Tourist Information

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For more information on Plymouth attractions, where to stay and what to do, visit Plymouth Tourist Information Centre at 3-5 The Barbican Plymouth PL1 2LR (opposite the Mayflower Steps) or T 01752 306330 Plymouth station is approximately 5 minutes walk from City Centre National Rail Enquiries 08457 484950 www.nationalrail.co.uk

Plenty to see and do

Positively Plymouth
1st June Manon Royal Opera on the Big Screen The Piazza
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4-6 June Scott Centenary: Commemorating Robert Falcon Scott 29 July FREE Jungle Book Various www.plymouth.gov.uk/scott100 Summer Screening The Piazza www.plymouth.gov.uk/citycentre 18 June PSF Gala Concert Ten Tors Orchestra St Andrews Minster Church 01752 585050 20 June - 3 July FREE Wimbledon on the Big Screen The Piazza www.plymouth.gov.uk/citycentre 25 June Armed Forces Day Plymouth Hoe www.plymouth.gov.uk/whatson 25 June - 1 July National Squib Championships Royal Western Yacht Club www.rwyc.org 4 July FREE Madame Butterfly Royal Opera on the Big Screen The Piazza 10 July FREE British Grand Prix The Big Screen The Piazza www.plymouth.gov.uk/citycentre 13 July FREE Cendrillon Royal Opera on the Big Screen The Piazza www.plymouth.gov.uk/citycentre 16-17 July Plymouth Grand Prix of the Sea Sutton Harbour,Barbican www.visitplymouth.co.uk 22-24 July Cultural Olympiad Weekend The Piazza www.plymouth.gov.uk/citycentre 30 July - 7 August Port of Plymouth Regatta Plymouth Sound www.plymouthregatta.co.uk 12 August FREE Finding Nemo Summer Screening The Piazza www.plymouth.gov.uk/citycentre 16-17 August FREE British Firework Championships Plymouth Hoe 19-21 August Flavour Fest The Piazza www.plymouth.gov.uk/citycentre 21 August Classic Car Show Plymouth Hoe 26 August FREE Tangled Summer Screening The Piazza www.plymouth.gov.uk/citycentre 10 September FREE Last Night of the Proms The Big Screen The Piazza www.plymouth.gov.uk/citycentre 10-18 September Americas Cup Plymouth Hoe www.visitplymouth.co.uk 17 September to 4 December British Art Show Various www.britishartshow.co.uk
All dates and times shown in this brochure are correct at the time of going to press. Plymouth Summer Festival cannot be held responsible for any event being cancelled or any decision by individual organisers not to go ahead with any event. For all latest information about the events listed and see any additions please visit www.psf2011.com

22-26 July Plymouth Classic Boat Rally Sutton Harbour www.plymouthclassics.co.uk

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Maps, shopping and attractions guide with Drake Circus Shopping Centre

Car

Plentiful car parking spaces in the city centre visit www.plymouthcitycentre.co.uk for parking tariffs.

Services operate every 10/12 minutes from 3 sites. www.plymouthcitycentre.co.uk for timetables and routes. Excellent bus networks into city centre, timetables fromTraveline 0871 200 22 33 or www.plymouthcitycentre.co.uk

Park & Ride

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Shopmobility
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Websites

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Plenty to see and do Positively Plymouth

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Top 5 things to do!

Enjoy a birds eye view of Plymouth
Enjoy a ride on Plymouths own version of the London Eye. Plymouths 60metre high big wheel has 42 air conditioned capsules and at twice the height of Smeatons Tower, offers unrivalled 360 degree views of our vibrant waterfront city. The Wheel of Plymouth will be open until 30 September 2011, adult tickets are priced at 7.50, concessions are available. Email plymouth@greatcityattractions.com for further details.
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Plymouth Map with key attractions and distances

All distances are timed in minutes walking the shortest and most direct route from the Piazza. All times are approximate depending on individual speed of walking. The times are shown like this example: 7

See the Americas Cup on our famous waterfront

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City Museum and Art Gallery

n Plymouth we are blessed with huge swathes of green space in the city. Much of it connected to our beautiful waterfront. And in September you can catch the action in one of the events of the year. The Americas Cup world series with the best sailors in the world going head to head in the worlds fastest sailing boats on a course around Plymouth Sound.

