Books & Publications

Please email holiday@englishriviera.co.uk or telephone 01803 211211 to purchase (please add £2.25, then £1 per additional item UK postage and packaging):

• The Official Guide to the English Riviera Global Geopark - £4.95 - This beautifully illustrated guide shows how, over the years, the landscape has influenced the wildlife and the incredible human history of the area that includes the seaside towns of Brixham, Paignton, Torquay and Babbacombe.

• Walks Along the South West Coast Path: Exmouth to Dartmouth - £4.95 - Packed with accessible geological and historical information, the route of each walk is overlaid onto stunning aerial photography, showing walkers the landscape and features, followed by a description of each walk and information about the area. The essential walking companions for families and serious walkers alike. 

• South West Coast Path, Falmouth to Exmouth - £14.99 - The longest of Britain's National Trails, the South West Coast Path follows the stunning coastline for 630 miles around the southernmost tip of England, from Somerset all the way to Dorset. This newly revised and updated volume covers the third section: 179 miles (288 km) from St Mawes to Dawlish Warren, divided into 14 chapters. It follows the wild craggy cliff paths of South Cornwall and Devon, passing tiny fishing villages where you can still buy today's catch and the great naval harbour of Plymouth, with daily views of an unequalled range of floral, avian and marine wildlife. 

• Walking the South West Coast Path - £15.95 - The South West Coast Path National Trail (SWCP) measures a staggering 630 miles (1015km) from Minehead on the Somerset coast right round Devon and Cornwall to Poole in Dorset. The guidebook divides the route into 45 stages of between 12.5- 37.5km beginning and ending where amenities are available.

• Coastal Pub Walks - £6.99 - One of seven books in the new Top 10 Walks: South West Coast Path series, these attractive and cleverly structured guides will give walkers ten of the best short circular walks along each of the five sections fo the 630-mile long South West Coast Path in a popular pocket-size format.

• South Devon Coast Plymouth to Lyme Regis - £6.99 - These attractive and cleverly structured guides will give walkers ten of the best short circular walks along each of the five sections of the 630-mile long South West Coast Path in a popular pocket-size format. 

• Agatha Christie's Devon, Matt Newbury - £6.99 - Let this handy and lovingly researched book take you on a journey through the heart of Agatha Christie country.

• Torbay A-Z Atlas - £4.95 - This A-Z map of Torbay is a full colour street atlas and for the first time, features a places of interest guide. This publication has 34 pages of street mapping

• South West Coast Path Adventure Series, 4 South Devon - £8.95 - The A-Z Adventure Series of maps combines the best of OS and A-Z, creating the perfect companion for walkers, off-road cyclists, horse riders and anyone wishing to explore the great outdoors. The South West Coast Path is a National Trail along the Somerset, Devon, Cornwall and Dorset coasts.

• OS Landranger 202 Torbay and South Dartmoor - £9.99 - The Landranger map of Torbay & South Dartmoor, including Totnes & Salcombe, is the perfect tool for planning your next trip to the area. Landranger maps are perfect for extensive hikes, cycling, and driving holidays.

• OS Explorer OL44 Torquay and Dawlish - £9.99 - Enjoy the ‘English Riviera’ with its sunny climate, beautiful coastline and seaside resorts of Dawlish, Torquay, Teignmouth and Paignton. Discover the quintessential bucket-and-spade town of Torquay with its classic U-shaped harbour or take the Templer Way inland from Shaldon to Newton Abbot, following in the footsteps of granite exporters. 

• OS Explorer OL20 South Devon Brixham to Newton Ferrers - £9.99 -  Discover south Devon and Dartmoor, follow the South West Coast Path from Torquay to Plymouth and drink in outstanding coastal views. Climb Shell Top for thrilling vistas of the Dartmoor National Park, then unwind in the idyllic English Riviera – 22 miles of beautiful coastline and sandy beaches.

• OS Explorer OL28 Dartmoor - £9.99 - The Explorer OL28 Dartmoor map is a must-have companion if you want to experience the area in complete detail! Discover stunning landscapes in this vast moorland, find peace among the craggy landscapes full of forests, rivers, wetlands, and granite tors.

• The following Agatha Christie Novels - £8.99 - Evil Under the Sun, Death on the Nile, Body in the Library, Sleeping Murder, And Then There Were None, Dead Man's Folly, Ordeal by Innocence, The ABC Murders, Why Didn't They Ask Evans, Five Little Pigs and The Man in the Brown Suit.

• We also sell a large selection of Bossiney Books - individually priced between 2.99 and £4.99 - including:  101 things to see in Devon, Ancient Dartmoor and Introduction, A to Z Devon, Book Lover's Devon, Brunel in the West, Dartmoor Myths and Legends, Dartmoor Pub Walks, Dartmoor's History, The Devon Beach and Cove Guide, Devon Castles, Devon Smugglers - The truth behind the fiction, Devon's Geology an introduction, Devon's History, Devon's Railway, Devon's Railway Heritage, Devon's Seaside History, Discover Dartmoor, Druids in the South West, Fairly Easy Walks on Dartmoor, Ghosts of Devon, Haunted Inns of Devon, How Devon changed the World (a bit), King Arthur Man or Myth?, Really Short Walks South Devon, Really Short Walks to Exploor Dartmoor, Shortish Walks on Dartmoor, Shortish Walks Torbay and Dartmouth, Sir Francis Drake - Devon's Flawed Hero, Spies,Lies and Books, Tales from Devon Folklore, Traditional Devon Recipes, Torbay - The Visible History, Vegetarian Recipes, Walking the South Devon Coast in 1854, Walks on High Dartmoor, Weirdest Buildings of the West Country, West Country Scandals and Where to Watch Wildlife in Devon.