Visit the Naval Heritage Centre and discover how the dockyard of the 1690s has grown into the largest Naval Base in Western Europe, and led to the creation of both Devonport and Torpoint.
Explore eight galleries of artefacts displayed in adjacent buildings in the historic South Yard. Take a guided tour of decommissioned nuclear submarine HMS Courageous to gain a fascinating glimpse into the world of the “Silent Service” (tours available throughout the day, booking available on-site at 10am, noon and 2pm, ID required for over 16s, under 16s must be accompanied, min 4ft/1.2m height...
Visit the Naval Heritage Centre and discover how the dockyard of the 1690s has grown into the largest Naval Base in Western Europe, and led to the creation of both Devonport and Torpoint.
Explore eight galleries of artefacts displayed in adjacent buildings in the historic South Yard. Take a guided tour of decommissioned nuclear submarine HMS Courageous to gain a fascinating glimpse into the world of the “Silent Service” (tours available throughout the day, booking available on-site at 10am, noon and 2pm, ID required for over 16s, under 16s must be accompanied, min 4ft/1.2m height...
Maypole dancing, morris dancing, archery, clay pigeon shooting, medieval jousting, coconut shy and lots of stalls selling goodies – come along to Mount Edgcumbe for the day and experience a traditional May Fair.
Watch a play by local amateur thespians that focuses on the Underwood area of Plympton and how it was impacted by the 1832 cholera epidemic during which more than 55,000 people in the United Kingdom died.
Underwood is one of the three hamlets that make up the parish of Plympton St Mary. When cholera came to the area in 1832 villagers tried to keep it spreading but inevitably there were some casualties.
Tickets: £5.
Please book your tickets in advance on 01752 337011 or 01752 336240 or email giggins@homecall.co.uk
Talk by members of the Brest Twinning Panel on Plymouth’s historical connections with Brest, Brittany and France followed by a Concert by Breton Choir and Musicians.
10.45am-1.15pm, admission is free and there is no need to book.
Following their acclaimed performance at Local Studies Day 2011, Martin and Shan Graebe return to perform more folk songs from the Central Library’s internationally important Baring-Gould notebooks.
Rev Sabine Baring-Gould spent more than 15 years collecting folk songs from Devon and Cornwall. Martin and Shan reveal more about the people who gave him their songs.
Free admission but advance booking is essential on 01752 305909 or by emailing library@plymouth.gov.uk
See the Plymouth Morris Men in action and witness one of our most traditional forms of dancing with a series of performances throughout the month. They start on May Day morning by welcoming the summer sun as it rises with dancing on the Hoe Promenade in front of Smeaton’s Tower.
Further performances will take place at a range of Plymouth venues:
Wednesday 1 May: 5am-6am, The Promenade, The Hoe; 7.30pm-8pm, The Minerva, 31 Looe Street and 8.15pm, The Dolphin Hotel, 14 The Barbican. Wednesday 15 May: 7.30pm-11pm, The Seymour Arms, 10 North...
Plymouth has links to many famous people throughout history including artists, entrepreneurs, seafarers and explorers.
Come in and find out more about some of these fascinating characters and make a hat inspired by them before the Lord Mayor’s Day parade begins.
Open 10am-1pm (last entry 12.30pm). Admission is free and there is no need to book.
Drop in for as little or as long as you like but please be patient with us if sessions are busy as activities are organised on a first come, first served basis!
