Tresco, Isles of Scilly, England

THE AREA

Please see www. tresco. co. uk for information on all individual cottages. If you are staying in a cottage, Tresco will arrange for any food shopping order to be delivered to await your arrival this is arranged via the resort. Bicycles are available for hire, and a golf-buggy (limited availability) for the disabled. Various dinghies and power-boats are available for hire during the season, and there are regular boat trips to other islands, as well as circular trips to see puffins, seals and seabirds. Many uninhabited islands can be visited for picnics, walking etc.

 

THE APARTMENTS

All of the cottages are furnished to a very high standard in a style sure to suit all tastes, they are fully equipped with all of the facilities you would expect.

 

UNIT FACILITIES

Carpet
Dishwasher
Kitchen - Fully Equipped
Microwave
Telephone
Washer/Dryer (some units)

 

AIRPORT

Penzance (31 miles)

 

CHECK IN / OUT

Check In: After 1:00 pm
Check Out: Before 9:30

 

ONSITE FACILITIES

Beach
Boating
Fishing
Laundry
Sauna
Swimming Pool
Tennis

 

FACILITIES NEAR-BY

Grocery Store
Medical Facilities
Restaurant

 

DIRECTIONS

HELICOPTER - 20 minute flight in a 26-seater Sikorsky helicopter, operated by British International Helicopters, landing on the worldХs only garden heliport on TRESCO. Cost: Ј94 per adult, round-trip. Children half-price. Infants 10%. Some day visit flights are available during the season. Call +44 (0)1736 363871 for information and availability. SKYBUS - Small-plane service from Land's End (next to Penzance) to nearby island of St Mary's (20 minutes). Launch to TRESCO (another 20 minutes). Cost: Ј92 round-trip, children half-price, infants 25%. Skybus also flies from Exeter, Bristol, Plymouth and Newquay. Many of these connect with British Airways flights from elsewhere in UK, including Heathrow. Prices between Ј100-Ј170 round-trip on these routes. STEAMER - RMS "Scillonian" sails from Penzance each day during the season to St Mary's (2 1/2 hours). But the Western Approaches can be choppy! Ј62-Ј72 per adult round-trip, 10% discount family tickets. Check out the Isles of Scilly Steamship Company. We meet all visitors staying on TRESCO at the heliport or quays, and transport them - free of charge - to their accommodation. Flights to nearby St Mary's are met by a launch (Ј2. 50 per person on the regular service, or Ј18 per boat if a "special" is required).                   

 
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