Slow Devon & Exmoor: Local, characterful guides to Britain's special places

Slow Devon & Exmoor: Local, characterful guides to Britain's special places

Author: Hilary Bradt

1st edition • JUNE 2010
288 PAGES • 48 PAGES OF COLOUR PHOTOS • 21 MAPS
ISBN: 978 1 84162 322 1

 

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One of three launch titles in the new Slow series of regional UK guides from two of the UK's most distinctive travel publishers: Bradt and Alastair Sawday. Travel slowly and sustainably with Hilary Bradt, founder of Bradt guides and a resident of Devon, as she takes you on a personal 'slow' tour of Devon and Exmoor. Connect with the people, places, environment and heritage of this spectacular part of the country and discover for yourself the unsung delights, well known sights, wildlife, coast and countryside – not to mention the foibles of the locals – in this truly unique guide. Topping it off is an enticing selection of accommodation from the inimitable collection of Alastair Sawday.

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ISBN-13: 9781841623221

 

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Reviews

'Devon, Dorset and Somerset's artisan food producers and rural craftsmen are some of the best in the UK...and therefore the world. You'd be mad to come to this part of the country and not take full advantage. Slow guides take time to point the way.'

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall


'Visit Devon is so pleased that Bradt Travel Guides have chosen to release their Slow Devon and Exmoor guide. This is a wonderful publication showcasing all the fantastic attributes of Devon - with a million and one reasons to visit! We hope that this guide will not only encourage people to visit, but that it will also enhance their experience whilst here in the county.'

Visit Devon


'It's a real pleasure to see England written about as if it's an exotic secret, but don't be misled by "slow", because here are hikes, bikes and canoes aplenty, together with expedition for twitchers and addicts of local history. I especially enjoyed the first-hand contributions from random folk, such as the manager of Totnes bookshop and a woman recalling the wartime lav at Harland Point station.'

Nicholas Crane, BBC Country File

 

'A hugely useful directory for any eco-minded individual seeking artisan food, rural crafts, coastal walks, peculiar local customs, festivals and architecture - and all without tearing up the land under your feet at breakneck velocity. Bliss' 

Erin Kubicki, Venue - Bristol & Bath's What's on Magazine

 

 

 

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Table of Contents

AUTHOR

CONTRIBUTING AUTHOR

CHAPTERS

1. EAST DEVON AND EXETER

Getting there and around, The far east, The Sids, Honiton and the northern villages, The mid Otter, The lower Otter, Exeter, The Exe estuary

 

2. ESCAPES FROM THE M5

Getting there and around, The Culm Valley, Broadclyst and the Killerton Estate, The Exe Valley: Tiverton and Bickleigh

 

3. THE EASTERN FRINGE OF DARTMOOR

Getting there and around, The northern Teign valley, The Newton Abbot triangle, Buckfastleigh and area

 

4. DARTMOOR

Getting there and around, Prehistoric Dartmoor, Dartmoor by bus and on foot, Chagford, Castle Drogo and the north, The east, Central Dartmoor, The west

 

5. TORBAY AND BEYOND

Getting there and around, Brixham and Paignton, Torquay and around, The northern pocket

 

6. TOTNES AND THE RIVER DART

Getting there and around, Totnes and around, The lower River Dart, Dartmouth and Kingswear, South of Dartmouth

 

7. THE SOUTH HAMS AND DEVON'S SOUTHERN TIP

Getting there and around, The Slapton area, Kingsbridge, Salcombe and area: the southern tip of Devon, River Avon, Bigbury-on-Sea and Burgh Island, Modbury and area

 

8. PLYMOUTH AND THE TAMAR VALLEY

Getting there and around, Plymouth, Escapes from Plymouth, The Tamar Valley, East of the Tavy

 

9. NORTHWEST DEVON AND LUNDY ISLAND

Getting there and around, Hartland and Clovelly, Bideford, Barnstaple and area, South of Barnstaple, North Devon's seaside, Lundy

 

10. EXMOOR

Getting there and around, Active Exmoor, Western Exmoor, Lynmouth, Lynton and area, Central Exmoor, Porlock, Dunster and area

 

INDEX

Hilary Bradt

About the Author

Hilary Bradt is the founder of Bradt Travel Guides; she has recently moved to Devon.

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