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With five inhabited islands and many uninhabited ones, the Isles of Scilly are perfect for island hopping. Regular "tripper" boats let you…
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What’s for supper at Salakee tonight? Duck legs with duck-fat roasties and wilted chard? A Dexter beef brisket slow-cooked with garden carrots? Or perhaps a simple frittata of sunshine-yellow eggs and just-picked spinach? Join Kylie and Dave Mumford and their toddlers in their cosy kitchen at…
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“Try this,” says my companion, handing me a fairy-sized spoonful of velvety, slightly jelly-like, golden honey. “You taste the world.” I drop it slowly into my mouth. It’s spicy, complex yet soothing. Then a hint of eucalpytus gently strokes my palate. I’m with bee buff Jilly Halliday, whom I’ve…
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It happened by delicious accident. In July 2018 Holly Robbins and James Faulconbridge made a day trip to St. Martin’s during their first ever visit to Scilly. Wine fans both, they dropped in to see the island’s tiny vineyard, run for the previous 22 years by Graham Thomas and his St. Martin’s-born…
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Stroll alongside the fields at Carron Farm on St. Martin's in spring and you may spot the first tender grassy shoots of a crop that at first glance looks like wheat. Actually, the plants are a lot more exotic - sugarcane. It’s cultivated by islander-farmer Andrew Walder, who has already been spicing…
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Being a successful baker on a Scillonian island demands a well-stocked store-cupboard of skills. Not only do you have to know your flours and kneading techniques, but you need to be an expert on weather, tides and stock control too. And a cool head comes in pretty handy as well. So says…
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When life hands you gorse flowers, make gin. So runs the motto infusing the Wild Wingletang gin crafted by Aiden Hicks at Westward Farm on St. Agnes. Venture onto the rugged heathlands of Wingletang Down, where the Hicks family graze their Red Ruby beef cattle, and you’ll see gorse bushes wearing…
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When the British Isles utter their final glorious gasp, a suitable ritual is needed to mark this momentous event. Mine is devouring an ice cream that’s vast, ludicrously creamy and delicately perfumed with rose geranium. And as I lick - slowly to make it last - I imbibe the view: a huge Atlantic sea…
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When a flower loses its power, what do you do? The answer from 11-year-old Issy Taylor at Veronica Farm on Bryher was quite simple: ‘Make fudge.’ The flower in question was narcissus, whose market had suddenly wilted in face of competition from European growers, so Issy’s parents Kris and Geoff, who…
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The world is your lobster - at least, if you’re a Pender. The Pender family have been fishing for lobster and crabs off tiny Bryher for as long as anyone can trace, and still today three generations of Penders venture out in search of the tasty crustaceans. The oldest is Mike Pender, now 78; the…
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Explore Scilly’s vibrant outdoor spirit – ideal for adventurous couples and friends seeking a healthy, active getaway! As an archipelago of wild little islands in the Atlantic Ocean, Scilly is blessed with clear water, abundant wildlife and more than 900 shipwrecks, making it one of the finest…
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