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A hive of activity

Plymouth Harbour. It's the perfect place for a naval harbour - naturally defended by reefs and encircling peninsulas, and with an excellent vantage point for the town on the high ground above.
Plymouth, Dartmoor and Exeter

October 5th 2007
Arriving in Plymouth still dreaming of castles and wild Cornish coastlands, I found a complete contrast in the orderly naval town. It has been an important base of the British Navy through all its major naval battles, from the attacks of the Armada and Napolean to the wars of the twentieth century. Unsuprisingly, then, my first view of the harbour encompassed small water craft of all varieties w ... read more
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