Entertainment in Plymouth
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Indoor entertainment in Plymouth ranges from an evening in a real ale pub, possibly selling one of the locally-brewed Dartmoor beers such as Jail Ale, to a night out at the theatre. The Theatre Royal puts on a wide variety of performances, from plays to opera, and is regularly the starting point for major tours. Plymouth Pavilions comedy acts and music gigs and is the base for the Plymouth Raiders basketball team. It also has a large swimming pool and the Plymouth Pavilions ice-skating rink. Vue Plymouth cinema is showing the latest films this week in its multi-screen complex and nearby is the 10-pin bowling centre – fun for kids and adults of all ages. A very impressive indoor karting track and laser-fighters arena is great fun for all the family today or any day of the week. The Grosvenor Casino invites visitors to try their luck on the roulette wheel or playing Blackjack or Poker, and there are plenty of restaurants to choose from should you be hungry. For the younger adult, Plymouth’s club land is second to none with lots of offers for students and provides a fantastic nightlife in Plymouth.
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Local bands & Plymouth Gig Guide
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Plymouth events this week
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| The city’s football team, Plymouth Argyle (also known as the ‘Pilgrims’) plays in League 2, having dropped from the Championship only a few years ago. Its loyal fans, the “green army”, continue to support the club and there is still a healthy turn-out at Home Park, located in Plymouth’s Central Park, for each home game. Formed in 1886, the club has come close to closure in recent times and hasn’t completed the restructure of the stadium which started several years ago, but has now been rescued by James Brent, a local businessman. |
Sports events in Plymouth
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| Plymouth plays a number of other sports at professional level. Plymouth Albion is the city’s rugby union club, originally founded in 1875. The club plays at a modern stadium at the Brickfields ground and competes in the second tier of professional rugby. Plymouth also has a successful basketball team, the Plymouth Raiders, which is in the top league of British basketball. The Raiders were formed relatively recently in 1983 and play in the Plymouth Pavilions arena. The Plymouth Devils speedway team races at St Boniface arena at Marsh Mills. It reached the Premier League in the 2011 season with its motto “No fears – no gears – no brakes!”. |
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All about Plymouth Theatre Royal
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| There are plenty of locations to visit in the area surrounding Plymouth. Mount Edgcumbe is over the border in Cornwall on the Rame Peninsula and is jointly owned by Cornwall Council and Plymouth Council. Restored by the 6th Earl of Edgcumbe in the middle of the 20th century after it was gutted by enemy action during the Second World War, the house was originally built between 1547 and 1553. The beautiful gardens overlooking the River Tamar are open for free to the public all year round although the house is closed during the winter months. Saltram House, a National Trust property, also opens its gardens to the public for free all year round and is situated on the other side of Plymouth overlooking the River Plym. It has been home to the Parker family for nearly 300 years and both the house itself and its magnificent gardens are host to a variety of events throughout the year. |
Why visit Plymouth
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National Trust events in Plymouth
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| For the more adventurous, Mount Batten Watersports Centre is the place to go. Here you can experience a range of water-based activities, such as kayaking, power boating or sailing, using the ‘Pay as you Play’ scheme. This means you can try out a sport to see if you enjoy it before signing up to a full course. Alternatively why not try skiing or tobogganing on the slopes at Plymouth Ski Centre near Marsh Mills? Or you may want to take to the skies in a light aircraft from Plymouth’s airport. Whatever you’d like to do, Plymouth can probably provide it. |
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