West Pier

West Pier is a pier in Plymouth, England. West Pier is situated near the monument Mayflower Steps, as well as near the pub Admiral MacBride.

Photo: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Plymouth Castle and Mayflower Steps.

Plymouth Castle

Ruins

Photo: Smalljim, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Plymouth Castle was a castle built in the early 15th century to defend the town and harbour of Plymouth in Devon, England. By the end of the 16th century it had ceased to have any military function and fell into disrepair, being almost completely demolished by the 19th century.

Mayflower Steps

Monument

Photo: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Mayflower Steps are close to the site in the Barbican area of Plymouth, south-west England, from which the Pilgrim Fathers are believed to have finally left England aboard the Mayflower on 6 September 1620, before crossing the Atlantic Ocean to settle in North America.

National Marine Aquarium

Public aquarium

Photo: Markles55, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The National Marine Aquarium, which opened in May 1998, is situated in Plymouth in south-west England. It is the largest aquarium in the UK and houses over 5,000 animals. National Marine Aquarium is situated 670 feet east of West Pier.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Plymouth Hoe and Mount Batten.

Plymouth Hoe

Locality

Photo: Merlin UK, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Plymouth Hoe, referred to locally as The Hoe, is a large south-facing open public space in the English coastal city of Plymouth, Devon. The Hoe is adjacent to and above the low limestone cliffs that form the seafront and commands views of Plymouth Sound, Drake's Island, and across the Hamoaze to Mount Edgcumbe in Cornwall.

Mount Batten

Locality

Photo: Trysca, Public domain.

Mount Batten is a 24-metre -tall outcrop of rock on a 600-metre peninsula in Plymouth Sound, Devon, England, named after Sir William Batten, MP and Surveyor of the Navy.

Cattedown

Suburb

Photo: Adrian Platt, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cattedown is an inner city suburb of Plymouth, Devon. Its position beside the River Plym estuary just short of the mouth led to its early settlement. It is believed that the name Cattedown originated from a rocky outcrop nearby on the River Plym that looked like a cat.

West Pier

Type: Pier
Description: architectural structure in Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
Categories: built structure and transport
Location: Plymouth, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.36623° or 50° 21′ 58″ north

Longitude

-4.1336° or 4° 8′ 1″ west

Open location code

9C2Q9V88+FH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 185787308

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=pier

Wikidata ID

Q26666133

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Highlights: B Bar and Barbican Theatre.

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