Adlard Coles Shore Guide: The West Country: Everything you need to know when you step ashore
From the Isles of Scilly to Portland Bill, this handy travel guide to the West Country ensures sailors make the most of every minute ashore.

Arriving ashore somewhere new often raises many questions for even the most experienced sailor: Where are the best anchorages and peaceful places to stop? What are the best routes for walks? How do I keep the family entertained? Where are the best beaches and where can I find laundry facilities? Where can I go for the best cream tea? Sailors need a different kind of pilot guide after arrival and this book is their shore-side companion, helping them to explore and enjoy all the West Country has to offer.

Without doubt, this stretch of coastline is Britain's most popular cruising destination. The West Country offers a rich variety of coastline from the rugged, Atlantic feel of Scilly and Land's End, to the traditional Cornish villages between the Lizard Peninsula and Plymouth harbour. After Start Point, the Devon coastline softens and opens out to offer Dartmouth and the Rivers Dart and Exe working their way far inland to provide a wide array of flat-water cruising. Further east, you'll find the Jurassic coast with broad beaches busy with fossil hunters and places to stop if the weather is on your side.

Illustrated with beautiful photographs and maps, this guide brings together the key information needed for your trip, along with Paul Heiney's brilliant recommendations, all in one handy place, freeing up valuable holiday time.

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Adlard Coles Shore Guide: The West Country: Everything you need to know when you step ashore
From the Isles of Scilly to Portland Bill, this handy travel guide to the West Country ensures sailors make the most of every minute ashore.

Arriving ashore somewhere new often raises many questions for even the most experienced sailor: Where are the best anchorages and peaceful places to stop? What are the best routes for walks? How do I keep the family entertained? Where are the best beaches and where can I find laundry facilities? Where can I go for the best cream tea? Sailors need a different kind of pilot guide after arrival and this book is their shore-side companion, helping them to explore and enjoy all the West Country has to offer.

Without doubt, this stretch of coastline is Britain's most popular cruising destination. The West Country offers a rich variety of coastline from the rugged, Atlantic feel of Scilly and Land's End, to the traditional Cornish villages between the Lizard Peninsula and Plymouth harbour. After Start Point, the Devon coastline softens and opens out to offer Dartmouth and the Rivers Dart and Exe working their way far inland to provide a wide array of flat-water cruising. Further east, you'll find the Jurassic coast with broad beaches busy with fossil hunters and places to stop if the weather is on your side.

Illustrated with beautiful photographs and maps, this guide brings together the key information needed for your trip, along with Paul Heiney's brilliant recommendations, all in one handy place, freeing up valuable holiday time.

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Adlard Coles Shore Guide: The West Country: Everything you need to know when you step ashore

Adlard Coles Shore Guide: The West Country: Everything you need to know when you step ashore

by Paul Heiney
Adlard Coles Shore Guide: The West Country: Everything you need to know when you step ashore

Adlard Coles Shore Guide: The West Country: Everything you need to know when you step ashore

by Paul Heiney

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From the Isles of Scilly to Portland Bill, this handy travel guide to the West Country ensures sailors make the most of every minute ashore.

Arriving ashore somewhere new often raises many questions for even the most experienced sailor: Where are the best anchorages and peaceful places to stop? What are the best routes for walks? How do I keep the family entertained? Where are the best beaches and where can I find laundry facilities? Where can I go for the best cream tea? Sailors need a different kind of pilot guide after arrival and this book is their shore-side companion, helping them to explore and enjoy all the West Country has to offer.

Without doubt, this stretch of coastline is Britain's most popular cruising destination. The West Country offers a rich variety of coastline from the rugged, Atlantic feel of Scilly and Land's End, to the traditional Cornish villages between the Lizard Peninsula and Plymouth harbour. After Start Point, the Devon coastline softens and opens out to offer Dartmouth and the Rivers Dart and Exe working their way far inland to provide a wide array of flat-water cruising. Further east, you'll find the Jurassic coast with broad beaches busy with fossil hunters and places to stop if the weather is on your side.

Illustrated with beautiful photographs and maps, this guide brings together the key information needed for your trip, along with Paul Heiney's brilliant recommendations, all in one handy place, freeing up valuable holiday time.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781399409995
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Publication date: 05/06/2025
Series: Adlard Coles Shore Guides
Pages: 208
Product dimensions: 5.85(w) x 8.70(h) x 0.55(d)

About the Author

Paul Heiney is a well known writer and broadcaster (TV presenter of That's Life and Countrywise) with seafaring in his blood. His family, originally from Yorkshire, were beach fishermen and lifeboatmen. He has sailed enthusiastically for over 25 years, making many singlehanded passages. He is the author of One Wild Song and Ocean Sailing.

Table of Contents

Contents

How to use this book

Portland Bill to the River Exe

West Bay and Bridport

Lyme Regis

Axmouth and Beer [feature spread]

Exmouth and the River Exe

Teignmouth to Salcombe

Teignmouth

Torquay

Paignton

Brixham

Berry Head Lighthouse and the River Dart [feature spread]

Dartmouth

Dittisham

Further upstream [feature spread]

Salcombe

Salcombe to Kingsbridge

Bolt Head to Plymouth – small harbours [feature spread]

The Eddystone Lighthouse [feature spread]

Plymouth

Cawsand and Kingsand

Looe

Polperro

Fowey

Mevagissey

Gorran Haven

St Mawes

Falmouth Harbour

Mylor

Truro

Falmouth and Penryn

Helford River

The Lizard

The Lizard Peninsula

Coverack and Cadgwith [feature spread]

Mullion Cove

Porthleven

St Michael's Mount

Marazion

Penzance

Newlyn

Mousehole

Lighthouses and lightships [feature spread]

The Isles of Scilly

St Mary's – Hugh Town

Tresco – Old and New Grimsby

St Martin's

St Agnes

Bryher

Index

Picture credits

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