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The Rough Guide to Devon & Cornwall
A good handbook to these popular tourist counties of SouthWest England


Price:  £11.99
The Rough Guide to Devon & Cornwall


Eden - Smit's vision of Eden is the eighth wonder of the world Eden - Smit's vision of Eden is the eighth wonder of the world
The extraordinary story of the Eden Project, of its conceptions, design and construction, and of the larger-than-life personalities who made it happen. A story of how the hope and energy of many men and women transformed a thrilling idea into a breathtaking reality.


Price:  £7.99


The Lost Gardens of Heligan Handbook
The essential guide to the Gardens & wider estate with colour photographs, detailed map and other diagrams.


Price:  £2.50
The Lost Gardens of Heligan Handbook


Heligan - Wildlife in the Gardens Heligan - Wildlife in the Gardens
The Lost Gardens of Heligan have encouraged a great deal of wildlife, providing the right conditions for the wildlife to prosper. Featured on the BBC TV series 'Springwatch'. You can read more about it in this book


Price:  £3.50


Vistors' Guide to Cornwall
A comprehensive guide to Cornwall with over 100 beautiful photographs in colour. Including a section on wildlife plus a few Cornish recipes!


Price:  £2.99
Vistors' Guide to Cornwall


Visitor's Guide to the Fowey Estuary Visitor's Guide to the Fowey Estuary
The story of the river Fowey from Bodmin Moor to the sea.


Price:  £3.50


Beautiful Cornwall
A full colour guide book with short description on places of interest.


Price:  £1.99
Beautiful Cornwall


Picturesque Cornwall Picturesque Cornwall
Although separated from Devon only by a river, the lines of colour of Cornwall are immediately different. There may be the same richness and variety of landscape but the soft luxuriance is gone; the country is less tame. This descriptive book is illustrated with watercolours by Louis Mortimer, George Nicholls and H J Sylvester Stannard.


Price:  £4.95


A Pocket Companion to Cornwall
A Pocket Companion to Cornwall is a comprehensive introduction to the county of Cornwall also includes a gazetteer of the major towns and villages, a three-page map of atractions and a useful index.


Price:  £2.50
A Pocket Companion to Cornwall


Cornwall - Francais, Deutsch & Nederlands Cornwall - Francais, Deutsch & Nederlands
** Guide touristique ** Besucherinformationen ** Bezoekersgids


Price:  £2.75


Vistor's Guide to The Fowey Estuary
Around the Fowey Estuary you will find an extraordinary historical story in a setting of captivating and unspoilt natural beauty. This guidebook takes you from the landscape to the modern port and settlements along the Fowey River which have been an inspiration to so many writers and artists.


Price:  £4.50
Vistor's Guide to The Fowey Estuary


Roseland- Mevagissey Driveabout Roseland- Mevagissey Driveabout
This is a drive designed to introduce an area of Cornwall that remains undiscovered by many tourist. The A390 forms the northern boundary of the route. The Rivers Fal and St Austell form the western and eastern boders respectively.


Price:  £0.95


Cornwall The Beach & Cove Guide
The coast of Cornwall is over 250 miles long. It is one of the most beautiful and varied coastlines in Britain. This guide contains 15 area maps covering the entire coast with detailed descriptions of each beach with a list of faciltiies available and much more besides........


Price:  £2.99
Cornwall The Beach & Cove Guide


The Cornwall Village book The Cornwall Village book
Cornwall's roots lie in its villages. Despite the changes brought about by the age of motor car, the villages still retain their character and charm and are a source of pride and delight to both local people and visitors.


Price:  £9.95


Charlestown - A short history of the Georgian port
A brief history of the port, Photo's, Maps & sketches showing past and present industries of the area.


Price:  £2.99
Charlestown - A short history of the Georgian port


St Paul's Church, Charlestown St Paul's Church, Charlestown
A parish Portrait with historical notes on: Charlestown, Carlyon Bay, Duporth, Mount Charles, Holmbush, Boscastle & Par Moor.


Price:  £1.50


China Clay
The history of tradtional mining methods in Cornwall supplemented with photos and sketches produced by Charles Thurlow ex mining engineer.


Price:  £2.99
China Clay


Cornwall's Mining Hertiage Cornwall's Mining Hertiage
Few countries can claim an industry going back 3,000 years or more but metal mining in Cornwall has ancient history. This book tells you the history of the miners and mines to where they are, to what conditions the miners worked in.


Price:  £4.50


The Luxulyan Valley
Two Guided walks in the valley with information on its industrial and natural history.


Price:  £2.50
The Luxulyan Valley


The Clay Kiln The Clay Kiln
The Clay Kiln is a novel based in the china clay country of Mid-Cornwall where Jack Clemo lived for most of his life. It is set in 1938/39 when the Second World War threatened and tells of four main characters struggling against the values and moral conflicts of that time. The background of china clay working and village life styles are now much changed so that this novel gives a truly historic picture of a period which only a few will now remember.


Price:  £6.99


Cornwall's Literary Heritage
For its size, Cornwall claims a far greater literary heritage than any other county in Britain. The object of this book is to show how the unique atmosphere and character of the Cornish landscape, its legends and its people have been the inspiration for a great variety of writers.


Price:  £2.50
Cornwall's Literary Heritage


Tales of Old Cornwall Tales of Old Cornwall
Cornwall has a great tradition of stories and legends from the past and Sheila Bird has drawn these tales of courage, love, tragedy and humour from that rich treasury.


Price:  £5.95


Church Trails in Cornwall- The St Austell Area
Set 9, 11 Laminated, full colour, illustrated information A5 size cards about the churches in and around the St Austell area of Mid Cornwall.


Price:  £3.99
Church Trails in Cornwall- The St Austell Area


Scilly's Archaelogical Heritage Scilly's Archaelogical Heritage
The Isles of Scilly is rich in archaelogical remains representing over four thousand years of occupation - including prehistoric houses, fields, ritual and burial sites; early chapels and churches and post-medieval fortifications.


Price:  £3.50

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