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Getting to the Isles of Scilly

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

Situated 28 miles off Land’s End, the islands are easily accessible from Southern England.

There is no travel to and from the islands on a Sunday.

It is not possible to take your car to the islands, but you will not need it when you are there.

When arriving at the airport on St Mary’s your hotel will arrange for you to be met by the local minibus/taxi service.

If you are staying on one of the other islands you will be taken to the Quay for your connecting boat trip.

There is plenty of parking at the Heliport and Airports on the mainland.

Ship; The Sciilonian III sails from Penzance from the end of March until the end of October.

The ship sails once a day leaving Penzance at about 09.15 and returning from St Mary’s at about 16.30 depending on the tides. The sailing time is about 2 hours.

Plane; the flights are operated by The Isles of Scilly Skybus, and flights operate from airports on the mainland at Newquay, Land’s End (St Just) and Exeter.

All planes land on the island of St Mary’s.

Train; There is a frequent train service from London Paddington including an overnight sleeper service to Penzance. The train station in Penzance is next to the  harbour making for an easy connection to the Isles of Scilly.

Deutsch-Übersetzung  – Anreise zu den Scilly-Inseln

The Isles of Scilly just off the Cornish coast, 5 islands that offer a unique taste of Cornwall as it was.

Saturday, January 21st, 2012

As visitors to the islands ourselves for 20 years we have chosen our selection of hotels on the Isles of Scilly, our favourite secret place in Cornwall, truly a dream destination located just off Land’s End. Just a 15 minute flight or a boat trip and you arrive on the “Fortunate Islands” as they are named. It’s not difficult to see why as you view the islands from above with crystal clear turquoise seas and bright white sandy beaches.

 Stylish hotels in stunning locations

 UrlaubCornwall has selected a small number of hotels, perfect for families or couples, that are each unique and offer the perfect setting for a holiday that you’ll never forget. For those that visit the islands, once is never enough and you’ll be drawn back year after year. Stay for a week or just for short break there is a no more beautiful part of Cornwall.

Deutsch-Übersetzung – Hotels in Scilly

Self catering holiday houses, cottages and apartments on Tresco on the Isles of Scilly a great choice for a holiday for all the family.

UrlaubCornwall has selected the best accommodation on the Isles of Scilly set in amazing locations with stunning sea views, close to some of the beaches that feature in the top 10 found in Great Britain.

We have visited the islands for the last 20 years and never tire of the unique scenery, a chance to take boats trips and enjoy a pace of life set by the tides. With almost no cars a chance to walk and enjoy it’s a very different kind of holiday. For children the chance to explore the coast line, the subtropical gardens and the many ancient stone monuments that tell of the long history.

Self catering accommodation on Tresco, the home of the famous Abbey Gardens, offer romantic fishermen’s cottages, stylish apartments and modern homes for family holidays or a short break for two.

Deutsch-Übersetzun  – Ferienhäuser & Fewos in Scilly

A Luxury Family Hotel in a stunning location on Cornwall’s South Coast: Fowey Hall is perfect base to explore the beautiful part of Cornwall

Thursday, January 19th, 2012

Fowey Hall Hotel is a luxury family friendly hotel that set in a spectacular location overlooking the famous towns of Fowey and Polruan on Cornwall’s South Coast, a historic Victorian mansion which many believe is the inspiration Toad of Toad Hall a famous children’s novel from the early 1900’s written by Kenneth Grahame.

UrlaubCornwall visited the hotel on a sunny day, perfect for enjoying a drink or alfresco lunch on the terrace and a chance to take in the sea views or a stroll around the large well maintained gardens.

Individually decorated rooms in the hotel reflect the history of the impressive property built by a timber baron who made his fortune in Canada, but don’t skimp on the modern luxuries that you expect.

Families on holiday are catered for especially well with a free crèche for young children, computer games and cinema rooms mean that parents can relax knowing that their kids are fully occupied. A 12m indoor swimming pool, Jacuzzi and Spa complex offer relaxation for all ages in a purpose built building close to the main house.

There are relaxed bistro dining options for the whole family or child free dining for parents and couples looking. Award winning food prepared with local ingredients from land and sea in Hanson’s dining room, an impressive wood panelled room with windows on to the garden.

The Fowey Hotel is an ideal place to stay and unwind on a holiday in Southern Cornwall or a stop on a tour around this beautiful part of Southern England visiting near by attractions like the Eden project or the Lost Gardens of Heligan.

