DESPITE the chilly weather, the county of Somerset is looking resplendent in its frost-covered state.

Our county is glorious throughout the year, and the County Gazette's newest publication, Somerset: A Photographic Journey, encapsulates it perfectly.

With Christmas just around the corner, it makes the perfect Christmas present for those who love our county, or for those who wish to learn more.

Jam-packed with stunning pictures and mind-boggling facts, the book, which as produced in association with Wilkie May and Tuckwood, was launched last month and has been flying off the shelves at various outlets.

County Gazette editor Paul Jones, who also edited Somerset: A Photographic Journey, said: "The book is brilliant. It was a privilege and an honour to edit such rich content matter, and we hope does this glorious county of ours justice.

"With the festive season now getting well underway, it proves an ideal Christmas present and we hope that many will be poring through the pages as they tuck into the Christmas dinners."

Somerset: A Photographic Journey makes the ideal Christmas present and is available, priced £14.99, at Waterstones, as well as online at www.countygazette.co.uk/somersetbook.