MTV Presents: Ocean City Sounds taking over Plymouth Hoe this summer
On 26 and 27 July, Plymouth Hoe will host two nights of incredible live music in a new open-air music event, MTV Presents: Ocean City Sounds.
Indie titans Bastille will headline Day One on Thursday 26 July, performing a full 90-minute set to the crowd. The chart-topping, award-winning band have sold more than 11 million singles including ‘Pompeii’, ‘Things We Lost in the Fire’, ‘Flaws’ and ‘Good Grief’. Also performing is singer-songwriter Ella Eyre and rapper Professor Green and Club MTV favourites, R3WIRE & VARSKI will be getting the party started on the night.
Day Two (Friday 27 July) will bring Ibiza to Plymouth with a huge performance by legendary DJ Pete Tong and the Heritage Orchestra, conducted by Jules Buckley. They’ll perform their critically-acclaimed ‘Ibiza Classics’ show, which sees classic dance tracks performed in an entirely new way by the 65-piece orchestra and guest vocalists, all with a spectacular light show. It’s going to be a night filled with nostalgia, transporting you back to sunny holidays of the 90s.
Tickets are on sale now for £25 per day and there is an event pass offering access to both days for just £45. All tickets are subject to a £2.50 booking fee. Buy yours online now: www.theticketstore.co.uk/oceancitysounds or find out more at: www.oceancitysounds.co.uk.
We also have some availability at Strathmore House Apartments, make the most of Plymouth and this amazing event and stay while you play!
Sharing your life, making memories and having someone there at the end of a long day or week makes everything feel better and brighter. But even when we have found love, we shouldn’t be complaisant. We all need to make time to reconnect with each other and sparkle together. It’s too easy to let work, life, children and bills sweep us away from each other; to lose sight of our love. Demanding jobs, screaming toddlers and hectic social diaries leave little time for love. Sometimes months can slip by without engaging in meaningful conversations or simply enjoying a snugly night in.
Spending easy and fun time together is essential for love to blossom and here at Strathmore House Apartments, we love, love!
When couples spend a couple of nights with us, we love seeing sparkle return. The excitement in their eyes when they first arrive, with two precious days ahead of them, and two cosy evenings!
Once you have decided that a break away is what the love doctor ordered; the fun planning and packing adds to the anticipation of the mystery and magic ahead.
Relationships grow best when your mind and body is given time to relax away from the hustle and bustle of the very fabric of life; and with Britain’s Ocean City being packed with beauty and events no matter what time of the year, a break away is the perfect growing time for any and all relationships.
So, If you are looking for one of the most romantic getaways you will ever have, visit Plymouth for love and laughter and make happy memories you can cherish forever. Here at Strathmore House Apartments you can have the privacy you need and the space you deserve. You can star gaze over the tides, have romantic outdoor picnics, enjoy private dinners, and relax in our luxurious apartments with a black and white move and bottle of something nice – or have a duvet day and simply be!
Whatever you need, whatever you want, here you can have it all.
Let us help you fall in love all over again! Two nights start at just £160 per apartment; but the value of alone time is priceless. X
Head to the Mount Batten Centre this evening (27 April) as they host their second ‘Live at the MBC’ – Comedy Night!
They’re delighted to be joined by three comedians: Chris Brooker, Jon Wagstaffe and Doug Segal
Tickets are just £12 each and for just £4.95 extra you can opt to have food (hot buffet) before the show too! Tickets are still available just call 01752 44567!
The ‘Live at the MBC’ Comedy Night will be a great end to your week and the perfect antidote to this rather grey day! So, start of your weekend with friends, family, colleagues or team mates and join them from 8pm until late!
The Mount Batten Ferry will be running until 11pm.
Fish & Chips, a prominent dish on the cobbles of Britain’s Ocean City; with the aroma of salt and vinegar creating a nautical rumble in your tummy as you pass by! They say a little of what you fancy does you no harm; and by golly are we grateful for this ‘free pass’ to enjoy a battered cod upon a steaming portion of crispy chips!
