Wedding Bliss

• 10 min read

There’s something special about setting foot on St. Mary’s and instantly feeling the pace of life slow down. A day on the Isles of Scilly offers turquoise waters, white-sand beaches, incredible coastal walks and some of the best sea-view lunches in the UK. While Hugh Town is the natural starting…

• 5 min read

Living on an island for all or much of their lives, Keith Buchanan and his wife Carol have boating in the blood. They sail a 54-foot ketch, Carol used to row in one of St. Mary’s eight wooden gigs, and Keith has been crafting canvas sails on the part of the quay in Hugh Town on St. Mary’s known as…

• 5 min read

Oriel Hicks lifts the lid of her dog-eared cardboard box with as much excitement as the rest of us might display when opening a box of posh artisan chocolates. Her eyes light up as she reveals its contents: scores of slightly irregular squares of coloured glass, tightly packed like After Eights.

• 5 min read

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…

• 4 min read

How do you start your working week? If you work for jeweller Fay Page on St. Martin’s, it’s with a bracing dip off St Martin’s flats, one of the island’s silver sand beaches in Lower Town. Sometimes one of the eight-strong team will return from the outing with a tiny cowrie shell or curiously shaped…

• 6 min read

Sleep under the stars, wake to sea views, and explore untamed island beauty - camping on the Isles of Scilly is adventure with a salty twist. Discover the magic of sleeping under Scilly's dark skies - where ocean breezes, island scents, and peaceful silence set the scene. With four unique campsites…

• 4 min read

A feeling - a sense of something special. Experience the Isles with award-winning writer Wyl Menmuir. I remember catching sight of the Isles of Scilly for the first time clearly, through the front window of the helicopter. My first thought was that this was exactly how I imagined the fictional…

• 4 min read

The entire archipelago is a garden in one and a kaleidoscope of colour with horticulture, husbandry and natural flora happily living side-by-side. Turn any corner on a walk on the Isles of Scilly, at any time of year, and the colours are there to greet you - in the winter flower fields, along the…

• 5 min read

In 2023 we welcomed chef, author and food photographer James Strawbridge to the islands. Familiar with Scilly, James competed several times in the World Pilot Gig Championships held here on our islands but has never visited with the whole family! James, wife Holly and their three children travelled…

• 4 min read

The Isles of Scilly, an archipelago of 140 islands scattered 28 miles off the coast of Cornwall in the Atlantic Ocean, are renown for being one of the world’s richest locations for marine wildlife. This year aboard the MV Sapphire local tripper boat, visitors were treated to some of the best seabird…

• 3 min read

Wild sea swimming isn't limited to any time of the year - in fact, every season offers a uniquely different experience, as does every island across the Isles of Scilly. A swim in the wild waters around Bryher inspires the soul and lifts the heart at any time of the year, but for me autumn holds a…

• 3 min read

The Isles of Scilly have been the site of many shipwrecks over the centuries – with over 500 registered wrecks around the archipelago. Here we take a look at the story of how Scilly became a significant ‘ship park’ – and one of the most notorious sites for wrecks in the British Isles. It’s Scilly’s…