Staymor Guesthouse Plymouth

Sporting Pursuits

We operate a strict no smoking policy

There are a variety of indoor and outdoor leisure pursuits available to residents of Plymouth and its surrounding area.

Horse riding is a very popular pastime, and there are many riding schools and stables in the area for those without their own horses. Participants can choose between sandy beaches, countryside or moorland.

Point-to-point and National Hunt racing can be seen at the Newton Abbot and Exeter racecourses.

For those interested in climbing there is a choice of moorland tors and sea cliffs, both of which offer challenging climbs for the experienced or those starting out in this sport.
The water plays a large part in the lives of local residents, with yacht and dingy sailing, canoeing, surfing and jet skiing among the most popular. There are clubs and facilities available for all standards. Plymouth has hosted the start and finish of many major sailing events including the Fastnet, Transat, Tall Ships and The Formula One Powerboat Grand Prix has become an annual summer event, attracting tens-of-thousands of visitors to the city. The racing takes place in the picturesque setting of Plymouth Sound.

HMS SCYLLA, an Exocet Leader Class Frigate was decommissioned in 1993 and bought by the National Marine Aquarium in 2003 to be placed on the seabed as a reef. Scylla was sunk in March 2004 and is now being colonised by plumose anemones, jewel anemones, Devonshire cup corals and white sea fingers. Hundreds of fish have been reported on Scylla and the site is a great attraction for scuba divers keen to view its fast development.

The city also has a number of indoor and outdoor swimming pools and the refurbished art-deco lido at Tinside on Plymouth Hoe is open during the summer months. There are also a number of outdoor pools cut into the rocks at Tinside which are filled with sea water.

The Mount Batten Centre offers a vast range of both water and land based sports activities, and offers training, educational and fun courses.

Plymouth has a Dry Ski Slope and toboggan run, and an all-weather athletics track. The surrounding area provides excellent mountain bike country with one event of the World Cup Championships having been held at Newnham for the last couple of years.

There are several golf courses close to Plymouth with St Mellion, the most famous, being just 10 miles away. Many national and international golfing tournaments have taken place here on the Championship Course designed by Jack Nicklaus.

Plymouth Argyle Football Club are in the Coca-Cola Football League Championship and play at their 20,000-capacity stadium, Home Park. The Brickfields is the home ground of Plymouth Albion Rugby Club who are in National Division One. Professional basketball can be seen in the city as the Kularoos Plymouth Raiders are in the British Basketball League and the Plymouth Admirals are in the British American Football League.

There are numerous squash and tennis courts, rugby pitches and both indoor and outdoor hockey and football facilities, together with a number of gyms and health and fitness centres in Plymouth and the surrounding area.

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