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EYEWITNESS TOP 10 CORNWALL AND DEVON 000011__TToopp__1100__CCoorrnnwwaallll__aanndd__DDeevvoonn..iinndddd 11 0088//1100//2211 55::4400 PPMM EYEWITNESS TOP 10 CORNWALL AND DEVON Top 10 Cornwall The Top 10 of and Devon Everything Highlights Welcome to Cornwall Moments in History .....................38 and Devon ...................................5 Churches, Abbeys Exploring Cornwall and Cathedrals .........................40 and Devon ...................................6 Houses ..........................................42 Cornwall and Castles ..........................................44 Devon Highlights ......................10 Museums ......................................46 Lanhydrock ...................................12 Writers ..........................................48 Eden Project .................................14 Beaches ........................................50 Dartmoor ......................................16 Gardens ........................................52 Falmouth and the Walks ............................................54 Fal Estuary ................................18 Train Journeys..............................56 Exeter ............................................22 Children’s Attractions ..................58 Isles of Scilly .................................26 Pubs ..............................................60 Porthcurno and the Minack Theatre.........................28 Places to Eat ................................62 St Ives ...........................................30 Shopping .......................................64 Cornwall and Devon Penzance and St Michael’s Mount ...................32 for Free......................................66 Padstow ........................................34 Festivals ........................................68 000011__TToopp__1100__CCoorrnnwwaallll__aanndd__DDeevvoonn..iinndddd 11 000022--0000003388__//11TT00oo//pp22__1111 00 55__::CC4400oo rrPPnnwwMMaallll__aanndd__DDeevvoonn..iinndddd 22 2299//0099//2211 1122::0088 PPMM CONTENTS Cornwall and Devon Streetsmart Area by Area North Devon .................................72 Getting Around ...........................110 South Devon .................................78 Practical Information .................112 North Cornwall ............................88 Places to Stay .............................116 South Cornwall ............................94 West Cornwall and Index ...........................................120 the Isles of Scilly .....................100 Acknowledgments .....................126 Selected Town Index ..................128 The rapid rate at which the world is changing is constantly keeping the DK Eyewitness Within each Top 10 list in this book, no hierarchy team on our toes. While we’ve worked hard of quality or popularity is implied. All 10 are, in to ensure that this edition of Cornwall and the editor’s opinion, of roughly equal merit. Devon is accurate and up-to-date, we know that opening hours alter, standards shift, Title page, front cover and spine Sunset prices fluctuate, places close and new ones over the coast at St Agnes, Cornwall pop up in their stead. So, if you notice we’ve Back cover, clockwise from top left The got something wrong or left something out, façade of Exeter Cathedral; The idyllic we want to hear about it. Please get in touch Postbridge; Trevose Head lighthouse; Coast at [email protected] at St Agnes; St Michael’s Mount at sunset 000022--000033__TToopp__1100__CCoorrnnwwaallll__aanndd__DDeevvoonn..iinndddd 33 2299//0099//2211 1122::0088 PPMM CONTENTS Cornwall and Devon Streetsmart Area by Area North Devon .................................72 Getting Around ...........................110 South Devon .................................78 Practical Information .................112 North Cornwall ............................88 Places to Stay .............................116 South Cornwall ............................94 West Cornwall and Index ...........................................120 the Isles of Scilly .....................100 Acknowledgments .....................126 Selected Town Index ..................128 The rapid rate at which the world is changing is constantly keeping the DK Eyewitness Within each Top 10 list in this book, no hierarchy team on our toes. While we’ve worked hard of quality or popularity is implied. All 10 are, in to ensure that this edition of Cornwall and the editor’s opinion, of roughly equal merit. Devon is accurate and up-to-date, we know that opening hours alter, standards shift, Title page, front cover and spine Sunset prices fluctuate, places close and new ones over the coast at St Agnes, Cornwall pop up in their stead. So, if you notice we’ve Back cover, clockwise from top left The got something wrong or left something out, façade of Exeter Cathedral; The idyllic we want to hear about it. Please get in touch Postbridge; Trevose Head lighthouse; Coast at [email protected] at St Agnes; St Michael’s Mount at sunset 000022--000033__TToopp__1100__CCoorrnnwwaallll__aanndd__DDeevvoonn..iinndddd 33 000044--0022009955//00__99TT//oo22pp11__ 11 110022__::CC00oo88rr PPnnwwMMaallll__aanndd__DDeevvoonn..iinndddd 44 2299//0099//2211 1122::0066 PPMM Top 10 Cornwall and Devon ❮❮ 5 Welcome to Cornwall and Devon Rocky coves with white-sand beaches and turquoise waters. Mile-long strands where surfers skim Atlantic breakers. Bleak moorland with standing stones silhouetted against vast skies. Thatched cottages, flower gardens and cream teas. This corner of South West England has all this and more. With DK Eyewitness Top 10 Cornwall and Devon, it’s yours to explore. The counties of Cornwall and Devon are among the most popular holiday destinations in the UK. Visitors flock here for the stately homes, fishing villages, compelling towns and cities, and seaside resorts like Torquay and Ilfracombe. Wherever you go, the pleasures of rock- pooling, crabbing and building sandcastles fuse easily with more refined pursuits. Food and drink here is fantastic, with cafés, pubs and restau- rants ensuring the region retains its place at the forefront of the movement towards sustainable, local produce. There are vineyards, breweries, ice-cream makers, and even a chilli plantation. There is something magical about this far-flung peninsula, which has attracted and inspired generations of artists and writers. From Sherlock Holmes seeking diabolical hounds on Dartmoor and the river side tales of The Wind in the Willows to Arthurian legend and the works of the St Ives and Newlyn artists, the landscapes of Cornwall and Devon have been imprinted on the world’s imagination. Whether you’re visiting for a weekend or a week, our Top 10 guide brings together the best of everything that Cornwall and Devon, have to offer, from foodie mecca Padstow to the secluded Isles of Scilly. The guide has useful tips throughout, from seeking out what’s free to places off the beaten track, plus seven easy-to-follow itineraries, designed to tie together a clutch of sights in a short space of time. Add inspiring photography and detailed maps, and you’ve got the essential pocket-sized travel companion. Enjoy the book, and enjoy Cornwall and Devon. Clockwise from top: Newquay beach, Eden Project, Dartmoor National Park, St Ives, Buckfast Abbey