Product Description

The Rough Guide to Devon & Cornwall is your definitive handbook to one of the most beautiful and diverse holiday destinations in the UK. From the wild expanses of Dartmoor and the Eden Project to the beaches of North Cornwall, the full-colour section introduces all of the regions highlights. For every town and village, there are comprehensive and opinionated reviews of all the best places to eat, drink and stay to suit every budget. There is plenty of practical advice for a host of outdoor activities from walking the South West Coast Path to finding the best beaches when the surf is up. The guide also takes a detailed look at the region’s history, culture, literature and superb wildlife and comes complete with maps for every area. The Rough Guide to Devon & Cornwall is like having a local friend plan your trip!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #70590 in Books
• Published on: 2007-05-31
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 384 pages

About the Author
Robert Andrews is author The Rough Guide to Sardinia and co-author of Rough Guides to England and Sicily.

Customer Reviews

Good book - I wish it was more for English people
I have this book and it's handy that it states about using public transport like trains and buses, BUT being as I reside in England and not the States. It can be rather confusing trying to work out the American equivalent to our pound. There are so many books on Cornwall; I would love to visit Cornwall. Alas Rough Guides is the nearest to tackling public transport, places to stay etc, most other books focus on the history. I don't mind history but it's doesn't help when you want to find out what the area's like e.g.: 'Cornish Dodge City', 'St Ives Hells Kitchen'.

I will keep on using this book, but I wish there was British Rough Guides for natives.

Thank you.

:)

what a waste of money...
I bought this book before spending a week's holiday driving with a friend round Cornwall, and returning to London through Devon. Unfortunately the book was a complete failure on a number of levels: a) very poor quality maps, and the fact that they were monochrome made them even more difficult to use b) insufficient listings of low-cost accomodation. We were looking for campsites, and in many areas this book listed only a single site. In reality, Cornwall is literally teaming with campsites, if only you know where to look. c) Dry, dull commentary. I don't know what age group this book is aimed at, but had previously been under the impression that 'Rough Guides' are aimed at a relatively youthful audience. However this book is tedious to read and contains far too many disparaging quotes about Cornwall by John Betjeman. All in all, I wouldn't recommend buying it.

I want my money back!
I am a huge fan of the Rough Guide series. But this one was a major dissapointment. Terrible lack of detail - barely any maps and uninformative reviews.