There are a plethora of amazing restaurants to tantalise your taste-buds in Plymouth, but the odd take-away, eaten upon your lap looking out over the sound makes for the perfect of memories during your stay in our beautifully historic city.
Our top tip to guests visiting Plymouth between now and September 2018 is a visit to Rockfish, who are extending their “£3 local Fish Friday” deal! Here you can enjoy local fish and chips from the Rockfish Takeaway from 5pm each Friday, and although there is closures on the footbridge that leads you to their sensational restaurant and take-away, a discount option is available if parking in Lockyer’s Quay car park or if using the Silverline ferry.
Since the 17th century battered fish has been enjoyed by many; and why try fixing something that isn’t broken! Indulge, enjoy and feel Plymouth in every delicious mouthful!
Fun, stylish, creative and incredibly endearing; that’s not us just talking about our apartments but also about the wonderful Stella Parton. Upon meeting Stella, she was everything you would expect and more; kind, authentic, honest and humble – with sincere warmth that radiated even the coldest of days here in Plymouth.
Making time for everyone – from loyal fans to bar staff and intrigued passersby – our time spent getting to know Stella Parton whilst she stayed at Strathmore House Apartments was time that we are extremely grateful to have had.
Picture By: Guy Harris
Welcoming every guest to Plymouth for their first visit to our ocean city is exciting, but when you hear that they loved it so much they will return, it’s always the very best of outcomes.
Stella called Strathmore House Apartments home, whilst staying on one of our four bedroom apartments for three nights this weekend, on a discovery of our historic city after powering through the elements to make it to Plymouth from London through the snow.
When you have the pleasure of hearing someone talk about a place you are proud to call home, a person who has travelled the world and seen some beautiful sights, it makes you realise how very lucky you are to have so much wonder on your doorstep.
In Plymouth, we never take for granted the fine plethora of restaurants, history, culture and beauty; but to hear someone talk so lovingly about their own experience here, and to even be thinking of writing a son about our city, is truly heartening.
Picture By: Guy Harris
Not only did we have the opportunity to welcome Stella to Strathmore House Apartments, we also got to show off one of our sister companies; Kuku Sushi Bar & Robata, where Stella took a turn behind the Sushi Bar before enjoying some Kuku delights and a cocktail!
Picture By: Guy Harris
Picture By: Guy Harris
Picture By: Guy Harris
Not only is Stella beautiful and talented, she is also now a fan of not only Strathmore House Apartments, but Plymouth too, and we truly can’t wait to welcome her back again very soon.
A four bedroom duplex apartment which sleeps eight adults comfortably, for three nights this weekend was just £27.50 per adult, per night.
There is not a month that goes by where there is not a new, tantalising dish on one of the many amazing restaurants menus here in Plymouth. The choice is bewildering at times, but in a very good way!
What a conundrum to have; where to go, what to choose and how many new discoveries can we unearth in one holiday? Although Strathmore House Apartments have the finest of kitchens, giving you that perfect home from home experience, we also know it’s nice to have someone else do the dishes and prepare you a tasty treat.
With so many new restaurants to discover on your holiday doorstep; full of dishes to demolish, drinks to imbibe and food-themed events to attend throughout the year; food is rarely off our minds when we are on our holidays!
So, with limited time, often the hardest part about eating out in Plymouth is figuring out where to go first!
Strathmore House Apartments are part of a family group of businesses that have been serving up treats for food lovers in Plymouth for over 60 years. Within the group there are three amazing and unique restaurants, all within a short stroll of Strathmore House Apartments and all offering sensational food with a warm, professional, family welcome – but with three very different options.
Kuku Sushi Bar & Robata is the newest restaurant to join the group; set within a beautiful Grade II listed building just moments away from Strathmore House, it crosses boundaries by pairing traditional Japanese cuisine with chic surroundings and new flavours and textures. Pulling its personality from a scattered set of influences; Kuku Sushi Bar & Robata offers the perfect escape from home cooking and tantalises ever sense with its mouth-watering dishes, fine interiors and sensational staff.
