Isles of Scilly

[surfdude]

the wife has been offered a 10 day placement on the isles of Scilly at the end of June. 4 bed house and car thrown in as well . might be a nice break for me . not sure what the riding is like over there. hope it comes off

 

[BigonaBianchi]

i always wanted to go there and live...very expensive

 

[Rezillo]

Well, you need to be into doing circuits, and very short ones unless you're on St Marys. It is a great place, though.

 

[discominer]

Not that much riding, plenty of walking. I love Scilly. Hired a bike on Tresco once, and because the previous customer had insisted on locks I asked, 'do I really need one?', and there came a wink. When I asked if he wanted paying up front, he winked again- where was I going to go, after all? Car? You'll be on St Mary's then, the metropolis.

 

[atbman]

the wife has been offered a 10 day placement on the isles of Scilly at the end of June. 4 bed house and car thrown in as well . might be a nice break for me . not sure what the riding is like over there. hope it comes off

Turn left or right at the cliff

 

[marzjennings]

By the time you've changed gear you've already reached the other side of the island. It's a beautiful place, but I won't say a great place to cycle. Great for hiking and boating. See if you can get the loan of a small boat for the 10 days you're there for a bit of island hopping.

 

[Dayvo]

Beatuful islands with very clear water. Swimming/snorkelling might be a better alternative to cycling.

 

[Fnaar]

Harold Wilson used to go there on his holidays. I once worked with a guy from St Mary's too. Not much 'distance' once you're there, I wouldn't have thought.

 

[Rezillo]

Essentials - boat trip to Bishops Rock, lunch at Hell Bay Hotel, Bryher, pasty at the Turks Head, St Agnes, Tresco gardens + walk all the accessible islands.

 

[Fnaar]

Tresco gardens

Bloody supermarkets...they get everywhere!