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Love life through a lens

The super snappers from FotoNow are bringing photography to the heart of the city in May when the Camper Obscura comes to town to launch a new piece of work showcasing the photography of Plymouth people. They need you and your pictures, so grab your camera and get going. Find out more at www.fotonow.org
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One of the undoubted highlights of the Plymouth calendar is the annual fireworks championships. Grab a spot on the Hoe, on Jennycliff or take a boat out on the Sound to witness the best of the best battle it out for the British title.

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Take a dip in Tinside Lido

Plymouths fabulous art deco lido on the Hoe opens for the summer season at the end of May, so don your swimsuit and your swimming cap and get down there for swimming, 1930s style! Whats more, this summer the lovely folk at Plymouth City Council are giving everyone FREE admission all summer! From 25 July to 4 September the pool opens at 10am. For more info on Tinside visit www.plymouth.gov.uk

City Centre Shopping

As the regions premier shopping destination, Plymouth has an unrivalled range of department stores, big brands and high street names combined with a thriving and fascinating mixture of independent retailers. Tell us what shops you love! Tweet us using #shopplymouth

The Drake Circus shopping centre, opened in 2006, is a focal point for retail therapy housing some of the biggest brands in fashion, furnishing and entertainment including Top Shop, Zara, H&M, Coast, HMV and River Island. Drake Circus complements perfectly the huge range of top names and long-established department stores in the city centre including Marks and Spencer, Debenhams, House of Fraser and BHS. If youre shopping for something truly unique, head to Plymouths Independent Quarter which is home to more than 200 independent shops and traders. Plymouth has a strong independent retail sector with new openings including Roots, and ethical clothing

store, spiritual store White Trinity Witch and The Barista Brothers coffee house alongside well established favourites such as Lawsons homewares, a wealth of high quality jewellery designers and retailers including Michael Spiers and Robins and Moore along with The Art Frame Gallery which houses Caff Gallerie and of course the Plymouth City Market. From fresh fish to footwear and fashion, youll find it all in Plymouth. Make a day of it, relax in one of our many pavement cafs and watch the world go byand youre only a short walk from the fabulous vistas from Plymouth Hoe or the history filled cobbled streets of the Barbican, where art galleries and unique gift shops await you.

Great Destinations Great Attractions!

1 Smeatons Tower 2 Plymouth Pavilions 3 National Marine Aquarium 4 Tamar Cruising 5 Plymouth Mayflower 6 Theatre Royal 7 Elizabethan House 8 Plymouth City Museum
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ON THE BIG SCREEN
Monday 20 June to Sunday 3 July The Piazza, Armada Way 19 to 21 August, The Piazza, Armada Way
The regions biggest and best food fair with over 100 food producers and farmers from all over the South West. Celebrity chefs, fresh food market, Kids in the Kitchen, demonstrations, kitchen equipment and lots more!

Live screening from Wimbledon, Tennis displays, refreshments and seating. Bring down a picnic and enjoy the British summer in the city centre

9 Plymouth Gin 10 Clay Art 11 Merchants House 12 Tamar Valley Line 13 Wheel of Plymouth 14 Discovery Tours 15
Mount Edgcumbe Country Park and House

Plymouth plays host to the 34th Americas Cup 10 to 18 September

The worlds most prestigious and thrilling yacht racing is coming to the city in September, when Plymouth hosts the 2011 Americas Cup World Series. For further information visit americascup.com or visitplymouth.com

Summer screenings
All on the Big Screen in the City Centre Piazza www.plymouthcitycentre.co.uk
Manon
The Royal Ballet Live from the Royal Opera House 1 June

Jungle Book

Big Screen Movie 26 July

Finding Nemo
Big Screen Movie 12 August

Wimbledon Fortnight
Centre Court on the Piazza 20 June - 3 July

Formula1 Silverstone Tangled Big Screen Movie Grand Prix 26 August

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Madam Butterfly
The Royal Opera Live from the Royal Opera House 4 July

Cendrillon

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The Royal Opera Live from the Royal Opera House 13 July

Last Night of the Proms

Live from the Royal Albert Hall in the Piazza 10 September

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