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Photo by Peter Kiss

stopped for lunch at the Turks Head pub (try
the local pasty), filled with locals on a Sunday
afternoon. Then we hopped aboard another
boat to Tresco.
This island, the second largest—with 150 full
time residents—is especially unique, with
its world-famous sub-tropical Tresco Abbey
Garden, started in 1835, featuring an array
of flowers, plants and trees from all over the
world—which thrive here due to the warmer
climate. I did a double-take, seeing palm trees
in England! Even Queen Elizabeth II has vis-
ited.

“There’s no other garden like it anywhere in
Britain,” proudly said Mike Nelhams, Garden
Curator, as he showed us around.
If you go:
“This is a fantastic place to live,” he added. “I’ve
never locked my house in 20 years. If I’m out For more information on the Isles
for a walk I can pop into a neighbor’s house of Scilly:
and make a cuppa tea.” www.visitislesofscilly.com
www.islesofscilly-travel.co.uk
One evening before a delicious dinner at Star www.ios-travel.co.uk/
Castle (with fresh ingredients grown here, sea- Star Castle Hotel:
food locally caught), I chatted in the Dungeon www.star-castle.co.uk/
Bar with Pippa and Henry Creed of Sussex.
Tresco Abbey Gardens:
“This is our sixth time here,” Pippa told me. www.tresco.co.uk/enjoying/
“We first came here 25 years ago. We love the abbey-garden
hotel, the islands, the people—everyone is so Duchy of Cornwall:
friendly. We like to take it all in: walk, relax, www.duchyofcornwall.org
enjoy the peace and quiet, get away from ev- www.visitengland.com
erything.” www.visitbritain.com
Photo by Pender Photos courtesy of Scilly Visitors
I agreed—I didn’t want to leave. But I knew Bureau
I’d be back!

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