stained glass, surfboards, Prideaux Place 000044--000055__TToopp__1100__CCoorrnnwwaallll__aanndd__DDeevvoonn..iinndddd 55 2299//0099//2211 1122::0066 PPMM Top 10 Cornwall and Devon ❮❮ 5 6 ❯❯ Top 10 Cornwall and Devon Welcome to Exploring Cornwall and Devon Cornwall Cornwall and Devon are packed with magnificent beaches, picturesque villages and historic towns, to say nothing of the area’s and Devon vast moorlands, idyllic countryside and miles of coastal and rural paths. To help you make the most of your visit, here are some ideas for a two-day and seven-day break in the region. To see the Isles of Scilly when time is short, book speedboat transfers in advance. Rocky coves with white-sand beaches and turquoise waters. Gyllyngvase is one of the Mile-long strands where surfers skim Atlantic breakers. region’s most popular beaches, Bleak moorland with standing stones silhouetted against vast with gently shelving sands and rock pools at low tide. skies. Thatched cottages, flower gardens and cream teas. This GGrimrimspsopuonudnd ECxaECextatheetethrederrdarlal corner of South West England has all this and more. With DK PaPdasdtsotwow WWidiedceocmombeb-ein-i-n- Eyewitness Top 10 Cornwall and Devon, it’s yours to explore. WWataetregragtaet eB aByay CViaCVnmiaenmyeealye rVald arVdlalellyey DDaratrmtmeeetet thteh-eM-Moooror The counties of Cornwall and Devon are among the most popular NNewewquqauyay LaLnahnyhdyrdorcokck DDEEVVOONN holiday destinations in the UK. Visitors flock here for the stately homes, EdEedne nP rPorjoejcetct fishing villages, compelling towns and cities, and seaside resorts CCOORRNNWWAALLLL like Torquay and Ilfracombe. 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From Two Days in Falmouth From St Mawes, follow the path along Sherlock Holmes seeking diabolical hounds on Dartmoor and the the banks of the River Fal to the sub- Day 1 tropical gardens of the church of river side tales of The Wind in the Willows to Arthurian legend and the MORNING St-Just-in-Roseland (see p41). works of the St Ives and Newlyn artists, the landscapes of Cornwall Start with the National Maritime and Devon have been imprinted on the world’s imagination. Museum (see p19), then head up past Pendennis Castle (see p19) to Seven Days in Devon sandy Gyllyngvase Beach (see p19). and Cornwall Whether you’re visiting for a weekend or a week, our Top 10 guide AFTERNOON brings together the best of everything that Cornwall and Devon, Take a pleasure boat trip up the Day 1 have to offer, from foodie mecca Padstow to the secluded Isles River Helford, or make the short Explore magnificent Exeter Cathedral drive to Helford Passage (see p104) (see pp24–5), with its gloriously intri- of Scilly. The guide has useful tips throughout, from seeking out for lunch at the Ferry Boat Inn (see cate Gothic façade and breathtaking what’s free to places off the beaten track, plus seven easy-to-follow p106). It’s then just a five-minute fan-vaulting, then drive to the idyllic itineraries, designed to tie together a clutch of sights in a short drive to magnificent Trebah (see p18). Dartmoor village of Widecombe-in- space of time. Add inspiring photography and detailed maps, the-Moor (see p16) for lunch. For Day 2 some more atmosp heric moorland and you’ve got the essential pocket-sized travel companion. MORNING scenery, visit the evocative Bronze Enjoy the book, and enjoy Cornwall and Devon. Visit Falmouth Art Gallery (see Age village of Grimspound (see p17), p19), then browse the antique shops then head to pretty Dartmeet (see before catching a ferry to St Mawes p17) at the meeting point of the Clockwise from top: Newquay beach, Eden Project, Dartmoor