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Devon & Cornwall

Devon & Cornwall

& 369 Dartmouth Greenway © Lonely Planet Publications Planet Lonely © Eden Project Padstow COTTAGES IN DEVON: 4000 COTTAGES NUMBER OF THATCHED Trebah „ Newquay Isles of Scilly ( p419 ) ( p381 ) ( p375 ) AREA: 3947 SQ MILES 3947 SQ MILES AREA: ( p402 ) „ ( p387 ) Exeter Dartmouth Newquay Isles of Scilly Dartmoor ( p406 ) ( p411 ), ’s Christie’s ), Agatha p411 ( ( p380 ) and the huge biomes of ) and the huge biomes of p380 ( ( p400 ) and Trebah Eden Project Greenway the ously Gothic cathedral in Padstow tropical wilderness that is exhilarating surf off blissfully beguiling

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„ some space in your soul and prepare for sandy feet. for sandy some space in your soul and prepare and Cornwall have such a surfeit of charms it hardly seems fair on the rest of . Make such a surfeit of charms it hardly seems fair on the rest and Cornwall have the enticing Isles of Scilly – a Cornish archipelago with a touch of the Med. In fact,the enticing Isles of Scilly – a Cornish archipelago Devon Cornwall’s exotic gardens. And then there’s Exeter’s stately cathedral, art-rich St Ives and cathedral, art-rich St Ives stately Exeter’s And then there’s Cornwall’s exotic gardens. or get environmental inspiration at the Eden Project,Plymouth or get environmental inspiration at or west ecofriendly before hiking it off the next day on the moors. Party through the night in Newquay and through the night hiking Party before it off the next day on the moors. supremely hip hotels, learn to ride the surf hip hotels, – supremely and then stuff yourself silly at elegant eateries tistic havens and celebrity chef–run gastronomic hubs. In both counties you can check into gastronomic hubs. and celebrity chef–run tistic havens mining towns and faded seaside resorts are reinventing themselves as cultural centres, ar- as cultural centres, themselves reinventing seaside resortsmining towns and faded are tique hotels are opening up practically everywhere you look. fishing harbours, derelict Old opening up practically everywhere are tique hotels Colvelly, Looe, Polperro and Fowey. Looe, Polperro and Colvelly, from a creaking maritime history at Falmouth and Plymouth to cobbled fishing villages at and Plymouth to cobbled fishing from a creaking maritime history at Falmouth cal stone circles on Dartmoor to the myth-rich castles at Tintagel and St Michael’s and St Mount; cal stone circles on Dartmoorat Tintagel to the myth-rich castles their charms range from ancient to modern, with all the best bits in between. From mysti- ancient to modern, with all the best bits in their charms range from Cornwall are a blend of quiet hamlets, jewel-green meadows and breathtaking meadows and coast, a blend of quiet hamlets, jewel-green Cornwall are strolls, storm watching and star gazing, island hopping and mooching. Devon and Devon mooching. and star gazing, island hopping and moorland strolls, storm watching leave a trail of sandy footprints. These are places for barefoot beachcombing and sunset places for barefoot are These a trail of sandy footprints. leave England’s two most westerly counties tend to saunter into your soul, wander around and wander around and into your soul, to saunter counties tend most westerly England’s two Devon & Cornwall & Cornwall Devon DEVON & CORNWALL 370 0 40 km DEVON & CORNWALL 0 20 miles EO ONAL &CORNWALL DEVON

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