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We can help you book your perfect break to Tresco. We all live here, so it's our specialist subject!

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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

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

Tresco remembers

At this time of great sadness, we join the nation in expressing our deepest condolences to the Royal Family and in remembering with fondness and gratitude the life of service given by Her Majesty.

Island Reflections on Her Majesty The Queen

Agnes Chapman-Wills

For over 70 years, The Queen served this country with honour, integrity and grace. Her spirit was unmatched, and despite the remote island on which we live, she has had an impact on us all.

Queen Elizabeth's visits to Tresco are some of our fondest memories. In 1967 – accompanied by Prince Phillip and a young Prince Charles and Princess Anne – she graced our island with her presence.

Coming ashore from Britannia, at anchor to the south of Tresco, the Royal party was met by horse and cart and was hosted for lunch at The Abbey by Commander Tom Dorrien-Smith. A young Robert Dorrien Smith was also in attendance.

More recently, in 2011, the Queen and Prince Phillip visited the Isles of Scilly, touring St Mary's. After being kept safe in a cupboard in Tresco Abbey since 1967, the same flag that had flown above the Abbey all those years before fluttered above St Mary’s Town Hall: a nod of recognition to that which had passed.

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh arrive on Tresco
Her Majesty The Queen and Commander Tom Dorrien-Smith at Tresco Abbey

Once more, we find ourselves looking to the past, yet in a different light.

Our island flags are being flown at half mast, our Church bell has been rung for one hour, and our words and feelings are being shared amongst our island community and in a book of Condolence at St Nicholas Church.

Tresco treasures the memories - both personal and public – of our Queen, and we are sending our thoughts, prayers and condolences to the Royal Household at this time.

Throughout this mourning period, we will think of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second as we walk along the Abbey Drive, catch a boat from Carn Near or watch the Abbey flag fly.

The Royal Party tour Tresco Abbey Garden in 1967
The Royal arrival at Carn Near Quay, Tresco
Tresco transport, fit for The Queen

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

1926 - 2022

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