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From the wild but beautiful tors of Dartmoor to the hidden glades of the Helford River, Cornwall & Devon excel at providing the antidote to urban living.

Explore country towns and villages and experience a, slower pace of life; with rolling hills and countryside throughout.

Andrew´s Wood

Andrew´s Wood reserve covers woods and grassland, over a system of fields originally farmed by the villagers of Stanton.

Dunsford Woods

Dunsford Woods are owned by the National Trust and managed and leased by Devon Wildlife Trust.

Lizard Peninsula

The Lizard Peninsula is one of Cornwall´s most breathtaking scenic areas, almost totally unspoilt and unchanged for centuries.

Luxulyan Valley

The Luxuylan Valley is breathtakingly beautiful, with steep granite boulder strewn slopes surrounding the River Par.

Idless Woods

Idless Woods is a sheltered and tranquil stretch of woodland running along the side of the valley down to the river Allen, near Truro.

Hound Tor

Hound Tor on Dartmoor is a place steeped in history and was reported to have been the inspiration for Conan Doyle´s Hound of the Baskervilles.

Golitha Falls

Golitha Falls are 800 yards of cascading water on the River Fowey north of Bodmin Moor.

Tehidy Woods

Tehidy woods are a part of Tehidy Country Park, a beautiful country park of around 250 acres, including around 9 miles of nature trails.

Dartmoor National Park

Dartmoor became a National Park in 1951, it is 365 square miles, bleak granite upland, granite tors. heather and gorse and large areas of peat are the landscape for this natural, untamed moorland.

Exmoor National Park

Exmoor National Park covers an area of 267 square miles, a third of which is in Devon and the other two thirds in Somerset.

Bodmin Moor

Bodmin Moor provides a haven for lovers of birds and wildlife and is a delightful place to walk and enjoy peace and tranquility.