National Park, St Ives, Buckfast (see p19) for a fish and chip lunch. East and West Dart rivers. Abbey stained glass, surfboards, Prideaux Place 000044--000055__TToopp__1100__CCoorrnnwwaallll__aanndd__DDeevvoonn..iinndddd 55 000066--0022009977//00__99TT//oo22pp11__ 11 110022__::CC00oo66rr PPnnwwMMaallll__aanndd__DDeevvoonn..iinndddd 66 2299//0099//2211 1122::0066 PPMM Exploring Cornwall and Devon ❮❮ 7 Falmouth St-Just-in-Roseland beaches of Gyllyngvase, Swanpool and Falmouth Art Gallery BOAT River Fal MaSwtes McCaoafnéet nianpnuoder a tih ns,lw asnitmodp tipfo it nshgpe e fwonerd a lauth ncecorhu i ps a lgte oa oo fd . National Maritime hours at the lush Trebah (see p18). Museum Pendennis Castle Drive to Penzance to see St Michael’s St Michael’s Gyllyngvase Beach Mount (see pp32–3) at suns et, then 3M3o kumnt (20 miles) Swanpool Beach head to the idyllic fishi ng village of Mousehole (see p33) for dinner. Helford Maenporth Beach Passage Day 5 Trebah 0 km 2 Take a 15minute flight from Land’s HFeelrfroyr dB oRaivte Irnn 0 miles 2 End airport to the Isles of Scilly (see pp26–7). Transfer by speedboat to ExEexteetrer Tresco, explore the Tresco Abbey GGrimrimspsopuonudnd CaCtahtehderdarlal Garden (see p27), then stop for lunch PaPdasdtsotwow at the New Inn (see p106). Catch a ferry WWataetregragtaet eB aByay CViaCVnmiaenmyeealye rVald arVdlalellyey DDaratrmtmeeetet WthWtiehd-ieeMd-ceMoocomoorombreb-ein-i-n- taon sdp faorlsloewly tinhhea cboitaesdt Bparythh etor (Hseeell pB2a6y), NNewewquqauyay LaLnahnyhdyrdorcokck with its Atlantic breakers. Stay over DDEEVVOONN night here or return to Tresco. EdEedne nP rPorjoejcetct Day 6 CCOORRNNWWAALLLL StS Itv Ievses Take a boat to St Martin’s (see pp26–7) 0 0k ikloilmometeretrses2020 and snorkel with seals or walk the LaLnadn’ds ’Es nEdnd PePneznaznacnece 0 0m mileilses 2020 sandy beaches, then catch a boat AiArpiroprotrt to St Mary’s for lunch with a view BIsrBIylsrhTeylrehTeserres seocrs oocfo fS SSctS icMtl iMlalylraytrinti’ns’s FLIFGLIHGMTHMiTn iPan oPcarkoct rkTht hcThuehcaruentarronte,roe, MMoSMuotSMsu oMetsu ohMeinuochithnloceathleeale’sl’s SeSee Fea Flamlmouotuht mhK maepayp DDppra1iv2ye– 1t2o3 )V, ifcotro rai afans Lcainnahtiyndgr oincski g(shete Sashtc iiJplulwyl irMeetuc’sks e Gfiuanmrdds e( sanet e (ts hpee2e 6 Ips) 1lbe0es7f )oo. rfSe e e Two-day itinerary into life in a country house, then move returning to Land’s End. BOBAOTAT StS Mt Marayr’ys’s Seven-day itinerary on to the Eden Project (see pp14–15). After lunch in one of its cafés, devote Day 7 the afternoon to the vast Rainforest Drive to the white sands of Porthcurno and Mediterranean biomes. and see the Minack Theatre (see pp28– 9), an openair amphitheatre carved Day 3 into the granite cliffs. Head to St Ives Drive to the Camel Valley Vineyard (see pp30–31) to see the painti ngs (see p89), where you can taste and and sculptures held at the Tate and buy fant astic wines. Head on to the other galleries. Dine at the Pedn fishing village of Padstow (see pp34– Olva (see p106), a hotel restaur ant 35), Cornwall’s most famous foodie perched between the two beaches. destination, and perhaps treat your self to a seafood banquet at Rick Stein’s flagship Seafood Restaurant. After lunch, follow the coast road to Newquay (see p90), with its dramatic cliffs and sweeping sands, making a stop at the surfer’s haven, Watergate Bay (see p50). Drive on to Falmouth. Day 4 Get a taste of Falmouth (see pp18–19) and Cornwall’s seafaring past at the National Maritime Museum (see p19), Minack Theatre, hewn into the cliffs, then follow the coastal route past the provides a stunning natural backdrop. 