Plymouth · small venue · Verified open
CAMRA award-winning Mutley Plain pub with up to eight cask ales and a busy live-music, open-mic, poetry and DJ diary downstairs.
About 90 standing, live music 2 nights a week, house PA. Folk, Rock, Covers.
Nearby venuesUpdated 12 November 2026
At a glance, The Fortescue in Mutley Plain, Plymouth is summed up below. It has live music 2 nights a week. It books folk, rock and covers acts.
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| Live music | 2 nights a week |
| TodayClosed | 12:00–00:00Opens in 4h 20m 13s |
| Backline | PA provided |
| Books | Folk · Rock · Covers |
4 photos show the inside of The Fortescue, from the stage to the bar. It books folk, rock and covers acts. Tap any photo to open it at full size.
Before you book The Fortescue, here are its size, live nights, genres and website. It has live music 2 nights a week. It books folk, rock and covers acts.
| Capacity | about 90 standing |
| Live nights | Fri, Sat |
| Curfew | – |
| Sound limiter | – |
| Genres | FolkRockCovers |
| Website | greeneking.co.uk |
| Status | Verified open |
| Last checked | 4 Jun 2026 |
The Fortescue is at 37 Mutley Plain, Mutley, Plymouth, PL4 6JQ. The map below opens step-by-step directions in Google Maps. It is one of 34 rooms in our Plymouth venue directory.
Plymouth PL4 6JQ
The nearest station is Plymouth (rail station), about 15 minutes' walk away.
The Fortescue for artists: The Fortescue has not joined GigXchange yet, so acts vote here to bring it on - to hire the venue for a private event, choose Private hire.
| Booking email and phone | Locked |
| Fee range per act | Locked |
| How far ahead to book | Locked |
| Payment terms | Locked |
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The Fortescue publishes its opening times for 7 of the 7 days. These are the venue's own opening hours, not the gig start times. Check the venue's own website before travelling on a bank holiday.
| Mon | 12:00–23:00 |
| Tue | 12:00–23:00 |
| Wed | 12:00–23:00 |
| Thu | 12:00–23:00 |
| FriToday | 12:00–00:00 |
| Sat | 11:00–00:00 |
| Sun | 12:00–23:00 |
The Fortescue has an in-house PA for visiting acts. The list below shows the PA, drums, amps and mics we know about. Played here and the kit was different? Tell us and we will update it.
| PA system | Provided |
| Drum kit | TBC |
| Guitar amp | TBC |
| Bass amp | TBC |
| Keys / keyboard | TBC |
| Vocal mics | TBC |
| In-house engineer | TBC |
This is the background on The Fortescue, from the venue and its listings. It books folk, rock and covers acts. It has live music 2 nights a week.
The Fortescue is a grassroots music venue in Mutley Plain, Plymouth with a standing capacity of about 90. It books Folk, Rock, Covers, Acoustic.
Listing notesThe Fortescue is a CAMRA award-winning pub at 37 Mutley Plain (PL4 6JQ) in the Mutley district of Plymouth, well placed for bus routes and the railway station. It serves up to eight cask beers at a time, including a large range of local ales alongside national favourites, and is widely regarded as one of the best pubs in Mutley — if not the city. Downstairs it keeps a busy and frequent live-music diary: live music most weekends, open mic nights where you can bring your own instrument, plus poetry, DJ nights, folk sessions, quizzes and poker. A proper community-focused free house with a packed events calendar.
It keeps this page true for the next act through the door.
The regular night at The Fortescue on GigXchange is its open mic. It has live music 2 nights a week. Venues often post their next nights on their own website first.
Open mic, every Wednesday - 20:00 · Free entry. More nights out in the wider Plymouth gig directory.
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| 06 | Things Happen Here, Totnes New | 1 gig |
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The Fortescue
CAMRA award-winning Mutley Plain pub with up to eight cask ales and a busy live-music, open-mic, poetry and DJ diary downstairs. Capacity about 90.
- c. 90
- Capacity
- 2 nights
- Live music
- 12:00
- Open today
- PA
- Backline
- Folk
- Books
- Verified
- Directory status
Last updated: 12 November 2026
The Fortescue — Quick Facts
The Fortescue capacity: about 90 standing. CAMRA award-winning Mutley Plain pub with up to eight cask ales and a busy live-music, open-mic, poetry and DJ diary downstairs.
