There was a time when there was only one guidebook to Cornwall and walkers relied on the OS maps and Bob Acton's range of books to show them around. Bob has now retired, but his Lands End Peninsula Walks and Trencrom are still two of the best to choose from, enhanced by his own sketches and short histories of places on route.
Today, we have a mucher wider selection - too many to describe all of them in detail - plus the complete range of OS maps for Cornwall in both scales and Dartmoor/Exmoor.
CORNWALL GUIDEBOOKS
THE SCILLY GUIDEBOOK (57TH edition) A revised A5 edition with new, large-scale folding map of all the islands in the rear of the book - £4.50 
THE FORTUNATE ISLANDS This is the standard book of 232 pages on the Isles of Scilly and contains chapters which include the lost land of Lyonesse, the Vikings in Scilly, wrecks and lighthouses, the flower industry, legends, folklore, customs and many photographs. £7.50
DK EYEWITNESS TOP 10 - Devon and Cornwall with free pull out map guide. Your guide to 10 best of everything. £7.99
BEST OF BRITAIN: Cornwall is an accessible contemporary guide published by CRIMSON at £12.99.
Sawday's Special Places to Stay in Devon & Cornwall £11.99
AA mini guide Cornwall £4.99 & spiral Cornwall £9.99
Goldeneye Cornwall (2nd edition) - £12.99
Hidden Places of Cornwall ( a revamped and much better 3rd edition at £8.99)
Rough Guide Devon & Cornwall £11.99
LOCAL GUIDEBOOKS
Penzance and West Cornwall - in English or German £5.99
Penzance Town trail
Newlyn Trail
Mousehole Trail
"Friendly" guides: Things to do, places to visit, maps & walks. West Cornwall @ £4.50 (also Lizard and the Scilly Isles available)
The ever popular SCILLY GUIDEBOOK (£4.50) in it's 57th edition by Mr Bowley. It includes a large scale map of all the islands.
WALK BOOKS
Local walk books now abound - from the "big-boy" publishers AA and Jarrold, the annual SW Coast Path (with places to stay) @ £8, and the National Trail Guides to the local enthusiasts such as Bob Acton (as mentioned above plus his Mining Walks (a series of 5 books) and Tramway Trails (2 books)).
CORNWALL FROM THE COAST PATH by Michael and Merryn Kent rrp £9.99
16 days walking 300 miles recording observations and thoughts led Michael to return and -with wife, Merryn - produce this book, well illustrated with photographs and maps. It beautifully captures Cornwall/s rich coastal heritage in a very readable "walk" book.
A unique multi-media planning guide is available on DVD @ £19.95 highlighting some of the best walks around the SW Coast Path.
Also in stock are many Pub walks, Circular Walks, Teashop Walks, Church Trails, Walks for motorists and many more.
NATURE BOOKS
Photographer David Chapman {famous for his earlier books WILD ABOUT CORNWALL (£14.95) and PENWITH MOODS (£12) has produced three new photographic guides for the identification of Birds, Wild Flowers and the Cornish Coast (all £5.95), which no serious nature lover can afford to pass by.
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