000066--000077__TToopp__1100__CCoorrnnwwaallll__aanndd__DDeevvoonn..iinndddd 77 2299//0099//2211 1122::0066 PPMM Exploring Cornwall and Devon ❮❮ 7 Falmouth St-Just-in-Roseland beaches of Gyllyngvase, Swanpool and Falmouth Art Gallery BOAT River Fal MaSwtes McCaoafnéet nianpnuoder a tih ns,lw asnitmodp tipfo it nshgpe e fwonerd a lauth ncecorhu i ps a lgte oa oo fd . Top 10 Cornwall and National Maritime hours at the lush Trebah (see p18). Devon Highlights Museum Pendennis Castle Drive to Penzance to see St Michael’s St Michael’s Gyllyngvase Beach Mount (see pp32–3) at suns et, then 3M3o kumnt (20 miles) Swanpool Beach head to the idyllic fishi ng village of Mousehole (see p33) for dinner. Helford Maenporth Beach Passage Day 5 Trebah 0 km 2 Take a 15minute flight from Land’s HFeelrfroyr dB oRaivte Irnn 0 miles 2 End airport to the Isles of Scilly (see pp26–7). Transfer by speedboat to ExEexteetrer Tresco, explore the Tresco Abbey GGrimrimspsopuonudnd CaCtahtehderdarlal Garden (see p27), then stop for lunch PaPdasdtsotwow at the New Inn (see p106). Catch a ferry WWataetregragtaet eB aByay CViaCVnmiaenmyeealye rVald arVdlalellyey DDaratrmtmeeetet WthWtiehd-ieeMd-ceMoocomoorombreb-ein-i-n- taon sdp faorlsloewly tinhhea cboitaesdt Bparythh etor (Hseeell pB2a6y), Exeter Cathedral’s magnificent rib-vaulted nave NNewewquqauyay LaLnahnyhdyrdorcokck with its Atlantic breakers. Stay over DDEEVVOONN night here or return to Tresco. EdEedne nP rPorjoejcetct Day 6 CCOORRNNWWAALLLL StS Itv Ievses Take a boat to St Martin’s (see pp26–7) 0 0k ikloilmometeretrses2020 and snorkel with seals or walk the LaLnadn’ds ’Es nEdnd PePneznaznacnece 0 0m mileilses 2020 sandy beaches, then catch a boat AiArpiroprotrt to St Mary’s for lunch with a view BIsrBIylsrhTeylrehTeserres seocrs oocfo fS SSctS icMtl iMlalylraytrinti’ns’s FLIFGLIHGMTHMiTn iPan oPcarkoct rkTht hcThuehcaruentarronte,roe, MMoSMuotSMsu oMetsu ohMeinuochithnloceathleeale’sl’s SeSee Fea Flamlmouotuht mhK maepayp DDppra1iv2ye– 1t2o3 )V, ifcotro rai afans Lcainnahtiyndgr oincski g(shete asShtc iiJplulwyl irMeetuc’sks e Gfiuanmrdds e( sanet e (ts hpee2e 6 Ips) 1lbe0es7f )oo. rfSe e e Two-day itinerary into life in a country house, then move returning to Land’s End. BOBAOTAT StS Mt Marayr’ys’s Seven-day itinerary on to the Eden Project (see pp14–15). After lunch in one of its cafés, devote Day 7 the afternoon to the vast Rainforest Drive to the white sands of Porthcurno and Mediterranean biomes. and see the Minack Theatre (see pp28– 9), an openair amphitheatre carved Day 3 into the granite cliffs. Head to St Ives Drive to the Camel Valley Vineyard (see pp30–31) to see the painti ngs (see p89), where you can taste and and sculptures held at the Tate and buy fant astic wines. Head on to the other galleries. Dine at the Pedn fishing village of Padstow (see pp34– Olva (see p106), a hotel restaur ant 35), Cornwall’s most famous foodie perched between the two beaches. destination, and perhaps treat your self to a seafood banquet at Rick Stein’s flagship Seafood Restaurant. After lunch, follow the coast road to Newquay (see p90), with its dramatic cliffs and sweeping sands, making a stop at the surfer’s haven, Watergate Bay (see p50). Drive on to Falmouth. Day 4 Get a taste of Falmouth (see pp18–19) and Cornwall’s seafaring past at the National Maritime Museum (see p19), Minack Theatre, hewn into the cliffs, then follow the coastal route past the provides a stunning natural backdrop. 000066--000077__TToopp__1100__CCoorrnnwwaallll__aanndd__DDeevvoonn..iinndddd 77 000088--0022009999//00__99TT//oo22pp11__ 11 110022__::CC00oo66rr PPnnwwMMaallll__aanndd__DDeevvoonn..iinndddd 88 3300//0099//2211 44::1133 PPMM