Collection: Historic Sites - Advance Tickets

Make an advance booking to enjoy entry to these historic sites at a discount!

Simply choose the date you'd like to visit from the calendar below and your ticket will give you entry at any time during that day (please check below for opening hours, last entries and occasional closures).

Smeaton's Tower is the centrepiece of Plymouth Hoe. Originally built on the Eddystone reef in 1759, it was taken down in the early 1880s when it was discovered that the sea was eroding the rock it was standing on.

Now standing at 72 foot high, two thirds of the structure was moved - stone by stone - to its current resting place. You can see striking, elevated views of Plymouth Sound, the city and beyond from its lantern room.

Regular open times are Tuesday-Sunday, 10am-5pm (last entries at 4.30pm) from 1 April 2026. The tower may be closed between 12:30 - 2pm for lunch, so we recommend visiting outside of these times.

We'll also be closed during the following times:

Saturday 23 May: closed until 1pm
Saturday 4 July: closing at 4pm
Saturday 25 July: closed between 11am-2pm
Saturday 26 September: closing at 3.30pm

Getting to Smeaton's Tower

Elizabethan House recorded its first owner is 1631, and the last recorded owner relinquished their deeds in 1926. The house was then saved from demolition and opened in 1930 as a visitor attraction. Elizabethan House underwent a major restoration in 2020/2021 as part of Plymouth’s Mayflower 400 commemorations.

Look around the House at your leisure on a self-guided tour.

Opening hours are 12pm-4pm, Friday-Saturday from 3 April 2026.

Getting to Elizabethan House