Isles of Scilly (England)

Advantages: No crime, peaceful, good weather, lovely scenery
Disadvantages: Expensive

The Isles of Scilly lie 28 miles off Lands End off the Cornish coast, and is the most South-Westerly part of the British Isles. Out of the 100 or so tiny islands, only 5 of these are inhabited, with St Mary's being the largest and main Island. The name "Scilly" is thought to come from the Viking word "Syllorgar" and the Romans "Sully" meaning sun Islands (the 'C' added in the 16th Century). *****************************St Mary's******************************* ...
...other Islands like the Eastern Isles where the Atlantic Grey Seals and Puffins breed, or tour the vineyard and sample the wine. You can also just relax on one the most beautiful beaches in Britain, with white sands and craggy rock pools for the kids. ****************************Bryher*********************************** Bryher is located next to Tresco and is reached by a boat from St Mary's, sometimes via Tresco. It has a small population of ... Read review

Advantages: Beautiful, relaxing, largely unspoiled, friendly
Disadvantages: The boat trip...!

...I had seen the Isles of Scilly on TV shows, including Coast, and read about the Islands in the Sunday newspapers, and I was delighted that I had the opportunity to visit the place for myself. Fast forward to the night prior and I drove down to my Sister's house in Truro ready for the boat trip the following morning. By this time, her 16 year old daughter decided to have a teen strop, the bottom line being the lack of showering facilities and the ...
...us!!! Getting to the Isles of Scilly'' There are three methods of transportation to the Isles of Scilly. Passengers can get the 28 seater-helicopter from Penzance; the Scillonian III passenger boat, which also goes from Penzance, or the Skybus fixed wing aircraft from Lands End, which seats 8 or 16 passengers, depending on the actual plane used. I have to confess I did not take too much of a role in the decision making and booking process, and ... Read review

Advantages: A quiet and peaceful holiday destination
Disadvantages: No shops for the shopaholics

...100 small islands named the Isles of Scilly, which are surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean. But something called the North Atlantic Drift warms the islands, giving them a much milder climate than the mainland, with more sunshine, less rainfall and little or no frost and snow, allowing much beautiful flora and fauna to be found. Also migrating birds sometimes stop off for a rest, if on a long flight. These islands are owned by the ‘Duchy of Cornwall’. ...
...GETTING TO THE ISLES OF SCILLY is quite easy, providing the weather is not foggy if flying. Maybe the most popular way is to fly by HELICOPTER from St. Just at Penzance in Cornwall. The helicopters fly to St. Marys and Tresco. Tresco would be the best destination for Bryher, as the ferry trip between these two islands is only 5 minutes at high tide (around 20 minutes at low tide, as the landing on the other side of the island has to be used when ... Read review

Advantages: Truly remote
Disadvantages: Not remote enough!

...a week amongst the Scilly Isles on 36 feet of Yacht. Anyone who’s ever travelled by boat, especially a small one will tell you there is something special about arriving somewhere by water. Forget the hassle of airports, the smell of train stations and the queue for Big Macs at the motorway services; you just cruise in, drop anchor, stick a bottle of wine in a bucket of seawater to chill, drop the tender (dingy, with an outboard engine (if you’re ...
...to do this than the Isles of Scilly. We arrived in St Marys (the largest of the Islands) on a calm May evening. We’d had to motor from Penzance due to a complete lack on wind (making the sails useless), but made good time completing the trip in 11 hours. We’d been lucky with the weather as the previous day we had been fog bound on the mainland, and the day before that we’d been battling some evil waves on a 6 hour sail from Falmouth ... Read review

Advantages: beautiful nature, very exclusive
Disadvantages: ridiculously expensive and tiresome to get there

...five populated islands of the Isles of Scilly, off the coast of Cornwall. These islands have often been linked to the history of lost civilisations: are these maybe the mountain peaks of Atlantis, or the remains of the lost land of Lyonesse? Just the right mystical setting to follow the trail of another myth: Robinson's lonesome life on a distant island. Although, admittedly, I had not planned to stay there alone, or with a servant called Friday, ...
...our weekend get-away to the Isles of Scilly is cancelled, the lady is put on hold, and she may just have realised what she has missed. Is it legitimate to write about a product you have never owned or used, or, as in this case, a place you have never been to? I believe it is not only legitimate, but necessary, if the travel destination itself bears obstacles that prevent you from even getting there. In the case of Tresco, these ... Read review