Sea Garden cottages on Tresco in the Isles or Scilly: offering hotel quality food and facilities or a self catering option.

Saturday, January 14th, 2012

Sea Garden Cottages are new contemporary one-bedroom cottages with beautiful sea views on the idyllic Island of Tresco.

The cottages offer the flexibility of self catering accommodation or guests can choose a hotel experience and dine in the beachfront restaurant; The Ruin.

Hotel in Scilly-Inseln

Sea Garden Cottages, Tresco

The cottages have 2 floors, with high ceilings and picture windows making the most of the fantastic views. The kitchen and bathrooms are beautifully equipped and there is also a high quality sofa bed making the cottages ideal for young families.

After a day exploring the Islands taking in the beautiful scenery, enjoying a boat trip to one of the other islands or strolling around the famous Abbey Gardens, there is then the opportunity to enjoy all of the facilities which the Sea Garden Cottages have to offer. There is a tennis court, heated indoor pool, gym, Jacuzzi and sauna.

Hotel in Scilly-Inseln

Tresco Strande

A perfect place to place to spend a holiday and escape to an island just 28 miles off the Cornish Coast.

Hotels in Southwest England for your perfect holiday.

Thursday, January 12th, 2012

Southwest England offers you a huge variety of hotels in stunning locations to suit every preference. From 5 star luxury to accommodations in family friendly hotels to small boutique hotels, they all have one thing in common: their position in one of the most picturesque regions in Britain and Europe. Many hotels have sea views, while others are set in wonderful British countryside.

The Southwest of England’s growing reputation for gastronomic excellence means that you can expect the best local produce from both land and sea in their restaurants.

The Southwest is Britain’s favourite holiday destination

Our selection features only the best hotels that the Southwest of England has to offer in the destinations that you have to visit on your holiday.

Use our interactive map to select your location and choose from our favourite hotels.


Hell Bay Hotel auf Bryher, Scilly-Inseln: Ein eleganter Inselurlaub in Cornwall, bei dem Neuengland auf karibische Sandstrände trifft.

Thursday, January 5th, 2012

UrlaubCornwall hat ein Luxushotel in Cornwall entdeckt, das unvergleichliche Ruhe und Entspannung verspricht. Es bietet eleganten Komfort, Seeblick und preisgekrönte Speisen in einzigartiger Insellage. Der ideale Strandurlaub für Familien mit Kindern oder Urlauber, die für ihren Sommerurlaub 2014 nach etwas ganz Besonderem suchen.

Hell Bay Hotel befindet sich auf Cornwalls Geheimtipp und Juwel, den Scilly-Inseln, und bietet einen perfekten Urlaub in einem unberührten kornischen Paradies auf der Insel Bryher – 28 Meilen vor der Küste von Südwestengland.

Hotel in CornwallHell Bay Hotel eines der besten Urlaubsdomizile, das man sich vorstellen kann. Es liegt inmitten wunderschön gepflegter Gärten und ist mit Kunstwerken von örtlichen Künstlern und Bildhauern mit örtlicher Verbindung elegant eingerichtet. Darunter zählen die Originalkunstwerke und -skulpturen von Barbara Hepworth, John Miller, Ivon Hitchens, Julian Trevelyan und Richard Pearce. Vom Hotel aus bietet sich Ihnen ein atemberaubender Ausblick auf den Ozean und die umliegenden Inseln.

Diese winzige Insel lässt erahnen, wie Cornwall einst aussah und bietet herrliche unberührte Strände mit kristallklarem Wasser, weichem Sand und weit und breit kaum einer Menschenseele.

Hotel Scilly-Inseln

Die Scilly-Inseln liefern auch die einzigartigen Zutaten für das Restaurant im Hell Bay. Die besten, fangfrischsten Meeresfrüchte und Fische werden direkt vor dem Strand des Hell Bay Hotel gefangen und Ihnen fast sofort serviert. Bryher ist für seine Krabben und Hummer bekannt, die mit örtlich geerntetem Gemüse serviert werden – eine Speise, wie sie nur auf den Scillys zu finden ist.

Abgesehen von der Entspannung am beheizten Pool hat Bryher auch viele Aktivitäten zu bieten. Das Hotel kann Kajaking oder Ausflüge mit dem Jetboot zu den Robben und Papageientauchern organisieren und Ihnen den Weg zu den felsigen Buchten zeigen, die rund um die Insel zur Erkundung einladen.

