It has been a special day at the hotel today with not one, but two lovely couples celebrating their wedding anniversaries. Jon and Margaret Newell returned to the Duke this morning to celebrate an amazing fifty years of marriage. The couple held their wedding at a local church on 27th July 1968 before returning to our Ballroom with a hundred of their friends and family. They fondly remember their wedding breakfast, with a starter of Prawn Cocktail, a main course of Chicken and a Fruit Salad dessert. Jon and Margaret then spent their honeymoon in Mallorca for two weeks in the sun. When asked the secret to a long and happy marriage, the couple both smiled and ...

We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated person to join our Housekeeping Team. The ideal candidate would have experience in customer service or the hotel sector, however previous experience in Housekeeping is not essential as full training will be provided. This job role will require flexibility and working over the weekends. Shift patterns are from 9am till 3pm, 5 days out of 7, per week, per rota. Job Type: Part-time If this sounds like the ideal role for you, click here to apply. If you have any queries, please call 01752 275850. We look forward to hearing from you. Image credits: Artography; ...

We continually encourage our guests to enjoy the unique experiences that Plymouth has to offer such as the National Marine Aquarium, Plymouth Gin and the Mayflower Museum! One of the best ways to see the city is on the water with Plymouth Boat Trips. In you’re lucky enough to be local then an annual outing would reveal new facts and stunning sights, and for those of you on holiday it is the perfect way to enjoy being on the water and learning a little about our rich history and heritage. ...

The following information was provided by the organisers of Plymouth Art Weekender and provides details of the three artist commissions. We are thrilled to be working alongside this wonderful team and look forward to attending the Weekender ourselves! We are delighted to announce the three commissioned artists for Plymouth Art Weekender 2018! This year the Weekender will take place on 28th, 29th and 30th September. Plymouth based Laura Denning who wowed audiences with her independent project Benthic Caress at last year’s Weekender, has been selected for our Local Engagement Commission. Laura’s practice combines collaboration, curation and, field notes; resulting in filmworks, soundwalks and other forms of ‘experimental geography’, as well as installations that audiences can take part in. For the ...

After making the finals of the ‘Wedding Venues Town’ category at the 2018 South West Wedding Awards, we are delighted to announce that we have been nominated for the 2019 awards! If you hosted your wedding at the hotel between 2017 and 2018, and haven’t already voted, please do vote for us by clicking here. We received some fantastic anonymous feedback from our past couples following the 2018 awards, some of which we are delighted to share with you below… Feedback from 2018 “From the very first ...

Following the launch of the Make a Difference for Mayflower 400 campaign in 2016, Plymouth businesses have been busy volunteering across the city ahead of the commemorations in 2020. The campaign is led by Improving Lives Plymouth and a partnership between Plymouth City Council, the Duke of Cornwall Hotel, the Plymouth Waterfront Partnership and the City Centre Company and encourages businesses to invest in their own premises and make a commitment to the public realm between now and 2020. As part of the National Volunteers Week campaign, a day was organised to bring businesses together. Jo, Olivia, Sam and George from The Duke spent the morning painting the staircase railings at Devil’s Point, taking them from a rusty, faded ...

The following information was provided by the team at Improving Lives Plymouth. For full details, click here. Are you interested in becoming an Ambassador for the Mayflower 400 initiative? Sign up as a Mayflower Maker where you will receive training on the story of Mayflower and the events diary. Mayflower Makers are local people trained as Mayflower Ambassadors to be Mayflower Makers. They will have conversations in their local community about Mayflower 400’s history, cultural projects, and landmarks within the city. Mayflower Makers will: – Share the Mayflower story – Explain Mayflower 400 – Promote the events calendar for the Mayflower ...

It is that time of year again where our team have been busy at West Hoe Fun Park preparing the train and boat for the summer season ahead! In 2015 we first started our journey with the train and boat at West Hoe Fun Park. The park is so beautifully maintained, but these two items needed some TLC. Walter Combstock has fond memories of the park with his children and now grandchildren and with Jonathan Morcom the joint owners of the hotel were keen to invest in the local community. We received such a fantastic reaction and took such a pride in the work that we pledged to maintain the play equipment on an annual basis. Four years ...

For decades the hotel has been a sensational venue for wedding ceremonies and receptions. With its grand, elegant spaces, the Duke oozes style and sophistication, and delivers the sense of occasion that a wedding deserves. With so many fashion trends we enjoy working with creative and talented suppliers to showcase the Duke in a variety of styles to inspire future couples. This time it was an Art Deco theme selected by Agata from UpArt photography who captured and coordinated the shoot. As an iconic venue in the heart of Britain’s Ocean City we couldn’t wait to see how Agata and her carefully selected team transformed the hotel. We are delighted to be able to share ...