The Old Town Churchyard has about 850 headstones and plaques Two of the volunteers who are 15, Oliver and Daisy, have now used the project as the volunteer part of their Duke of Edinburgh's Award ...

Ocean liner SS Schiller sank close to the Isles of Scilly on the night of 7 May 1875, ... Many of those who died in the tragedy were laid to rest in two mass graves at Old Town Church in St Mary's.

Strewn out into the Atlantic off the southwestern tip of the England, the Isles of Scilly are an exotic escape from the mainland that bring a flavor of the Caribbean to the UK.

The idyllic Isles of Scilly off the coast of Cornwall are one such enticing option, home to just over 2,000 inhabitants across the five main islands of St Mary’s, Tresco, Bryher, St Agnes and St ...

The flower industry was an example he could prove. In 1868, Mr. Elms said, the man who was leasing the islands from the Duchy of Cornwall put a bunch of Scilly's off-season blooms in a hat box and ...

Wandering to Old Town, I learned from Arthur and Hilary Miller that they have been making litres of the alcohol-based wash at Scilly Spirit Distillery (scillyspirit.com), up-cycling empty plastic ...

Sip Scilly. Found in pretty Old Town, the Scilly Spirit Distillery offers a tour of their small property plus a tasting (one hour). Inspired by Bishop’s Rock and the tale of Scilly Gig racers ...

How to get to the Isles of Scilly The Scillonian ferry, which takes 2 hours 45 from Penzance to St Mary’s, is great for wildlife spotters, with the chance to glimpse birds and seals from the ...