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By Helicopter - Direct to Tresco

By Helicopter - Direct to Tresco

Fly direct to Tresco with Penzance Helicopters - making the flight to the Isles of Scilly as memorable as the destination

Before you Arrive

Before you Arrive

Our pre-arrival checklist - from letting us know your travel plans to ordering your wine and groceries

Tresco Islandshare

Tresco Islandshare

Own a piece of this unique island, with 40 years of holidays on Tresco as more than just a visitor. Discover Islandshares for sale...

Tresco Offers & Breaks

Tresco Offers & Breaks

From seasonal escapes to wellness and creative breaks and last-minute offers, discover our latest offers & breaks on Tresco Island

Eating

Eating

From beachfront dining to our cosy inn, get a taste for island-inspired dining with a Tresco twist

Grocery

Grocery

Place a pre-arrival grocery order and we'll deliver to your accommodation on your arrival

Events & Experiences

Events & Experiences

From the Low Tide Event to live music, Abbey Garden Theatre and more, discover extraordinary events on the Isles of Scilly

Day Trips to Tresco

Day Trips to Tresco

Whether you're coming from elsewhere on Scilly, or further afield in Devon or Cornwall, a day trip to Tresco is the perfect day out

Environment & Sustainability: An Update from Tresco

Here on Tresco we’re always working to streamline and improve our policies surrounding sustainability and environmental stewardship. As an island, we face unique challenges when it comes to managing our waste, recycling, and making our freight and transport links as environmentally sound as they can possibly be.

Here’s an overview of four projects we’re currently involved in:

Food Waste Management

We’ve recently installed a new biodigester in our waste processing shed. If you’ve stayed with us before, you’ll know that we separate our waste religiously, including our food waste which constitues about 24% of the island's total waste.

This new piece of equipment will allow us to reduce the island’s food waste volume by about 80%, turning it into safe, compostable material. The output (pictured above) becomes a nutrient-rich soil enhancer when composted with woodier ingredients, which is then used as fertiliser in the Abbey Garden and woodland areas.

This process is expected to save about 160 tonnes of methane gas per annum mitigating our contribution to climate change.

Electric Vehicles

We work hard to keep traffic on the island to a minimum, and a key strand of our active involvement in the Smart Islands Project has centred on the increased adoption of electric vehicles.

From next year, all of our for-hire golf buggies will be electric, and we will be introducing four electric buses on the island to further decrease traffic and transport our arrivals and departures. We have also recently purchased 25 electric bikes, designed to provide a non-vehicle option for guests with reduced mobility.

New helicopter link: Penzance to Tresco

Environmental considerations have been at the heart of the development of this new transport route, launching in March 2020. The Penzance heliport terminal is carbon negative, and will be serviced by an electric shuttle bus running between the railway station and the terminal itself.

The helicopter model used will be the Augusta Westland AW 139, operated by Penzance Helicopters – this model is carbon fibre based, producing 20% less greenhouse gas than the metal model.

Charity support

We’re a core funder of the Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust, and are always looking for creative ways to support the charity. Recently we worked together to arrange the first guided low tide wildlife walk between Tresco & Bryher. This was a huge success, raising funds for the Wildlife Trust and receiving fantastic feedback from participants.

We’re currently planning more events for next year which will include new additions such as after-dark bat walks as well as the low tide outings becoming a more regular feature.

Earlier this year we were delighted to provide some support to the Clean Ocean Sailing team during their time on the islands. This fantastic initiative sees a dedicated team sail across from Cornwall, mooring up on Scilly and collecting waste plastic from the uninhabited islands in the archipelago.

On their most recent voyage, 35 dumpee bags of plastic detritus were removed, from tiny shards of micro-plastic to a large fibreglass hull deteriorating on the shores of Tean island, assisted by our marine harbour team.

Clean Ocean Sailing is currently fundraising for a future Scilly voyage – please show your support here if you can.

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Stay on Tresco

Winter and Festive breaks are not always available to book online - for cottage stays or New Inn breaks over the winter months please go to Winter on Tresco or call 01720 422849.

Or call +44 (0)1720 422 849