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National Marine Park Big Blue Splash

23rd July 2022 @ 8:00 am 24th July 2022 @ 5:00 pm

Big Blue Splash

Here in Plymouth, we have a lot to celebrate, including our beautiful and special coastline and exciting Marine Park status! On 23 and 24 July, we will proudly mark this fantastic fact with a bumper weekend of FREE activities for all to enjoy!

Both adults and children will be encouraged to dive in and try out something new across the weekend.

Activities

Taster sessions out on the water will include stand up paddleboarding, kayaking, guided snorkelling, open water swimming and even SUP yoga โ€“ the ultimate test of balance with yoga on a paddle board.

On shore activities include rock pooling, art workshops, the chance to try e-bikes and even plogging โ€“ a combination of jogging and litter picking thatโ€™s beneficial for wellbeing and for the environment.

There will also be performances, music, demos, food, and much, much more happening all across the city making this a bumper weekend to remember!

Where is it?

Activities will take place at Tinside Lido, the Hoe Foreshore, Mount Edgcumbe, Mount Batten and at Firestone Bay.

How to book

The booking system is now live on the Visit Plymouth website.

The National Lottery Heritage Fund

The Big Blue Splash event has been funded through the Plymouth Sound National Marine Park Heritage Horizon Award, which has been made possible with a ยฃ9.5 million grant from the Heritage Fund, thanks to money raised by National Lottery players.

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A Tompot Blenny (name: Parablennius gattorugine) having a lay-in at James Eagan Layne wreck. It is definitely feeling those weekend vibes ๐Ÿ˜ด

Tompot Blennys have the nickname of 'the fish with antlers' due to its fussy tentacles on its head. They are medium sized, sharp toothed and territorial of their home. But if you find one diving, don't worry! They will usually show gentle curiosity around humans.

As always, give all wildlife their own space. Look but don't touch ๐Ÿ˜Š

๐Ÿ“ท @samdbalderson with @plymouthsounddivers
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Are you Interested in working with young people? Do you have a passion for nature, the sea and the great outdoors?
If so, combine these interests and passions to apply for an Innovative Youth Work Position working with us and Plymouth Poole Farm.

๐Ÿ”— Link in bio (With With Us) for more info
(search 'PEO/3196' or 'Senior Youth Support Worker')

#PlymouthSoundNMP #BlueEconomy #Marine #Maritime #Plymouth #Devon #PlymouthJobs #DevonJobs #HeritageHorizon #MarineJobs #PSNMP #Coast2023 #MyNationalMarinePark #SouthwestIsBest #PlymouthShoreFront #PlymouthPooleFarm
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We may be biased but the sea is the best therapy. There's nothing like healing your mental wellbeing by gazing at our National Marine Park ๐Ÿ’™

๐Ÿ“ธ @kaylaparker.uk

#PSNMP #PlymouthSoundNMP #PlymouthHoe #Coast2023 #Plymouth #MyNationalMarinePark #HeritageHorizon #PlymouthHoe #VitaminSea #MentalWellbeing #PlymouthSound #SouthwestIsBest #PlymouthShoreFront #NationalLottery #HeritageFund #HeritagelsOpen @heritagefunduk
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What a haul!! We had such a successful afternoon in the sun with the best view in Plymouth!

Thank you to our amazing team of volunteers๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ’™

We can't wait to do another litter pick around our National Marine Park soon!

#PSNMP #PlymouthSoundNMP #PlymouthHoe #LitterPick #Coast2023 #Plymouth #MyNationalMarinePark #HeritageHorizon #PlymouthHoe #CleanerOcean #PlymouthSound #SouthwestIsBest #PlymouthShoreFront #NationalLottery #HeritageFund #HeritagelsOpen @heritagefunduk
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Plymouth Sound National Marine Park isn't just about animals that live under the sea, but above too.

Here's a beautiful photo of a Cormorant (latin name: Phalacrocorax carbo) relaxing in the golden hour light. As you can guess, they are a huge lover of fish and once they come up from diving, you may see it stood in the sun with its wings open to dry off.

๐Ÿ“ธ @cornish_dronephotography
๐Ÿ“ River Tamar

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๐Ÿ”—Link in bio (Scenes of the Sound)
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We had a brilliant time at the Ernesettle Christmas Market last Friday!
It was lovely meeting the community and great to see Stormy Sam ๐Ÿ’™

#PlymouthSoundNMP #christmasmarket #PlymouthSound #PlymouthSoundNationalMarinePark #ernesettle #HeritageHorizon #plymouth
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๐ŸŒŠScenes of the Sound๐ŸŒŠ

It's great to see younger generations be inspired by the brilliant experiences the National Marine Aquarium offers. Has anyone else seen episode 3 'Secrets of the Sound' yet?

๐Ÿ“ธ Lucinda Ac
๐Ÿ“ @nationalmarineaquarium

#PSNMP #PlymouthSoundNMP #Coast2023 #MyNationalMarinePark #heritagehorizon #Sealife #PlymouthWildlife #plymouthhoe #plymouthbarbican #nationalmarineaquarium #secretsoftheaquarium
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We've compiled a list of jobs under, above and around our National Marine Park. From Chefs and Brewers to Engineers, there's plenty to go around!

๐Ÿ”—Link in bio (News & Blogs)

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Who's looking forward to 'Secrets of the Aquarium' episode 3 tomorrow night??

We can't wait! ๐Ÿ’™๐ŸŸ

Here's some extra behind the scenes with the wonderful Kieran and Friday

Brilliant filming by @amberfilms_

#SecretsOfTheAquarium #NationalMarineAquarium #bbc2 @bbc @bbciplayer #NationalMarinePark #PlymouthSoundNMP
#PlymouthSoundNationalMarinePark #Coast2023 #HeritageHorizon #MyNationalMarinePark @nationalmarineaquarium #Southwestisbest #Aquarium
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A beautiful sea-scape that almost seems from another planet ๐Ÿคฏ๐ŸŒŒ Happy Sunday!

๐Ÿ“ Wembury Bay
๐Ÿ“ธ @rosiefoxphotography

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Devil's Point tide pool and surrounding features of Firestone Bay will be receiving a healthy revamp during early 2024 ๐Ÿฅณ๐ŸŒŠ

Link in bio to find out more (News & Blogs)

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๐ŸŒŠScenes of the Sound๐ŸŒŠ

Happy Friday! Here's great half-in-half-out shot just off the Barbican! Who's going to have a swim in our marine park this weekend?

๐Ÿ“ธ Stephen Porter

#PSNMP #PlymouthSoundNMP #Coast2023 #MyNationalMarinePark #heritagehorizon #Sealife #PlymouthWildlife #plymouthhoe #plymouthbarbican
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A moody but EPIC Firestone Bay, teasing that there is still a blue sky amongst the clouds ๐ŸŒž

๐Ÿ“ Firestone Bay
๐Ÿ“ธ @eleanor_goodall

#PSNMP #PlymouthSoundNMP #Coast2023 #MyNationalMarinePark #heritagehorizon #PlymouthHoe #SunsetVibes #SouthwestIsBest #SunsetUK #PlymouthShoreFront #FirestoneBay
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We *had* help ourselves to a Sunday sunset over the only national marine park within the UK ๐Ÿ’™

๐Ÿ“Plymouth Hoe
๐Ÿ“ธ @_our.devon.life

#PSNMP #PlymouthSoundNMP #Coast2023 #MyNationalMarinePark #heritagehorizon #PlymouthHoe #SunsetVibes #SouthwestIsBest #SunsetUK #PlymouthShoreFront
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