Pirates Weekend at Royal William Yard

Heave Ho to The Green me hearties and let the scallywags run free, there's pieces of eight to be found...

• Circus skills: Test your mettle with a pirate twist – walk the plank, juggle like an octopus, and find your sea legs on the roller bowler

• Treasure hunt: Grab a map and embark on a daring quest to uncover hidden treasure concealed around Royal William Yard to claim your bounty

• Craft zone: Visit the pirate craft zone to make your own pirate mask, take part in pirate puzzles and get creative

• Ship’s Biscuit: Make your very own ship’s biscuit to take home!

• Face Painting: Transform into a fearsome pirate or a mystical mermaid

• Live Music: Enjoy live music throughout the weekend

• Roaming entertainment: Keep your eyes open for walk-around entertainment appearing on site

• Soft Archery : Delivered by High 5

• Pop-up Stalls: Including crepes, hot drinks and a seafood BBQ by The Hook & Line

• RNLI Visit: Taking place on Sunday 18th May (10am - 3pm), meet the heroes of the sea from Plymouth Lifeboat Station. Visit the lifeboats in the Marina and stalls on The Green - The lifeboat will be open from 10am - 12pm and 12.30pm -3pm

• QR Codes for Takeaway Ordering: Scan QR codes for easy ordering from Royal William Yard's resident restaurants and cafes

And much more .... More details to follow

Join us for a free ship’s biscuit making activity for children of all ages.

This event offers the unique opportunity to make authentic ship's biscuits – a nod to Royal William Yard's original purpose as a victualling yard, keeping the Navy afloat with food, drink and supplies. When it was built 200 years ago, the Yard’s bakery was the biggest factory of its kind in the country, producing bread and ship's biscuits.

While these historic treats were once notorious for being infested with weevils (which sailors had to tap out before eating!), rest assured that all biscuits made this weekend will be insect free!

Sessions will run on both days, taking place at 11am, 12pm and 1pm.

Ship’s biscuit making will take place at Ocean Studios and booking is advised as places are limited – booking is free and easy to do here.

Take to the high seas - be ye a landlubber or a scurvy dog, come and enjoy a SUP session around Firestone Bay. South West SUP are offering 20% discount across all of their activities from Friday 16th - Sunday 18th May.

This includes:

• SUP Experience Sessions
• Bespoke Sessions
• Private Group Paddles
• Social Paddles
• SUP Hire

Social Paddle - Friday 16th May

6-7pm SW SUP Social Paddle Session

Social Paddle - Sunday 18th May

8am - 9am SW SUP Social Paddle Session

Club SWSUP is all about sharing amazing experiences on the water with all sorts of amazing people. These paddles are open to everyone, all you need to be is passionate about paddling, people & the ocean! 20% discount is applicable for all sessions running from Friday 16th - Sunday 18th May - enter code 'pirates' at the checkout. Full details are available at www.southwestsup.co.uk

Getting to Royal William Yard is easy for those wanting to experience Pirates Weekend across the waterfront; brave buccaneers can hop on board Plymouth Boat Trips’ ferry, setting sail from the Barbican to drop anchor in Royal William Yard Marina. Visit Plymouth Boat Trips Website for the latest timetable.

Plymouth Waterfront Partnership are running a Free Pirates Weekend Bus Shuttle service, in partnership with Plymouth Citybus, which will operate across all Pirate Weekend locations.