Want to swot up on the best places to visit? Here are our favourite reviews about Devon:

> North Bovey named as one of the best country retreats - The Sunday Times
Desperate to live out the rural dream? The writer Candida Lycett Green, John Betjeman’s daughter, picks five villages where you should start looking.

> Dartmoor: In the footprints of a gigantic hound - The Daily Telegraph
Conan Doyle's canine monstrosity is 100 years old. A nervous Christopher Somerville plays literary sleuth on Dartmoor.

> Devon named as the best place to live in England - The Daily Telegraph
Devon's rolling landscapes, feted heritage sites and cosy fireside pubs have made it the best place in the country to live, according to a wide-ranging survey by Country Life Magazine.

> Beyond the ghosts and reeking mires - The Daily Telegraph
Sarah Shuckburgh is enchanted by the silence, the unpolluted air and the wild, open moorland of Dartmoor.

> Living legends - The Guardian
The ancient oaks of Wistman's Wood are an enduring mystery of Dartmoor, says Roly Smith.

> Devon can't wait - The Guardian
Amanda Morison rounds up the new hotels, bars and eateries that are changing the county's cream-tea image.

> The grand tor - The Guardian
Countryside campaigner Kate Ashbrook finds the timeless beauty of Dartmoor's rugged landscape the perfect way to relax.

> Ideas as fresh as the air - The Daily Telegraph
Dartmoor has always offered thatched cottages and mind-clearing open spaces. Now it also has stylish hotels and restaurants - making it the perfect place to be snowed in this winter, says Nigel Tisdall.

> Review of Michael Caines' Brasserie, Devon - The Guardian
Royal Clarence Hotel, Cathedral Yard, Exeter

> How the West was won - The Independent
It started with one exceptional restaurant, but now a whole array of fabulous foodie outlets are opening up in a sleepy town on the edge of Dartmoor. So is Ashburton set to become the West Country's answer to Ludlow? Mark Taylor investigates.

> A foodies' guide to Devon - Food Magazine
Devon's best restaurants, bars, pubs, farmers' markets, farmshops and vineyards.

> Devon: British seasides - The Daily Telegraph
Perfect sandy beaches, picturesque villages, wild cliffs and moorland - the region has everything but the crowds, says Fred Mawer.

> Cream of the crop - The Guardian
Its pretty villages now boast gourmet cafes and its beaches are attracting the young surf crowd - is Devon becoming achingly hip? Jimmy Leach thinks so.