Plan your best day out in (and around) Plymouth

Spark your curiosity and creativity at The Box, Plymouth's flagship museum, gallery and archive. With over two million items in their collection and a year-round programme of exhibitions and events, it's an inspiring space for every kind of explorer. Discover journeys that started in Plymouth and shaped our understanding of the world, an extensive media lab and life-sized mammoth replica.

A Tudor house overlooking the River Tamar, Cotehele is a treasure trove of elaborate furnishings and eclectic items, from an armoured prosthetic arm to a whale's jawbone. Treat yourself to a spot of cream tea or a stroll around the peaceful gardens. Largely unaltered since the 16th century, the house is surrounded by historic orchards.

From an ambitious programme of exhibitions to a permanent collection spanning antiquities, natural history and contemporary art – a trip to the Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery will be filled with discovery, curiosity and endless inspiration. Discover world cultures through a vast range of antiquities, visit Gerald, the museum's iconic taxidermy giraffe, and admire both classical and contemporary works of art.

An eccentric Victorian house in the Gothic Revival style, Knightshayes is decorated with gargoyles and beasts and a dramatic rooftop. Inside, you'll find medieval-inspired interiors, including vaulted halls, carved corbels and highly decorated ceilings. It's also the perfect place to connect with nature, whether on a parkland walk or a stroll through the gardens.

Journey through time at this medieval monastery with an art collection of 600 works, including an impressive pre-Raphaelite selection. Interactive displays bring this historic building's past to life, while the gardens offer a vibrant oasis with blooming flowers and exotic plants. Here, you can explore heated palm and cactus houses, as well as a Potent Plants Garden inspired by former Torquay resident Agatha Christie's use of botany in her books.