The Isles of Scilly (pronounced si-lee) are a scatter of islands lying 45 kilometres off the far edge of Cornwall – a county of England that itself feels out on a limb. Measured on a map, the ...

Thirty miles off the coast of Cornwall, the Isles of Scilly (pronounced silly…cue lots of puns) are the UK's most southern islands and arguably also the most beautiful. Blessed with their own micro ...

Accessible by helicopter, ferry or small plane from Penzance, the Isles of Scilly offer an assortment of flowers (daffodils are the main export), white-sand beaches, birds, trails, small forts an ...

Stretches of white sand, clear turquoise blue water, and not another person in sight. That might sound like the blurb in a Caribbean island travel brochure, but save yourself the air miles and jet lag ...