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Many years ago Sir Francis Drake played his famous game of bowls on the Plymouth Hoe . With the Spanish Amarda nearby, he insisted on finishing his game before starting to attack and sink them. A memorial now stands on the Hoe in his honour. There are also various other war memorials commemorating battles fought and lost and honouring the people that sadly lost their life's whilst fighting for their country.
Now, the Plymouth Hoe offers a large reasonably flat tarmac area which spectacular views to the Plymouth Sound and Drakes Island. On a windy day it makes a fine place to fly kites, and in the summer it's favoured by people wishing to bath in the sun.
Just behind the war memorials there is a bowling club and green, a large grassed area and a small Pitch and Putt golf course. If you carry walking on down the hill past these you will come to the city centre - which you can see from the Hoe.
On the seaward side of the Plymouth Hoe , there are more grassed areas and Smeatons Tower. Just below this is the Plymouth Dome.
Down below the Plymouth
Dome is Hoe Road. This connects you to the Barbican
and other parts of Plymouth. There is limited car parking along this road, and
it operates on a Pay and Display basis. 
Down below the Hoe Road is a variety of different concrete formations, including pools, beach huts, undercover sitting areas, outside sun-bathing areas, and diving boards. It gets quite busy here in the summer with people wishing to soak up the sun's rays. In the Winter however, there is hardly anyone around and it can get quite interesting when the wind is blowing from the right direction and tide is reasonably high.
Looking out into the Plymouth Sound you can see Drakes Island and Plymouth Breakwater. As you face the sea you will see on your left the Barbican area and the Queen Anne's Battery Marina and on your right the start of the River Tamar. There are usually navy boats / pleasure boats of some descriptions moving in the Sound , and the Brittany Ferries vessels have to pass by the Plymouth Hoe to arrive and depart.
Dotted along the Hoe Road are various Ice Cream vans.