Devon doesn't fit into one kind of walking country, and these entries make that clearer than ever. Up on the North Devon coast, the a jaunt on the South West Coast Path around Croyde and Baggy Point, with the Thatch waiting at the end of it, while further along, Heddon Valley climbs between two of the highest sea cliffs in England to reach the Hunter's Inn. Inland, the East Lyn River cuts a gorgeous wooded gorge down from Brendon — home to the Rockford Inn — through to Watersmeet, while Lynmouth's Rising Sun sits at the foot of the dramatic Valley of the Rocks.

Further south, Dartmoor's granite tors loom over Drewsteignton and the Drewe Arms, and the South Hams coastline opens out around Gara Rock. Tucked away in the quiet farmland of Mid Devon, meanwhile, orchards and country lanes lead to the thatched Ring of Bells at Cheriton Fitzpaine — proof that this county's pubs reward you just as much away from the coast and moor.

Exmoor, the coast path, Hartland's wild remoteness, the South Hams, Dartmoor, East Devon's gentler AONB — Devon covers more ground than most counties on this site, and there's still more of it to add.