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tional and spotlessly clean B&B. It's in a great location, tucked away from main roads and
only a few minutes' walk to the Barbican and to town.
St Elizabeth's House
BOUTIQUE HOTEL
££
( 01752-344840;
www.stelizabeths.co.uk
; Longbrook St, Plympton St Maurice; d £140-160, ste £180-250; )
In the 17th-century St Elizabeth's was a manor house, now it's a luxury enclave overflow-
ing with boutique chic. Free-standing slipper baths, oak furniture and Egyptian cotton
grace the rooms; the suites feature palatial bathrooms and private terraces. It's set in the
suburb-cum-village of Plympton St Maurice, 5 miles east of Plymouth.
Duke of Cornwall
MAP
HOTEL
£££
GOOGLE MAP
( 01752-275850;
www.thedukeofcornwallhotel.com
; Millbay Rd; s £104, d £140-250, f from £150; )
Turret-topped, dotted with balconies and lined with Gothic gables - the Duke of Cornwall
is certainly arresting. The rooms are massive, if a touch old-fashioned. The four-poster
suite comes with complimentary champagne, but for a unique sleep, plump for the panor-
amic tower room. With its wrap-around views of the city and the shore, it even has a tele-
scope to help you take it all in.
PLYMOUTH'S CAFE CULTURE
On a sunny summer's day the people of Plymouth head for a waterside cafe to watch the world drift by. The
Ter-
favourite. Tucked away beside Tinside Pool, it boasts panoramic views across Plymouth Sound and a chilled
soundtrack. To the west, the tables and chairs of the
Coffee Shack
MAP
(Hoe Rd;
7am-5pm) are scattered
alongside the waterside promenade; classical music floats from the speakers.
From both, watch out for strings of yachts, dinghy races, lone canoeists, dive boats, cross-channel ferries, war-
ships, submarines, gig boats and fishing trawlers. On a fine day it helps explain why Plymothians, although the
first to admit their city is far from perfect, do tend to think of it with a sneaking sense of pride.
Eating
Royal William Bakery
(
www.royalwilliambakery.com
;
Royal William Yard; mains £5; 8.30am-8pm; )
Piles of huge, just-
cooked loaves, tureens full of soup, crumbly pastries and irresistible cakes: this is a
bakery like few others. After 5pm, they'll even rustle you up a bespoke, huge slab of
CAFE, BAKERY
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