Paddy Dillon is a prolific walker and guidebook writer, with over 90 gudebooks to his name and contributions to 40 other titles. He has written for several outdoor magazines and other publications, and has appeared on radio and television.

      Paddy uses a tablet computer to write as he walks. His descriptions are therefore precise, having been written at the very point at which the reader uses them.

      He is an indefatigable long‐distance walker who has walked all of Britain’s National Trails and several European trails. He has also walked in Nepal, Tibet, Korea and the Rocky Mountains of Canada and the US. Paddy is a member of the Outdoor Writers and Photographers Guild.

      Other Cicerone guides by the author

      Glyndŵr’s Way

      Irish Coastal Walks

      The Cleveland Way and the Yorkshire Wolds Way

      The GR20 Corsica

      The GR5 Trail

      The Great Glen Way

      The Irish Coast to Coast Walk

      The Mountains of Ireland

      The National Trails

      The North York Moors

      The Pennine Way

      The Reivers Way

      The South West Coast Path

      The Teesdale Way

      The Wales Coast Path

      Trekking in Greenland

      Trekking in the Alps (contributor)

      Trekking in Mallorca

      Walking and Trekking in Iceland

      Walking in County Durham

      Walking in Madeira

      Walking in Mallorca

      Walking in Menorca

      Walking in Sardinia

      Walking in the North Pennines

      Walking on Arran

      Walking on Gran Canaria

      Walking on Guernsey

      Waling on Jersey

      Walking on La Gomera and El Hierro

      Walking on La Palma

      Walking on Lanzarote and Fuerteventura

      Walking on Malta

      Walking on Tenerife

      Walking the Galloway Hills

      © Paddy Dillon 2015

      Fourth edition 2015

      ISBN 978 1 85284 806 4

      Reprinted 2018 (with updates)

      Third edition 2009

      Second edition 2006

      First edition 2000

      Printed in China on behalf of Latitude Press Ltd

      A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

      All photographs are by the author unless otherwise stated.

       This product includes mapping data licensed from Ordnance Survey® with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office. © Crown copyright 2015. All rights reserved. Licence number PU100012932

      The map on page 83 is used with permission of the Abbey Garden.

      Updates to this Guide

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      Front cover: Cromwell’s Castle on the island of Tresco

      CONTENTS

       Overview map

       INTRODUCTION

       Location

       Geology

       Ancient History

       Later History

       Recent History

       Getting to the Isles of Scilly

       Getting around the Isles of Scilly

       Boat Trips

       Tourist Information and Accommodation

       Maps of the Isles of Scilly

       The Walks

       Guided Walks

       Island Flowers

       Island Birds

       Island Animals

       Marine Park Wildlife

       Fishing

       Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust

       The Duchy of Cornwall

       The Plan of this