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Double Locks
A bit of a local legend, this atmospheric former lockhouse sits 2 miles south of the quay beside the Exeter Ship Canal. Scarred floorboards, creaking chairs, excellent ale and battered board games lend it a chilled vibe - helped by the real fires, waterside terrace and better than average bar food (available lunch and dinner).
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Barcode
Quite simply the best bar in town, this is where Torbay's cool crowd hangs out. Raspberry red walls and twinkly lights surround huge, round cane chairs and a chimenea in the fireplace. The cocktails are works of art, and the snacks are tasty (try the homemade lamb and mint burgers).
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Annabel's
The stage spots in this quirky venue are filled by an eclectic collection of acts (expect anything from burlesque to comedy). Crowd-pleasing tunes fill the dance floor while classy cocktails fill your glass.
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Dartmouth Arms
As an antidote to Dartmouth's sailing chic, join the locals for an unpretentious pint at the atmospheric Dartmouth Arms. There's polished wood everywhere, even on the ceilings, and navigational lights and cross-sections of ships dot the walls.
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Plymouth Arts Centre
This cultural hot-spot combines an independent cinema, modern-art exhibitions, and a licensed, vegetarian-friendly cafe.
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On the Waterfront
In 1835 this was a warehouse; now its red-brick, barrel ceilings stretch back from a minimalist bar. There's typical pub-grub on offer for lunch and dinner and its tables stretch along the quayside - perfect for a riverside pint or a pizza.
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View 2
Tucked just round from the heart of the Barbican, this cool venue has its own waterside terrace, and is perfect for a lunchtime pizza or drink. In the evening, enjoy comedy, Latin and salsa, easy listening, soul, funk and R&B.
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Ship Inn
Wood coats the ceiling, floors and even the walls at this city-centre, heavily beamed boozer. It claims to have been Sir Francis Drake's favourite pub - bet he wouldn't have recognised the tunes pulsing from the jukebox.
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Mojo
This buzzing café-bar has a terrace overlooking Tor Bay. Inside it's all huge leather sofas and photos of jazz stars on the walls. Music is a mix of live bands, R&B and Latino with cheesy disco at the weekends.
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Hole in the Wall
This heavily beamed, tardis-like boozer claims to be the oldest in Torquay - the part-cobbled floor is actually listed. At the front, there's a tiny alley-cum-beer terrace on which to enjoy an al fresco pint.
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Dolphin
The Dolphin is an unreconstructed Barbican boozer, with scuffed tables, padded bench seats and an authentic, no-nonsense atmosphere. It's also painter Beryl Cook's local.
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Quay Club
This cavernous club is a favourite with Plymouth's night owls, with rock and indie on Thursdays, funk, soul and Latin on Fridays, and chart and dance on Saturday.
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Bar Rakuda
One of the best of a row of trendy quayside bars, Rakuda is ideal for a morning latté, a lunchtime mocha or a cocktail jug when the sun goes down.
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Phoenix Arts Centre
The city's art and soul, Phoenix is a vibrant hub of performance, music, dance, film, classes and workshops. There's a buzzing café bar too.
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Theatre Royal
Plymouth's main theatre stages large-scale touring and home-grown productions; its studio space, the Drum, is renowned for featuring new writing.
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Northcott Theatre
Northcott stages a mix of home-grown and touring productions - look out for their open-air summer Shakespeare in Rougemont Gardens.
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Carpe Diem
A beautifully lit, funky bar, done out in a kaleidoscope of colours. There's a heated, open air chill-out room and free wi-fi too.
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Flavel Centre
The Flavel Centre is the town's entertainment hub, hosting small-scale theatre and dance, as well as live music and films.
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Vaults
This arched red-brick basement bar is home to live DJs, party favourites, karaoke and cheese.
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Spacex
A consistently strong, contemporary art space, which stages regular free artists' talks.
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Cavern Club
A long-standing club and performance space, staging big-name DJs and breaking acts from the indie scene.
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Barbican Jazz Café
Nightly jazz and guest DJs keep the crowd happy at this barrel-vaulted venue.
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Barbican Theatre
A tiny theatre with regular dance and drama, and a buzzing bar (the B-Bar).
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Exeter Picturehouse
An intimate, independent cinema, screening mainstream and art-house movies.
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Rocky's
Torbay's gay venue, Rocky's, is a firm favourite with the fellas.
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