Mayflower Steps

Local nameMayflower Steps
LocationPlymouth, UK

The Mayflower Steps are close to the site in the Barbican area of Plymouth, south-west England, from which the Pilgrim Fathers are believed to have finally left England aboard the Mayflower on 6 September 1620, before crossing the Atlantic Ocean to settle in North America. The traditional site of their disembarkation in North America is Plymouth Rock.

The passengers who came predominantly from East Anglia sought religious and other freedoms. They had no links with Plymouth, but because of bad weather in the English Channel they were forced to put in at Plymouth seeking shelter and essential repairs. Several surviving local buildings including what is now the Plymouth Gin Distillery in Southside Street and the Island House on the Quay are claimed to have accommodated some of them for one or more nights.The 'Steps' today consist of a commemorative portico with Doric columns of Portland stone that…

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayflower_Steps

Address 22 New Street, Plymouth PL1 2BL, United Kingdom

Coordinates 50°21'58.936" N -4°8'3.516" E

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