Plymouth Hoe

Plymouth Hoe, referred to locally as the Hoe, is a large public space in Plymouth, adjacent to the seafront, commanding magnificent views across Plymouth Sound, of Drake's Island, and across the Hamoaze to Mount Edgcumbe Park in Cornwall.

Related Topics:
Plymouth - Plymouth Sound - Drake's Island - Hamoaze - Cornwall

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Smeatons Tower, a former Eddystone Lighthouse which was moved here in 1877, is a prominent landmark on the Hoe, overlooking Tinside Pool, a unique 1930's outdoor Lido which sits upon the limestone shoreline at the base of the cliff.

Related Topics:
Eddystone Lighthouse - Tinside Pool

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It is on Plymouth Hoe that Sir Francis Drake is believed to have played bowls prior to his famous assault on the Spanish Armada.

Related Topics:
Sir Francis Drake - Spanish Armada

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The word Hoe is Anglo-Saxon in derivation meaning a high position and this is a precise description of this piece of ground.

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