By size, The Fortescue is the 9th largest of the 13 venues we list in and around Plymouth with a standing capacity. Similar-size rooms: Millbridge Inn (about 100), Patchwork Studios & Garrison Gallery (about 100) and The Ford Inn (about 80).
With room for about 90 standing, The Fortescue is a small room by our directory's sizes. The middle-sized room we list around Plymouth holds about 100 - much the same. Small rooms like this reward acts with a loyal local audience: the fee is often a door split, and a full room comes from your own guest list rather than the venue's marketing. The figure is listed, not yet verified, so check it with the venue before you plan around it.
The Fortescue this week
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Inside The Fortescue
The Fortescue has an in-house PA for visiting acts. The room holds about 90. It has live music 2 nights a week. Below: the PA, drums, amps and mics we know about, what we know about the room, and its regular live nights.
The Fortescue is a grassroots music venue in Mutley Plain, Plymouth with a standing capacity of about 90. The Fortescue provides a PA system — check the rest with the venue.
The Fortescue books Folk, Rock, Covers, Acoustic acts. This listing is part of the Plymouth venue directory.
The Fortescue is a CAMRA award-winning pub at 37 Mutley Plain (PL4 6JQ) in the Mutley district of Plymouth, well placed for bus routes and the railway station. It serves up to eight cask beers at a time, including a large range of local ales alongside national favourites, and is widely regarded as one of the best pubs in Mutley — if not the city. Downstairs it keeps a busy and frequent live-music diary: live music most weekends, open mic nights where you can bring your own instrument, plus poetry, DJ nights, folk sessions, quizzes and poker. A proper community-focused free house with a packed events calendar.
Nights The Fortescue usually has live music
Live nights at The Fortescue are usually Fri, Sat. Its listed genres start with folk. There is a PA listed - ask what else is on stage before you load in. The Fortescue hasn't joined GigXchange yet; vote to bring it on, and in the meantime keep a short EPK and a live clip ready - it is what most venues ask for first. For the rest of the circuit, read how to get gigs in Plymouth.
By size, The Fortescue is the 9th largest of the 13 venues we list in and around Plymouth with a standing capacity. Similar-size rooms: Millbridge Inn (about 100), Patchwork Studios & Garrison Gallery (about 100) and The Ford Inn (about 80).
Find The Fortescue
The Fortescue is at 37 Mutley Plain, Mutley, Plymouth, PL4 6JQ. The map below opens step-by-step directions in Google Maps. It is one of 34 rooms in our Plymouth venue directory.
The nearest station is Plymouth (rail station), about 15 minutes' walk away. You'll find The Fortescue in Mutley Plain, Plymouth; PL4 6JQ is the postcode for sat-nav and ride apps. Check the start time before you set off, and see what else is on in Plymouth this week, or find a band in Plymouth if you book the music.
The Junction, The Maritime Inn, The Nowhere Inn and The Ploughboy
Station data: NaPTAN, Department for Transport (Open Government Licence).
What's On at The Fortescue
The regular night at The Fortescue on GigXchange is its open mic. It has live music 2 nights a week. Venues often post their next nights on their own website first. Or browse the wider Plymouth venue directory.
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The Plymouth League
The Fortescue is #28 of 34 Plymouth venues for live music — ranked by gigs on the calendar over the next 30 days, refreshed nightly. Only gigs in the GigXchange directory count.
- #1 ▲3 The Depot 3 gigs
- #2 – Patchwork Studios & Garrison Gallery 1 gig
- #3 – The Barrel House Ballroom 1 gig
- #4 ▼3 The Junction 1 gig
- #5 – The Ploughboy 1 gig
- #6 NEW Things Happen Here, Totnes 1 gig
- #7 ▼1 Bar Rakuda 0 gigs
- #8 ▼1 Brass Monkey 0 gigs
- #9 ▼1 Cafe Momus 0 gigs
- #10 ▼1 Calstock Arts 0 gigs
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The Fortescue in brief. Set in Mutley Plain, Plymouth, The Fortescue is a small room (under 150) that books folk, rock and covers. Live music is most often on Fridays and Saturdays. There’s also an open mic (every Wednesday). Nearby rooms: The Junction, The Maritime Inn and The Nowhere Inn - or browse the full Plymouth venue directory.
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