Drake Channel
Drake Channel is a marine channel in Plymouth, England. Drake Channel is situated nearby to the hamlet Drake’s Island, as well as near the suburb Millbay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include RM Stonehouse and Tinside Lido.
RM Stonehouse
Military installation
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stonehouse Barracks, or RM Stonehouse, is a military installation at Stonehouse, Plymouth. It is the home of the UK Commando Force and referred to by commandos as 'the spiritual home of the Royal Marines'.
Tinside Lido
Water park
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tinside Lido is a 1935 Art Deco lido in the city of Plymouth in southwest England. It is sited beside Plymouth Sound and is overlooked by Plymouth Hoe and Smeaton's Tower. The lido opens in the summer months between May and September.
Eddystone Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Herbythyme, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Smeaton's Tower is a redundant lighthouse, now a memorial to civil engineer John Smeaton, designer of the third and most notable Eddystone Lighthouse. A major step forward in lighthouse design, Smeaton's structure was in use from 1759 to 1877, until erosion of the ledge it was built upon forced new construction.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Drake’s Island and Stonehouse.
Drake’s Island
Hamlet
Photo: Janipewter, Public domain.
Drake's Island is a 6.5-acre island approximately 500 metres from land in Plymouth Sound, the stretch of water south of the city of Plymouth, Devon. The rocks which make up the island are volcanic tuff and lava, together with marine limestone of the Devonian period.
Stonehouse
Suburb
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
East Stonehouse was one of three towns that were amalgamated into modern-day Plymouth, in the ceremonial county of Devon, England. West Stonehouse was a village that is within the current Mount Edgcumbe Country Park in Cornwall.
Cremyll
Hamlet
Photo: Necrothesp, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cremyll is a small coastal village in the civil parish of Maker-with-Rame, in south-east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Cremyll is on the Rame Peninsula facing Plymouth Sound. The village is about 9 miles by road or 0.5 miles by boat from Plymouth.
Drake Channel
- Type: Marine channel
- Category: body of water
- Location: Plymouth, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.35952° or 50° 21′ 34″ northLongitude
-4.15753° or 4° 9′ 27″ westOpen location code
9C2Q9R5R+RXGeoNames ID
11610269
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Satellite Map
Discover Drake Channel from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Localities in the Area
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