Hotel in Scilly Inseln

Mit täglichen Bootsausflügen von Bryher können Sie auch die anderen Inseln erkunden. Es gibt viel zu sehen, angefangen bei den Strandgaststätten in St Mary’s oder dem weißen Sandstrand an der Great Bay auf St Martins.

Die weltbekannten tropischen Abbey Gardens auf der Nachbarinsel Tresco sind nur eine kurze Bootsfahrt entfernt. Sie werden kaum glauben, dass Sie sich noch auf britischem Boden befinden!

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Doppelzimmer ab £270

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Die Küste im Westen Cornwalls: St Just – Gegend der Bergwerke.

Thursday, January 5th, 2012

Herrliche Wander- und Küstenwanderungsurlaube in Cornwall.

St Ives nach Penzance – eine Wanderroute auf dem Südwestküstenpfad (South West Coast Path) in Cornwall. Eine Wanderung auf dem Küstenwanderweg vermittelt Ihnen einen interessanten Einblick in die weltbekannte Bergwerktradition von Cornwall – und dabei können Sie mit die spektakulärste Küstenlandschaft erleben, die Cornwall zu bieten hat.

UrlaubCornwall spezialisieren sich auf ungeführte Wanderferien in Cornwall. Eine Klippenwanderung am Südwestküstenpfad macht Ihren Urlaub in einer der beliebtesten Urlaubsgegenden in Südengland zu einem unvergesslichen Erlebnis.

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St Ives nach Zennor (11 km)

Sie treffen per Bahn in St Ives ganz in der Nähe von Portminster Beach ein. Dieser glorreiche Sandstrand mit den Cafés und den Toilettenanlagen bildet den idealen Ausgangspunkt für Ihr Wandererlebnis.

Lassen Sie sich doch zuerst durch St Ives mit den mit den steilen, verwinkelten Gassen treiben, die von den kleinen Cottages der Fischer und Bergarbeiter gesäumt sind. Am Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts entstand hier eine lebhafte Künstlerkolonie, die der interessanten Stadt mit dem malerischen Hafen immer noch eine ganz einzigartige Atmosphäre verleiht.

Ab Porthmeor stoßen Sie dann auf den Küstenpfad, der sich hoch über der See entlang windet. In dieser dramatisch-wilden Landschaft kann das Gelände etwas rau und felsig werden. In Zennor können Sie in einem Gasthaus oder einem Cafe während der Saison wieder Ihre Kräfte sammeln. Im Sommer verkehrt ein regelmäßiger Busservice zwischen St. Ives und Zennor.

Zennor – Pendeen Watch (11 km)

 Frisch gestärkt folgen Sie dem Pfad, während er sich an wunderschönen Buchten vorbei auf- und abwindet, bis Sie schließlich Gurnard’s Head, eine auffallende Landzunge, erreichen. Nehmen Sie sich die Zeit, die Festung aus der Eisenzeit und das Maschinenhaus der Carn Glaver Mine zu erkunden, die bis 1878 noch in Gebrauch war und jetzt teilweise vom National Trust, dem hiesigen Denkmalschutz,  wieder teilweise renoviert wurde.

wandern in cornwallPendeen Watch – Sennen (14,5 km)

 Ab Pendeen Watch verläuft der Pfad ganz oben an den Klippen und die Wanderung führt Sie an evokativen Ruinen von Blei- und Zinnbergwerken vorbei. Das Dorf Pendeen erwartet Sie mit Gaststätten, Cafés und Geschäften, einer Bushaltestelle und öffentlichen Toiletten. Von hier verkehren regelmäßige Busse nach Sennen Cove, St Just, so dass Sie auch Rundwanderungen unternehmen können.

Schon bald treffen Sie an der Geevor Tin Mine ein, einer der größten erhaltenen Zinnbergwerke im Land und eines der wichtigsten Bestandteile von Cornwalls Bergwerktradition. Erkunden Sie die Tunnel unter Tage und erfahren Sie mehr über die Bergbaugeschichte, und gönnen Sie sich dann eine Pause im Café.

Nur einen Katzensprung entfernt und spektakulär in die Klippen gebettet liegt die Lelant Mine mit der Balanziermaschine. Hier können Sie die einzige dampfbetriebene Balanziermaschine sehen, die sich noch an ihrem ursprünglichen Standort befindet.

