse of Plymouth Sound, this view would have been enjoyed by Nancy, Lady Astor from her grand house on the Hoe. A Virginian, she was the first woman to take her seat in the Westminster parliament as the Member for Plymouth

Ships figureheads in the lobby of The Box, Plymouth's brand new museum interpretation of local history, the natural world and place in international affairs

The Box on opening day, September 29th 2020...In reflective mode

Plymouth's Guild Hall on Armada Way...restored after the Blitz in the 1940's

Follow in the steps of the Mayflower Pilgrims in a half-day experience

Plymouth Devon Walking private tour

The wilds of Dartmoor from Plymouth: a full-day private driving tour

Bennett's Cross marking one of the ancient ways across the Moor between monastery sites

The entrance to Dartmoor prison, not a place that easy to escape from

The interior of Buckfast Abbey, built in the early 1900s

Brent Tor and the church of St Michael de Rupe

Buckfast Abbey, sitting by the river Dart, in quiet seclusion

One of the many granite tors exposed over the Moor

Ponies have roamed freely on the Moor for centurys

Underlain by unforgiving and resistant Granite and home to 6,000 years of human history. Available for Shore Excursion!

Full-day private driving tour around the North Cornish Coast from Plymouth, UK

Tintagel Castle, the island from the mainland

What is left of Earl Richard's medieval castle

GALLOS an idea of the powerful nature of a 5th century ruler

The new bridge across to the island and the steps down

Tintagel Castle, home to King Arthur and the spectacular wild Atlantic coast - also Shore Excursion

Tintagel, Boscastle & Beyond On A Private Tour

Exploring the Mysteries of this Raw, Rocky Coastal Realm..

The Visit Cornwall, Dorset or Somerset for the Day Tour

A Special Day Out to see the Wonderful Counties that Lie Beyond Devon's Borders

A full day tour exploring South Devon's picturesque and historic coastline

South Devon Coast Experience Tour

South Cornwall and the Roseland - Du Maurier, Rosamunde Pilcher, Poldark and more

From Fowey to Falmouth - Romantic South Cornwall

Experience two great areas of Devon in one day. Dartmoor and the South Devon Coast.

Devon - Moors & Coast

Reach Devon and Cornwall's Highest Points Tour

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