The "Country Living" Guide to Rural England - The West Country - Softcover

Peter Long

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1904434096 ISBN 13: 9781904434092

Publisher: Travel Publishing Ltd, 2004

Synopsis

One of ten rural guides published in conjunction with Country Living Magazine. It is full of information on the traditional English countryside in Cornwall, Devon, Somerset and Dorset. The guide will definitely appeal to people with a real interest in the beauty, tranquillity and traditional values of country life, who are looking for high standards in places to stay, eat and drink and quality craftsmanship in any products purchased. The book also offers a selection of walks as well as details of churches, parks, monuments, gardens and inland waterways.

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Review

"This publication is superb! Great news for the West Country" -- Exeter Leader

Synopsis

Cornwall offers the visitor spectacular rugged coastlines, atmospheric fishing ports, secluded scenic villages, narrow winding lanes and strong, romantic seafaring traditions whilst Devon is a truly attractive county of green rolling hills, bright fresh streams tumbling through wooded valleys, white thatched cottages, bleak uplands and spectacular rocky coastlines. Further east is Somerset, a county with an attractive, green undulating landscape with old wool towns and stone-built villages situated on and around the rivers Frome and Avon, and Dorset, a county that encompasses rolling chalk downs, dark heathland (so beloved of Thomas Hardy), the long ridge of the Purbeck Hills and an incomparable coastline with its wealth of magnificent rock formations sculptured by the sea. The guide will definitely appeal to people with a real interest in the beauty, tranquillity and traditional values of the countryside, who are looking for high standards in places to stay, eat and drink and quality craftsmanship in any products purchased.

Equally for those readers who are seeking a more active live in the countryside the book provides information on walks, cycle rides and tours as well as details of National Trust and English Heritage properties.

Edition details

• Publisher: Travel Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1904434096
• ISBN 13: 9781904434092
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 450