Cruise

Barbican Landing Stage

The Barbican Landing Stage is a specially designed facility for receiving cruise tenders, also capable of accommodating vessels up to 70 metres in length alongside.

It provides:

Temporary Restricted Area on the pontoon/tent facility as required.
Sheltered anchorage within Plymouth Sound. Inside Plymouth Breakwater.
Short, sheltered, and scenic 8-minute tender trip to the Barbican Landing Stage. 
Guests land on our safe, purpose-built cruise ship tender pontoon with disabled access.
Three tenders (based on 12 metre vessels) can be accommodated alongside at any one time.
Landing stage available at all states of tide.
Parking for up to 20 coaches can be arranged, less than 100 metres away from tender pontoon. 
Two large carparks within very close proximity of tender pontoon.
Water taxi and harbour cruise services by prior arrangement.
Local passenger boat operators can provide tender support when required.   
Only a 5–10-minute walk to Plymouth Hoe, Smeaton’s Tower and Plymouth City Centre.
From the tender drop off location, Guests will be able to see the famous Mayflower steps from which the Pilgrim Fathers are believed to have left England aboard the Mayflower for America in 1620.    
New 5 star private facilities for cruise guests at the tender location.

Plymouth’s Historic Barbican

The Barbican is a vibrant place of cobbled streets, narrow lanes and more than 200 Listed Buildings, many of them Tudor and Jacobean. The Plymouth Barbican Waterfront is home to the largest concentration of cobbled streets in Britain, many of which can be spotted on New Street, the oldest street in Plymouth. There is a wide range of boutique shops, galleries, restaurants, pubs, and cafes set amidst picturesque scenery.

The harbour and Barbican Landing Stage are perfectly placed to make the most of all Plymouth has to offer, from unparalleled historic landmarks to some of the city’s largest and liveliest attractions. 

Southside Street, the main Barbican street, is home to the world-famous Plymouth Gin Distillery, the building dates back to the early 1400s and was a former monastery inhabited by Black Friar Monks. 

For more information about visiting Plymouth on a cruise, take a look at the Visit Plymouth webpage.

4 Hours in Plymouth? See this handy guide to exploring Britain’s Ocean City in a short time!