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...

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...

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...

UrlaubCornwall visited The Nare Hotel which is widely known as Cornwall’s most elegant and luxurious hotel, on the idyllic Roseland Peninsula. No small detail is ignored by Toby Ashworth and his team in creating an extraordinarily comfortable experience for you in this beautiful traditional English country house. The Nare has one of the best collections in the county of modern and Cornish art collected by Toby’s late Grandmother – rather like Penelope Keeling in Rosamund Pilcher’s The...

Unweit von Padstow an der spektakulären Nordküste Cornwalls gelegen bietet es Gästen kornischen Komfort im „Seaside Style“ und noch dazu eines der besten Restaurants für Fisch- und Meeresspezialitäten in Cornwall. UrlaubCornwall hat das St Enodoc in Rock besucht, um sich ein Bild von dem modernen Hotel am Strand in Cornwall zu machen. Boutique-Hotel am Meer Cornwall Das modische 4-Sterne St Enodoc Hotel befindet sich an der Camel-Mündung mit wunderschöner Aussicht in...

UrlaubCornwall hat das Mount Haven Hotel in Marazion unweit von Penzance besucht und wurde nicht enttäuscht. Perfektes Urlaubshotel und versteckter Juwel - so lässt sich dieses Hotel im Südwesten Cornwalls am besten beschreiben. Sobald man das Hotel betritt, wird man von seiner einzigartigen Atmosphäre verzaubert. Ein angenehm leichter Weihrauchduft lässt die ungewöhnliche Verschmelzung östlicher Kultur mit westlichem Komfort erahnen, die den Charakter des Mount Haven Hotels...

Im Mai 2012 ertönt in St Mawes, einer der schönsten Küstenstädte in Cornwall, der satte Klang der Motoren der mit am besten erhaltenen Oldtimer der Welt. Das Festival findet über 5 Tage hinweg in St Mawes auf der Roseland Peninsula an der Südküste Cornwalls statt. Hier können Oldtimer-Fans im eleganten Hotel Tresanton von Olga Polizzi übernachten und ein Festival-Programm erleben, das sowohl den Autoliebhabern als auch deren Partnern zusagen wird (die Damen wollen vielleicht lieber...

Tresco and the Isles of Scilly is a wonderful place for nature lovers to enjoy a holiday. Tresco has beaches with sparkling sand and sub-tropical plants, the unique variety of vegetation and abundance of bird life in an environment unspoilt by cars, crowds and pollution. The geographical location of the islands means that it is ideally suited for migrant birds from Britain and Europe. In March and April Spring migrants, such as White Wagtails, Warblers, Swallows and Pipits appear. In...

Tresco is one of the 5 inhabited islands in the Isles of Scilly. Tresco is only 2 miles long and 1 mile wide, it is an island of extraordinary contrasts, beauty and tranquillity and offers today’s holidaymaker a unique and luxury holiday experience. The history of the island dates back to prehistoric times, and on Tregarthen Hill is a megalithic burial chamber dating back 4000 years to the Bronze Age. Cromwell's Castle The ruined archway in Abbey Gardens is a reminder of the...

Walking on the South West Coast Path  or wandern in Cornwall as the Germans would say gives the perfect opportunity to explore some of Cornwall’s world famous mining heritage; this part of Cornwall has some of the most spectacular costal scenery the county has to offer. Day1 St Ives to Zennor (11km) Arriving in St Ives by train, close to Portminster Beach, is the ideal starting point for our walk with cafes and toilet facilities alongside the glorious sandy beach. First spend time...