Cornwall with Kids (Includes the Isles of Scilly) (Footprint with Kids)

William Gray, author of Britain with Kids and the award-winning Travel with Kids, has braved the surf, built the sandcastles and sampled the fish and chips to produce this definitive guide to Britain’s most popular family holiday destination. He reveals the best places to pitch a tent, buy local food and plan a day out for free. Cornwall’s top family hotels are reviewed, along with must-see attractions like the Eden Project and St Michael’s Mount. Cornwall with Kids also shows you how to plan a trip to the Isles of Scilly, find the best beaches for rock-pooling or surfing, spot a basking shark or get afloat on the Falmouth estuary. All the holiday essentials are covered from rainy-day boltholes to where to buy the best ice cream.

It's hard to say which was the more pivotal moment of William Gray's travelling career - surviving his first long-haul flight with toddler twins or clinching the coveted Travel Writer of the Year award in 2002. A member of the British Guild of Travel Writers, William wrote and illustrated his first book at the age of 23. Coral Reefs & Islands: The Natural History of a Threatened Paradise was highly commended in the Conservation Book Prize. A sought-after photographer, William supplies images to several leading agencies including Photolibrary, Travel Ink and John Warburton-Lee. In 1995 William accompanied Patrick Lichfield as guest lecturer on the Oriana's maiden Atlantic crossing and he now gives slide talks throughout the UK. William followed up his award-winning Travel with Kids with Britain with Kids and Footprint's recently published Cornwall with Kids. For more information, check out willliam-gray.co.uk.