Scilly Walks

03/08/2024

I will be leading a guided walk on Tean on Sunday 4 August. Meet at the 'Scilly Walks' board on St Mary's Quay at 1.45pm, return at about 5.00pm. No need to book. There will be a beach landing so be prepared to paddle. Please wear long trousers and walking shoes or trainers. Adults £10, children £5 (cash only please) plus boat fare.

19/07/2024

No walks until week commencing Saturday 3 August.

15/07/2024

05/07/2024

Sorry, no walks for the next couple of weeks whilst I recover from surgery on my hand.

26/06/2024

This will be the only public trip next week, though the Community Archaeology Group will be working on Tean on Sunday 30th.

21/06/2024

Here are my planned trips for the next few weeks:

Week commencing Saturday 22 June

Sorry, no public walks this week due to private bookings, other commitments and the tides.

Week commencing Saturday 29 June

Monday 1st July

A Cruise in the Past around the Eastern Isles with a beach landing to visit the prehistoric settlement and Roman period shrine on Nornour. An opportunity to view some of the Islands’ archaeological and historical sites and to see seals and seabirds. Leaves the Quay at 2.00pm, returns to St Mary’s c4.45pm. Tickets £27.50, including boat fare, available from the SMBA kiosk on the Quay.

I hope to offer another uninhabited island trip later in this week.

Weeks commencing Saturdays 6 and 13 July

No walks in these weeks as I will be recovering from surgery on my hand.

10/05/2024

I will be leading a guided walk on Samson on Wednesday 15 May. Meet at the 'Scilly Walks' board on St Mary's Quay at 1.45pm, return to St Mary's at c5.15pm. No need to book. Beach landing - be prepared to paddle! Please wear walking shoes or trainers. Adults £10, children 10 and over £5 (cash only please), plus boat fare.

03/05/2024

On Monday (6 May) I will be leading a guided walk on Samson. Here are the details:

26/04/2024

On Thursday 2 May I will be leading a guided walk on Tean. Meet at the 'Scilly Walks' board on St Mary's Quay at 1.45pm, return c5.00pm. No need to book. Beach landing by dinghy, so be prepared to paddle! Please wear long trousers (not shorts or cut-offs) and walking shoes or trainers. Adults £10, children £5 (cash only please), plus boat fare.

18/04/2024

Today is UNESCO International Heritage Day! 🏛️

The heritage of the Isles of Scilly National Landscape is of international importance and interest, boasting the densest concentration of protected sites in Britain. The actions of our ancestors have formed many of the key components of what makes the landscape special today. From the late Neolithic burial chambers to the magnificent fortifications of the 17th Century English Civil War, the commissioning of the Tresco Abbey Gardens in the mid-nineteenth century and the remains of World War II defences, the fantastic array of heritage sites spanning over 4,000 years are a big part of Scilly's natural beauty!

📷: Garrison Walls, Historic England

15/04/2024

I'm sorry to say that the boatmen have just notified me that the Samson trip tomorrow (Tuesday) has also been cancelled because there will be too much of a swell to do a beach landing.

15/04/2024

Today's 'Walk Scilly' trip to Nornour has been cancelled - the weather conditions are not suitable for it. Sorry!

08/04/2024

The programme on Friday 12 April at 6.30pm on BBC2 will be about Scilly (yes, I know there isn't a railway here!).

29/03/2024

My first walk of the 2024 season will be on Monday 8 April, when the low spring tide will allow us to cross from Tresco to Samson on foot!
Details are on the poster.
Please note that, unusually, I am asking people to book for this trip.