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Day 1: Start big with a visit to Bristol, the region’s largest and most vibrant town. Tour the sites by day – particularly the cathedral, Clifton and the SS Great Britain – and then at night hit the restaurants and bars.

Day 2: Make the short journey down to Bath. Spend as much time touring its glorious honey-coloured architecture and museums as your legs can take – be sure not to miss the Roman Baths, the Pump Room and the Royal Crescent.

Day 3: Head west to Bath’s diminutive sibling, Wells, for a quick whiz round its famed cathedral and then head out to explore the natural wonders at the Wookey Hole Caves and Cheddar Gorge.

Day 4: Go wildlife-spotting in among the boggy wilds of the Levels, one of the country’s most important wetlands, followed by a bit of new-age spotting at the area’s capital, Glastonbury. Be sure to take in the views from atop the Tor.

Day 5: Take a drive along the A39 to Lynmouth, and then head out for a walk along the glorious wooded coast of Exmoor.

Day 6: Get back to city ways with a trip to Exeter. Visit the cathedral, tour the underground passages and hang out at the pubs and restaurants on the quayside.

Day 7: Take a steam-train ride and ferry to Dartmouth and then an idyllic boat trip up the River Dart to Totnes.

Day 8: Go for a drive, a walk or possibly even a horse ride into the depths of Dartmoor. Hay Tor is fairly easy to reach and offers great views all around.

Day 9: Spend the day lounging on the beaches or, if you've got the energy, exploring the wooded estuary around Salcombe.

Day 10: Enter another world entirely within the tropically heated biomes of the Eden Project.

Day 11: Tick off the region’s third and final wilderness, Bodmin Moor, with a quick tour of its various famed sites including former smuggler’s hide-out, The Jamaica Inn, and Dozmary Pool where King Arthur supposedly received the magical sword, Excalibur.

Day 12: Tame the Atlantic breakers with some board-riding at the country’s premier surfing destination, Newquay (or, if you prefer, just hang out at the town’s myriad bars).

Day 13: Have a quiet, reflective day of art appreciation at St Ives’ various galleries, including the Tate St Ives and the Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden.

Day 14: Finish with the only fitting finale, a visit to Land’s End, the official westerly conclusion to Britain. From here it’s nothing but sea until you reach America.

St. Michael’s Tower on Glastonbury Tor

Hay Tor, Dartmoor

Porlock Weir, Somerset

Dramatic Dartmoor, as featured in Conan Doyle’s The Hound of the Baskervilles