Short answer: Devil's Point has accessible paths and benches and three hours free parking, which makes it the best flat start in the city. The Hoe is level and open. The Barbican's cobbles and the climb from the station are the two things to plan around rather than discover.
Accessible paths, benches placed at sensible intervals, and three hours of free parking. It looks straight out over the Sound. If you want one flat, easy, free hour in Plymouth with a chair or a buggy, this is it, and it is the part of the city that locals use rather than visitors.
Wide, open, level grass and promenade with the best view in the city. Smeaton's Tower stands on it — going up the tower involves a spiral staircase and is not accessible, but the Hoe itself is one of the easiest flat spaces in any English city centre.
Below the Hoe, popular when it is warm, and heavily graffitied. Getting down to it is the issue — treat it as a view from above rather than a destination.
Good parking, and the yard itself is flat between the converted naval buildings, with restaurants, bars and a cinema. It is one of the more comfortable places in the city to spend an afternoon without hills.
The Box is free, flat and closed Mondays. The National Marine Aquarium is a modern building and easy to move around, with free re-entry for a year on the ticket — closed Wednesdays. The Mayflower Museum is small, about an hour, and manageable.
The Waterfront is right on the water with some free parking and opens from 9am. Pier One opens at 7am with a log burner and sea views. Both avoid the cobbled streets entirely, which is the main thing to get right here.
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