WALKING IN THE ISLES OF SCILLY
By Paddy Dillon (read excerpts from this book at Google Books)
Published by Cicerone Press (read more about this book at Cicerone)
ISBN 1-85284-310-1
Price £6.00

This was an odd kind of project, as all the route research was completed before there was any talk about producing a guidebook! The Isles of Scilly were visited and explored in great detail, which was easy enough as the combined area of the islands is a mere 6¼ square miles (16 square kilometres). Notes were gathered for a series of route descriptions in a magazine, but plenty more material was gathered than was actually needed. Almost every morning started with a ferry trip to an island, followed by a thorough exploration of each island in turn. In addition there were interesting cruises out to sea to spot wildlife, or simply admire the scenery. Shortly after the trip, Jonathan Williams at Cicerone Press pointed out that he didn't have a guidebook covering the Isles of Scilly, and expressed a wish to add one to his list. The complete manuscript was delivered in a fortnight... words, pictures, maps, the lot! The islands are a joy to explore, being almost sub-tropical and stunningly beautiful. They get more sunshine hours than anywhere else in Britain, and abound in charm and interest. The book includes a town trail, ten other walks on the islands, and four boat trips. There is enough in the book to last a walker for two weeks, despite the limited area of the island group. The entire guidebook has been overhauled three times and incorporates 1:25,000 scale Ordnance Survey mapping of the islands.

WALK CONTENTS

Walk 1 - Hugh Town Trail
Walk 2 - The Garrison Wall
Walk 3 - St. Mary's Coast
Walk 4 - St. Mary's Nature Trails
Walk 5 - The Gugh
Walk 6 - St. Agnes
Boat Trip - Annet & the Western Rocks
Walk 7 - Samson
Walk 8 - Bryher
Boat Trip - The Norrard Rocks
Walk 9 - Tresco
Walk 10 - Tresco Abbey Gardens
Boat Trip - St. Helen's & Teän
Walk 11 - St. Martin's
Boat Trip - The Eastern Isles

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