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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 Mayflower Steps are close to the site in the Barbican area of Plymouth, south-west England, from which the Pilgrims are believed to have finally left England aboard the Mayflower, before crossing the Atlantic Ocean to settle in North America on 6 September 1620.
The Mayflower Steps are flanked by the British and American flags and mark the final English departure point of 102 passengers who set sail on the Mayflower in 1620. The actual steps the pilgrims left from no longer exist.
Welcome to Mayflower Steps, if you’ve come here looking for information about that fêted vessel, its Pilgrim Father and families passengers, or Plymouth, the port from which it sailed, then you’re at the right place!
The Mayflower Steps mark the approximate final UK departure point of the Pilgrim Fathers – the band of settlers who founded New England's first permanent colony at Plymouth (Massachusetts) in 1620.
The Journey – Mayflower Steps. Departure: The Mayflower left Plymouth, England on September 6, 1620. Arrival: The Mayflower crew sighted land off Cape Cod on November 9, 1620 and first landfall was made November 11, 1620. Distance and time: The voyage from Plymouth, England to Plymouth Harbour is about 2,750 miles, and took the Mayflower 66 days.
Follow the Mayflower Trail and visit the historic, authentic Elizabethan House and Gardens, as well as the Merchant’s House and Museum taking you back to the time of The Pilgrim Fathers and Sir Francis Drake.
The Mayflower Steps . Monument / Memorial. A monument to commemorate and mark the departure of the Mayflower ship from Plymouth in 1620.
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.
Jul 17, 2019 · The Mayflower Steps, Plymouth. The Mayflower Steps monument is Plymouth’s most significant memorial to the Pilgrims. The Steps are close to the site in the Barbican from which the 102 passengers are thought to have left England on the Mayflower destined for America in September 1620.
