Plymouth Jazz Festival 2010

This Weekend sees the start of the annual Plymouth Jazz and Blues Festival.  Now in its fourth year the Barbican International Jazz & Blues Festival brings together leading artists from Europe and America at a variety of venues throughout the historic Barbican – and many of the events are free. International names are heading to this year's celebration from May 1-9, which is the first event in the Plymouth Summer Festival.  A detailed event diary can be viewed by visiting the Festival Website at  http://www.barbicanjazzandbluesfestival.com/.  Plymouth is a wonderful place to visit with our waterfront, Dartmoor and the beaches and villages of Devon and Cornwall close by.The train journey to London, along the South Devon coast, is inspirational.

Our roads make it is easy to get to Exeter and Bristol Airports and Plymouth Airport has a great service into Gatwick and London City.
Other air services and our ferry links to Brittany and Santander add that European dimension.
Our naval base adds something special to the city, which, when added to our Elizabethan heritage and our historical links to America, makes this a uniquely fascinating destination.
The Avalon Guest House is ideally situated for visitors to take full advantage of all that Plymouth has to offer.  Our website at http://www.avalonguesthouse.moonfruit.com/ has a wealth of visitor information and transport information and you can even check the weather.  To check availability, book online or see our direct contact details please do not hesitate to visit our Plymouth Bed and Breakfast Website.

Plymouth Summer Festival

As a city Plymouth is unique in the number and range of events which it hosts throughout the summer months from May until September. To capture the spirit, and help co-ordination of the events for visitors, the Plymouth Summer Festival was created a number of years ago. Plymouth Summer Festival 2010 promises to be even bigger and better hosting a huge range of events and festivals begining with the Jazz and Blues Festival starting on the 1st May and running until the 9th May.

Visitors can view a full diary of events at http://www.visitplymouth.co.uk/site/whats-on/plymouth-summer-festival-2010 helping you combine your stay in Plymouth with an event to suit.

The Avalon Guest House is ideally located for visitors to enjoy Plymouth Summer Festival without the stress of a journey by car with most of the events situated within easy walking distance.  To book your bed and breakfast in Plymouth take a look at our website at http://www.avalonguesthouse.moonfruit.com/ to find details of the excellent bed and breakfast accommodation we provide.

Plymouth and The Avalon Guest House looks forward to welcoming you.

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John Barrowman Returns to Plymouth

Actor, singer, TV and West End star John Barrowman is set to return to Plymouth this autumn.

Best known on British television for his acting and presenting work for the BBC, his most prominent role has been as Captain Jack Harkness in Doctor Who and its spin-off series Torchwood.
He has featured in shows such as Live & Kicking, Any Dream Will Do, How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?, and I'd Do Anything as well as appearing on the celebrity ice skating show Dancing on Ice.
John recently announced he has accepted a role in the hit TV show Desperate Housewives and will start filming imminently.
His latest tour will feature songs from his third solo album, the self-titled John Barrowman, released on March 1.
It's John's most personal record to date – the album he has always wanted to make.
As with 2007's Another Side and 2008's Music Music Music, it is an evocative and uplifting journey into his first love, musical theatre, comprising his favourite moments from Cats, Mamma Mia, Jersey Boys and Mack and Mabel among others.
The album is filled with instantly familiar standards like Memory, The Winner Takes It All and My Eyes Adored You and also includes the less immediately familiar, such as So Close, a spine-tingling duet with Jodie Prenger lifted from the recent Disney movie Enchanted.
Also included is a beautiful version of You’ll Never Walk Alone from Carousel, a song which his mother sang to him as a child.
Barrowman last visited the Pavilions in 2008. He returns to the venue on October 21. Tickets go on sale at 10am on March 5.
They cost: £37.50, £29.50, £19.50 on 0845 146 1460 and http://www.plymouthpavilions.com/
To book your overnight stay in a Plymouth Bed and Breakfast please visit http://www.avalonguesthouse.moonfruit.com/