Drakes Wharf at Royal William Yard

About Drakes Wharf at Royal William Yard

Drakes Wharf occupies part of a Grade I listed warehouse within Royal William Yard, the former Royal Navy victualling yard on Plymouth's western waterfront that has been redeveloped into apartments, restaurants and gallery space while keeping its original granite bulk and dockside setting. The apartments look out over the marina and, from the upper floors, across Plymouth Sound towards Cornwall and the mouth of the Tamar.

Each apartment is finished to a contemporary standard, with fully equipped kitchens, comfortable living areas and good-quality furnishings, and configurations range from compact one-bedroom flats up to larger apartments suited to families or groups. Having a kitchen and living space rather than a single hotel room makes Drakes Wharf a practical choice for longer stays or for visitors who want to cook rather than eat out every night.

Royal William Yard itself supplies much of the appeal beyond the apartments, with a run of waterfront restaurants, bars and independent shops within the surrounding warehouses, and a passenger ferry linking directly across to the Barbican for those who want to explore the older part of the city without a car.

Drakes Wharf suits couples, families and groups who want more space than a conventional hotel room, along with a genuinely distinctive setting within one of Plymouth's most striking redevelopments. It is a short taxi ride or a scenic ferry crossing from the Hoe and Barbican, which is worth weighing up for visitors who want to be in the thick of the city's older streets each evening.