St Saviours Church Hall, Lambhay Hill, was built in the 1880s to serve as a Sunday school to the (former) Anglican church adjacent, itself built as a chapel of ease to the Church of the Holy Trinity in Southside Street.

Crownhill Fort is one of ten Forts and Batteries built in the 1860s to defend Plymouth’s naval base from a French attack.

Unlike many of its contemporaries Crownhill Fort was used by the military until 1985, as a training venue in the latter part of the 19th century and as a recruitment and mobilisation depot in the First World War.

Built in 1762, the Synagogue is a Listed Grade II building and the oldest extant synagogue built by Ashkenazi Jews in the English speaking world.

St Andrew's itself is a wonderful and beautiful building with a fascinating historical story. The first Saxon Church to be dedicated to St. Andrew; the patron saint of fisherman.

The House was built just before 1600 on the street that was originally called Ragg Street due to links with the cloth trade. The house was home to merchants and businessmen who wanted to work and sleep by the bustling harbour.

Smeaton's Tower was originally built to sit on the Eddystone reef, a treacherous group of rocks that lie 14 miles south west of Plymouth, in 1759, but was later taken down when it was discovered that the sea was eroding the rock it was standing on.

The Heritage Centre reopened to the public on 20th March 2024 and will welcome visitors every Wednesday and second Saturday of each month until the end of October. We worked hard over the winter to improve all our Galleries.

Overlooking the River Plym, in a rolling green landscape park in Plympton on the outskirts of Plymouth lies Saltram House.

Once home to the Parker family from 1743 when their previous mansion was remodelled to show their increasing wealth and prominence in the community, the property is now managed and run by the National Trust. The interior features exquisite Chinese wallpapers, an exceptional collection of paintings (several by Sir Joshua Reynolds) as well as a country house library and Neo-Classical saloon.

The Mayflower Museum is a journey through time with four floors and four centuries to explore.

The new exhibition explores the Mayflower story in new ways. It begins with Wampanoag history and culture, thanks to an on-going partnership with members of the Native American tribal nation. Their insights are shared alongside the stories of earlier English voyages to America, which shaped histories and legacies on both sides of the Atlantic.

The Box is Ply­mouth’s award-winning muse­um, art gallery and archive.

A place where heritage meets contemporary art and archives meet interaction. A museum, gallery and archive. A Kitchen & Bar. A cafe. A shop. A space to research. A place that you can make your own, and where there's always something new to discover.