With a cocktail bar not to be missed; this clever restaurant caters for both the casual and professional Japanese food enthusiast as well as those wanting to try new and flavoursome cocktails.
Style: cocktail bar | sushi bar & restaurant
Open: Monday – Saturday – 11.30am to 11pm To Dine: 12 noon to 3pm | 5pm to 11pm
When visiting Britain’s Ocean City, there really is no better place to soak in the beautiful vista than at The Dock; with its floor to ceiling windows you can enjoy the stunning and vibrant Coastal Quarters, stretched out before you whilst enjoying their sensational food. Food that is both simple and stylish, within a setting that prides itself on the quality of their ingredients. Locally sourced where possible; fresh from the land and sea, the taste of Plymouth and the region comes out in every dish.
At The Dock, you can be sure whether you are going for breakfast, lunch or dinner – the menu will not disappoint you and the setting will capture Plymouth in a way that becomes the perfect backdrop for your holiday memories.
Style: cafe | restaurant
Open: Everyday from 9am – 10pm for drinks, coffees and cake.
The Mission Bar & Restaurant is a truly magnificent setting; a 19th century Thomas Mission Hall it’s rich with heritage and a truly breathtaking story of days gone by. You are instantly blown away by the strong character, charm and its distinctive features. The stain glass windows, the vaulted ceilings and the centuries old brick work coupled with the aromatic smells from the kitchen is like stepping in to a whole new world. The food on the plate is divine, but the building is also a wonder to discover.
It really is the perfect place to settle for a flavoursome, satisfying and well accomplished British cuisine. There is a selection of menus that cater handsomely for diners on the go and theatre lovers, but also a stunning a la carte option. With a beautifully crafted and well stocked cocktail bar; the entire experience from atmosphere, ambience, food and service is a truly enriching one.
Everyone has a female role model; someone that influences their journey, their decisions and the shape of the person they become. For many of us, that’s our Mum.
Mum’s play a huge role throughout our lives; from teeth-cleaning and hair brushing when you’re a tot, to poorly snuggles on the sofa when only your Mum will do, to mending your first broken heart with ice-cream and a hankie.
They forgive your piles of dirty laundry on the floor next to the laundry bin, they forgive the empty bottle put back in the fridge and they would climb the largest mountain just to give you your forgotten packed lunch or PE kit!
As we get older our Mums are still on hand! Their job is never done! Our needs may change, but their stability and support remain.
Being the emotional backbone of a family is a tough task, but it’s a task carried out with love. Mums are a constant; they give, they work hard, they make sacrifices and all to make our lives better, fuller and richer. What better time than Mothers Day to say a very special thank you to a very special Mum?
As Plymouth largest independent, family owned hotel the New Continental Hotel know just how important families are, especially Mums, and so they want to help you show your Mum, or your Mum equivalent, just how much you value her and all she has and does do for you.
Throughout the whole of March, they are giving Mum’s a dessert for FREE* in Steve’s Brasserie to help you say ‘Thank you Mum’.
Steve’s Brasserie’s is the perfect choice for Mums, their menu includes varied dishes ranging from traditional classics to unique culinary delights, using only the finest fresh seasonal ingredients sourced from local suppliers, reflecting the rich agricultural and fishing tradition of the West Country.
*FREE dessert for Mum with any main meal from the Main menu. Valid Monday-Thursday in March. Maximum of two Mums per table. Tables must be booked in advance quoting Mothers Day throughout March! Subject to availability.
To book call: 01752 276798. Steve’s Brasserie is a 10 minute walk from Strathmore House Apartments, they also have parking for those that prefer to drive.
At Strathmore House Apartments you are on the doorstep and perfectly central to the plethora of riches on offer in Plymouth.
Situated on Elliot Street, the area is home to some breathtaking Victorian architecture and alive with history; which continues to provide us with a calming rhythm, sincere sense of style and everlasting elegance of the era.
Plymouth, Devon is a vibrant waterfront city; it is packed full of sensational attractions, with many activities and great shopping as well as programmes packed with great entertainment and more sightseeing than you can fit into just one trip!
