Plan Your Visit
Plan your route to the Yard, by foot, car, bike, boat and more...
Plan your route to the Yard, by foot, car, bike, boat and more...
It's easy to get to the Yard. Come by car and use our pay and display parking. Frequent buses run to the City Centre and elsewhere. Take advantage of local ferry services that run from our very own marina, connecting the Yard to the Barbican, Mount Edgcumbe and Saltash. Bring your bike or Beryl e-bikes offer a quick cycling option. Or enjoy a scenic 30-minute walk from the City Centre.
Visiting from further afield? Plymouth is linked to the main motorway network via the A38. Regular train services from Plymouth to London run from the mainline Plymouth rail station. Exeter International Airport is approximately 50 minutes drive away with flights to major UK cities and beyond. Brittany Ferries provides services to Roscoff in France and Santander in Spain. Plymouth is also now a premier cruise destination, with ships visiting from around the world.
By Foot
The Yard is walkable from the City Centre and is part of the iconic South West Coast Path
By Bike
The Yard has plenty of lock-up space for bikes and has a nearby Beryl Bike bay
By Water
With its own marina, you can sail directly into the Yard and use the regular ferry service
By Bus
The Yard has great regular bus links to the City Centre and beyond
By Car
It's easy to drive to the Yard, with plenty of pay and display parking
Site Map
Our map shows the places you can visit while here and how to get around
Location Information
Plymouth is linked to the main motorway network via the A38 (M5). Use Post Code PL1 3GD for Sat Nav directions. Once on Durnford Street, follow Royal William Road round to the right, do not go straight on. You will see a large cobbled roundabout and the entrance to the Yard is straight in front, you have arrived.
Royal William Yard
Plymouth
Devon
PL1 3RP
Build your itinerary
With so much to see and do, it can be hard to keep track of it all! Thats why we’ve made a handy itinerary builder to help out.
You can put together an itinerary of things that catch your eye at Royal William Yard to help make planning your next visit a breeze - and you can even share it with your friends too!
1. Click/tap to add
Wherever you see the ‘+Add to itinerary’ button, you can add these to a wishlist of things you’d like to do on your next visit.
2. Click/tap to expand
Once you’ve started adding items to your wishlist you’ll see them appear in a little popup at the bottom right of your screen.
3. View, share & print
Tap ‘view & print’, and from here you can view, print and share your itinerary with your friends.