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Wieder auf dem Fußpfad in Richtung Botallack sehen Sie die berühmten Crown Mine Maschinenhäuser, die einst zum Kupfer- und Zinnabbau verwendet wurden und das  Botallack Court House, in dem die tägliche Verwaltung des Bergwerks stattfand.

Es geht weiter zum Cape Cornwall, wo Sie herrliche Ausblicke genießen können und dann am Dorf St Just vorbei erreichen Sie Sennen Cove, wo sich Familien und Surfer gerne am goldenen Sandstrand tummeln.

Sennen – Porthcurno (9,5 km)

Ab Sennen erwartet Sie eine belebende Wanderung an den Weilern Porthgwara und St Leven vorbei zur unglaublichen Freilichtbühne des Minack Theatre, das sich spektakulär in die Klippen über der Bucht von Porthcurno schmiegt. Vom Theater aus führen steile Stufen hinunter auf den Strand und ins Dorf. Porthcurno Bay zählt zu den absolut schönsten Buchten in Cornwall – der goldene Sandstrand vor einem Hintergrund zerklüfteter Klippen liegt einer wunderschönen Bucht, in der das glasklare Wasser in den Farben von dunklem Violett zu Jadegrün und mediterranem Blau schillert.

Porthcurno – Penzance (18,5 km)

Die Wanderung führt Sie weiter am Dorf Lamorna und der Bucht vorbei nach Newlyn, in der schon seit dem späten 19. Jahrhundert eine Künstlergemeinde besteht und schließlich zum alten Hafen Penzance.

Diese Wanderung ist als schwierig einzustufen, und ist mit einer Gesamtlänge von 64 Kilometer auf 6 Wandertage aufgeteilt.

Möchten Sie auf Ihrer Wanderung an einigen Orten übernachten? Es gibt sehr viele schöne Pensionen in Cornwall, allgemein als Bed & Breakfast bezeichnet, als auch familienfreundliche Hotels und romantische Hotels – für jeden Geschmack ist etwas dabei. Schauen Sie sich unsere interaktive Karte an, um die perfekte Unterkunft für Ihre Wanderung entlang des Küstenwanderweges zu finden.

Unser Team organisiert gern die perfekte Wandertour in Cornwall für Sie. Mehr Informationen dazu finden Sie

UrlaubCornwall’s guide to your holiday on St Mary’s in the Isles of Scilly.

Thursday, January 5th, 2012

St Mary’s is the largest island in the group which makes up the Isles of Scilly, Cornwall’s hidden jewel 28 miles of the Cornish coast. Hugh Town is the main town on the island.

Above Hugh Town, is the Star Castle Hotel, it was originally built during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I for the defence of the Isles of Scilly. Star Castle was built in the shape of an eight pointed star and was converted into a hotel in 1933. It now offers guests the chance to stay in a castle dating from 1593 which has been elegantly restored and furnished for the modern holidaymaker. The views from the hotel are magnificent; the views which were once necessary to protect the Islands can now be enjoyed by its guests and click here to see our review.

A walk around the Garrison is ideal for an evening stroll before or after dinner at The Star Castle Hotel.

There is plenty to do on St Mary’s, it is possible to walk around the island in one day, taking in the views and learning about the history of the island as you go. If you don’t want to walk the whole of the coast path there is a bus which will take you to the north of the island and you can then walk back to Hugh Town via Porth Hellick and Old Town.

Visit Halangy Down, the prehistoric settlement dating from the Bronze and Iron Age, continue your walk passing Pelistry Bay the best place to stop for a swim in the clear sea.

At Old Town is another popular beach and cafe, as well as coastal paths there are nature trails across the island.

The Isles of Scilly Museum is the best place to learn about the maritime, social and natural history of the islands.

A unique part of the Cornish and Isles of Scilly maritime history can be seen in the Gig races which take place every week throughout the summer, the Gigs were originally used to guide ships past the treacherous rocks, but now they are just used in sport. Many of the original Gigs are still used, some over 100 years old.

One of Cornwall top sporting attraction and event is held every year in the spring is the International Gig Racing Championships which take place in the islands and this year between 4th and 7th May over 50 boats and hundreds of rowers come to race .This is one of the top sporting attractions in Cornwall and unlike anything else you’ll see.

Getting Around the Isles of Scilly

Thursday, January 5th, 2012

What can you expect on your holiday on the Isles of Scilly? As visitors to the islands for the last 20 years we never tire of the stunning scenery and the pace of life that harks back to a Cornwall of many years ago.

