There is a magical quality to Scilly that turns even a short break into an adventure. You can spend your mornings island-hopping on colourful wooden launches and your afternoons discovering Bronze Age burial chambers or white sand beaches that look like the Caribbean. It is a place to reconnect with nature, history, and the simple […]
The Isles of Scilly are unique—a sub-tropical archipelago located 28 miles off the coast of Cornwall. Staying here feels like an adventure from a different era. There are no chain hotels, no high-rises, and luggage is often transported by tractor. You can choose between staying on the main hub of St Mary’s or escaping to the wilder “off-islands” where electricity was a luxury not so long ago.
From 16th-century castles to luxury tents on the water’s edge, here is our curated guide to sleeping on the islands.
Dining on the Isles of Scilly is an adventure in itself. It often involves hopping on a boat to get to dinner or walking along a coastal path to find a hidden crab shack. The produce here is exceptional—from lobster caught that morning in the crystal-clear waters to beef reared on the islands’ heathland.
Lying just 28 miles off the tip of Cornwall, the Isles of Scilly feel like another world, a cluster of stunning islands surrounded by turquoise seas and white-sand beaches. With their mild climate, fascinating history, and relaxed pace of life, they’re one of the UK’s most unique and beautiful destinations. Remote yet welcoming, wild yet […]