Customer Reviews
The Glorious South West - By: Charles Ashby, 07 Oct 2008 
Having grown upin Cornwall I thought I knew the southwest inside out, but thanks to Alastair Sawday & his intrepid team I have discovered corners of this ancient part of our country I never knew existed. And more, wonderful peoplein glorious houses who offer the sort of hospitality & accommodation that kicks the corporate kind into the distance. The pubs & Inns section also leads one to more charming hosteleries to quaff & chat before tucking into delicious food. Wish I'd found these guides years ago, Italy with Sawday next!
Sawday's Special Places to Stay: Devon and Cornwall - By: David Blair, 27 Mar 2008 Special places to stay - a bold statement, deliveredin spades by the latestin the consistently excellent Sawday guides. 170 plus places - B&Bs, hotels, inns, some self-catering - each independently inspected by the Sawday team & specialin some way.
I like this book. It oozes quality. As well as the collection of hugely tempting places to stay, it offers suggestions for local walks & days out with the kids, restaurants, pubs, & cream teas (of course). It helpfully lists places with good wheelchair & wifi access. It also notes those within 2 miles of the National Cycle Network - the ideal book for pocket, glovebox or saddlebag.
Sawday guides have always come up trumps for us whetherin the UK or further afield. We've stayedin some wonderful places courtesy of the guides - some beautiful, some quirky, all special. This book is a cracker.
Alastair Sawday's Devon and Cornwall - By: Barbara Williams, 20 Mar 2008 Another winner from Alastair Sawday. This time a pocket sized book focusing on a particular area. Always reliablein his selction of B&Bs ,in this edition Sawday has added places to visit, farmers' markets, & interesting walks. A little gem.
Don't leave home without it! - By: J Bryer, 18 Mar 2008 Like all the other Alistair Sawday books I have, this one really doesn't disappoint, & I love the fact that it is pocket sized. I think "mini guides" like this for an area are perfect. If you are like me - love Devon / Cornwall & enjoy a mixture of B&B, Luxury Hotel & self catering houses - then this is the perfect companion.
In my opinion it really has the best that this beautiful area of England can offer...in fact, having only got this book a few days ago, we have already used it & booked our next holiday.
If you are thinking of buying this book I would really recommend that you take advantage of one of the Amazon offers & buy a couple of these guides together...I guarantee that Alistair Sawday will have the perfect get away for you.
Overall: 5 Star - buy it & as soon as the postman puts it through the letterbox your book will be full of bookmarks of all the "I really must stay there" places.
No continuous coastline. - By: Mr. Marcus J. Croome, 17 Mar 2008 A very useful little guide, packed with information. It is a pity the maps do not overlap. Apart from Truro which is shown on 2 consecutive pages, the other major towns like Plymouth & Exeter are not. I find this a very annoying feature. Otherwise, cannot fault it.
