This broad boulevard is the spine of the city’s shopping district. Walks wind along it through landscaped gardens. Water features like this one take advantage of the slope. Armada Way was the first pedestrian-only shopping avenue in England. Plymouth was so badly bombed in the Second World War that the ruins of the old city centre were swept away post-war and replaced with a bold new plan. The name Armada Way reminds us that Sir Francis Drake sailed from Plymouth to defeat the Spanish Armada.