The New Continental Hotel is conveniently situated within very easy reach of the vibrant and modern city centre. With wide pedestrianised boulevards, water features and outside cafes you really can relax and enjoy your stay. The city offers superb shopping facilities including the new Drake Circus shopping centre as well as top department stores, fashion boutiques and major chains. If you don’t fancy shopping why not take in some culture by visiting one of the many    art galleries or museums, and perhaps end the day with a West end show at the Theatre Royal or with a concert at the Plymouth Pavilions.
 

    The historic Barbican and world famous Hoe, a national heritage site, are also within walking distance and offer superb views across the harbour and sea. 

    The National marine aquarium, which is the UK’s largest, is situated in the Barbican area and offers lots of excitement for all the family thanks to the brand new multi-million pound interactive centre and their unique exploraocean attraction which uses the latest in ocean technology.  

    Historic properties are at their very finest in Plymouth and the surrounding areas. There is the beautifully restored Mount Edgecumbe house with grade 1 listed gardens, fantastic coastal walks and deer park, Saltram house which boasts an art gallery, orangery and café all within its landscaped gardens and Anthony house, which overlooks the Lynher river, all within a short drive. 

The South west is famous for some of Britain’s finest and most unspoilt coastal scenery encompassing areas of outstanding natural beauty like the Lizard peninsula, Barnstaple bay and Exmouth, and heritage areas like Torbay, the Kingsbridge estuary and Slapton sands.  

    Dartmoor, one of the largest national parks in Britain, is a short drive away and is rightly classified as an area of outstanding natural beauty. The landscape offers lots to do for the more active such as cycling and horse riding, while those wishing to relax and take in the scenery can do so over a traditional Devon cream tea in one of the many moorland village taverns.