Viewpoints & Scenery

Your first glimpse of the Isles of Scilly, whether arriving by air or sea, will certainly give you a tingle. These low-lying land-masses, fringed by white sand and rising from turquoise seas, seem beautifully fragile in their ocean setting. And the surprises continue once you set foot on land.

UNMISSABLE VIEWS

• If you are staying on St Mary’s, be sure to walk up to the Garrison and take in the panoramic sea views
• On Tresco, drink in the seascape from Cromwell’s Castle, which stands on a rocky promontory and looks out over Bryher
• A highlight of a trip to St Agnes is a sunset over the Western Rocks and the Bishop Rock lighthouse
• When on St Martin’s, don’t miss the impressive white sandy crescent of Par Bay
• On Bryher, be sure to climb Samson Hill and look out over uninhabited island of Samson