Travelling around the islands is exclusively undertaken by a fleet of small boats that ferry visitors between the main inhabited islands for day trips, as well as visits to a few of the beautiful uninhabited ones or trips to see the seals, dolphin and puffins.

Each island has at least one boat that performs several roles including daily trips for tourists, bringing supplies and taking produce to market. St Martin’s vessel is known as Voyager, owned and run by the Perkins family for many years, starts the day with from the quayside picking up those that want to visit St Mary’s the largest island. Whether you’re going to the shops of Hugh Town, the only town on the island, or a walking tour to see the historic sites or maybe just a day on one of the many amazing beaches, there is a wealth of attractions and activities.

Take the Spirit of St Agnes, the boat that serves the most south westerly island St Agnes to see the remote community that lives and works in this stunning place. Visit a the small Troy Town farm that produces its own ice cream or enjoy a pint of Cornish beer in the Turk’s Head, famous for its Cornish Pasties. A walk around the islands provides views of the world famous Bishops Rock lighthouse and unusual rock formations on the shore.

Tresco and Bryher are the final two islands to the West, again reached by boats like the Firethorn. Tresco is home to the world renowned Abbey Gardens featuring plants that won’t grow in any other part of Great Britain. Bryher is famous for its beaches and on its westerly coast the notorious Hell Bay where the worst Atlantic’s storms hurl huge waves that have wrecked many ships…..a site to behold.

Day trips to the Eastern Isles are popular with all the family, seeing the grey seals, puffins or maybe even dolphins that are common in these warm waters.

A trip to the Isles of Scilly is unlike any other holiday in Cornwall and a place that you’ll return to again and again.

Holidays in Cornwall, Devon and the South West of England

Thursday, January 5th, 2012

South West England is Great Britain’s most popular holiday destination; it offers a rich variety stunning landscapes from the remote moors of Dartmoor and Exmoor to the famous coastline of Devon and Cornwall.

This dwindling peninsula reaching out into the Atlantic inspires a great sense of Island Britain than anywhere else in England. It is a land of diverse, yet complementary landscapes that retain strong elements of ancient civilisations that were overtaken, but never submerged by successive conquests.

 Perfect for short breaks or family holidays.

The farmed land of the South West England includes Dorset’s serene and rolling acres and the unremitting flatness of the Somerset Levels from which rises the famous Glastonbury Tor. It embraces Salisbury Plain with Stonehenge, Devon’s lush pastures, the tiny prehistoric fields of Cornwall’s rugged Land’s End Peninsula and the Mediterranean flower meadows of the Isles of Scilly. Within the farmed lowlands are islands of high ground such as the slight, smooth Polden Hills and the Blackdown Hills of Somerset, the bulky Mendips, breached by craggy ravines like Cheddar Gorge, the tawny Quantocks and the high wild acres of Dartmoor, Exmoor and Bodmin Moor.

 South West England is Great Britain’s essential tourist destination

The West Country is defined by its villages and country towns rather than great cities or industrial conurbations. Even the etropolitan centres of the West reflect the culture of rural and maritime England. Bath with its world renowned spa and Roman history, Exeter is identified with its glorious cathedral in a wide green space; Taunton’s urban image is mellowed by county cricket and cider apples; Plymouth, with its powerful seagoing traditions turns towards wide expanse of Plymouth Sound and the open seas.

In a thousand villages, centuries of complex history have created unique communities created the thatched serenity of wooded Selworthy in Somerset and the cobbled streets of St Ives and Clovelly.

 Enjoy beach holidays or tour the historical sites and famous gardens

 There is always a sense of escape in South West of England, of there being enough land to go around. Most strikingly there is the sea, the great element that makes the West Country so emphatically the heart of maritime England. From Devon and Cornish shored the great adventurers of Elizabethan England- the Raleighs, the Drakes and the Grenvilles. Today, the colourful fishing boats and fishermen of numerous West Country ports such as Newlyn, Padstow, Fowey, Falmouth, Beer and Lymington , retain a flavour of the old-time buccaneering spirit.

Above all there is a sense of detachment from the hustle and bustle of London or Bristol that attracts all those who want to escape and enjoy a memorable holiday for families or couples.

Discover the marvellous contrasts of this favoured region, its beautiful and varied countryside, its rugged cliffs, outstanding beaches and resorts, its ancient towns and secluded villages and above all a friendly and welcoming people.