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2025 Tour code: SCS25
About the tour
Escape to the picturesque Isles of Scilly and enter a serene world with a relaxed pace of life. Based on the main island of St Mary's, spend your days discovering local treasures, the sub-tropical gardens of Tresco Abbey, and the islands of St Agnes and St Martin's.
With plenty of time to unwind and soak up the peace and beauty, you are free to discover idyllic white-sand beaches, explore the islands' history and discover the local arts.
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Itinerary
Your holiday starts at London Paddington railway station as we are welcomed by our Tour Manager in the First Class lounge. Once the rest of our travel group has arrived, we board the midday train to Penzance, enjoying the comfort of our First Class seats.
This picturesque journey features everchanging scenery from the train window as we travel from the suburbs of London through the rural West Country and into Cornwall's wild open landscapes.
On arrival in the early evening, we are transferred by coach to our cliffside hotel, Cape Cornwall Club in St Just, for an overnight stay and an evening meal with our group.
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4.5 / 5 · 132 reviews
Anthony Reeves
Submitted 17/Sep
Beautiful scenery ! Lovely walks and boat trips . Dolphins leaping by the Scillonian ferry on the way and tame sparrows helping themselves to our lunch .
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Sandra
Submitted 16/Sep
Great holiday Lovely people and hotel which was very clean - staff friendly and efficient Fantastic coves with sugar icing sand and mostly deserted Hired electric bikes which was brilliant! All islands have their own charm No litter or graffiti and best of all not many tourists Only downside was sleeper train and return could have been quicker if we had gone straight to Penzance station instead of having lunch at Lands End We will return ??
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I Eccles
Submitted 16/Sep
Well organised. Great tour manager. Wonderful islands
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Brian
Submitted 14/Sep
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Mr Bailey
Submitted 9/Sep
Fantastic experience with very caring tour manager
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Loremia
Submitted 9/Sep
Good way to explore the islands, overnight sleeper and breakfast poor. Well positioned hotel, amazing breakfast menu. Unfortunately our bathroom was not good, no lid on toilet, extremely small basin and you hit your head on the cupboard when you leaned over to clean your teeth. My leg was bandaged so couldn’t use the shower. Hot water took so long to come through I had to wash in running cold water as no plug to basin. Because of weather conditions we couldn’t fly back but the alternative arrangements were an improvement as we arrived back at Paddington at a much better time, lunchtime rather than late evening
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