Reporters from Devon and Cornwall have gone head to head to battle it out over which county is the best to visit for a holiday - and while both make compelling arguments, we know Devon is the clear winner. Writing for The Telegraph , Anna Turns from Devon and Tom Mulvihill from Cornwall made arguments for why their respective homes were best - citing everything from beaches, food and drink, and accommodation, to the countryside, and how much peace and quiet tourists can get. When it comes to countryside, Devon is home to two World Heritage Sites, compared to Cornwall's one, and two National Parks - Dartmoor and Exmoor - while Cornwall has none.
Read more: Devon also has 13 Blue Flag beaches, compared to Cornwall's nine. But the two counties are tied when it comes to number of lakes, and the number of Church of England cathedrals. Devon boasts one more Michelin star than Cornwall - but Cornwall has seven foods and beverages with protected status - including Cornish pasties, Cornish clotted cream, and Cornish sardines - compared to Devon's four.
And when it comes to the weather , Cornwall enjoys an extra three days of sunshine (76.5 hours) each year compared to Devon, and sees 11.65mm less rainfall (1,241.
02mm in Cornwall each year, compared to 1,252.67mm in Devon). Keep reading to find out some of the top highlights that Tom and Anna put forward in their Cornwall versus Devon debate.
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Seaside Cornwall Tom wrote: "With its 1,086 km of coastline (considerably more than Devon.
