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Porthcressa Beach
Tour Directors
Peter Exley,
BSc
conservationist and ornithologist who works for the RSPB
Itinerary
Day
1
Assemble 1800 at St Mary’s Hall Hotel and check in for seven nights. Welcome and introduction.
Day
2
By ferry across St Mary’s Sound to St Agnes (superb maritime heath) and Gugh (spectacular coastline walks).
Day
3
Walk (wetland birdlife and coastal vegetation) to Bant’s Carn (Bronze Age burial chamber), Halangy Down (Iron Age settlement), Holy Vale, Higher Moors, Porth Hellick Down (Bronze Age grave and burial chamber). Return along coastal path over Salakee Down to Old Town and church.
Day
4
By charter boat to Western Rocks (seals, coastal birds) and Samson (largest of uninhabited isles with abandoned village) – sea and weather conditions permitting.
Day
5
By ferry to Bryher: superb coastal vegetation (search for rare dwarf pansies) and heather moorland on Shipman Head Down with visits to prehistoric entrance graves and promontory fort.
Day
6
Morning: excursion by ferry to Tresco Abbey Garden (sub-tropical gardens). Afternoon free in St Mary’s or optional walk on Castle Down, Tresco.
Day
7
By charter boat to Eastern Isles (cobble bars linking small isles, undisturbed coastal and heath vegetation, seals, birds) with visit (sea conditions dependent) to island of St Helen’s: remains of St Elid’s hermitage (8th century chapel), 18th century Pest House.
Day
8
Tour disperses after breakfast.
Tour Dates
12 May — 19 May 2020
Days
8
Cost
£1995
Tour Code
ISCY-20
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Testimonial
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FITNESS /
PRACTICALITIES
Participants must be able to walk for a minimum of four miles over uneven ground, and a good level of fitness is required for this tour.
Cost of £1995 includes: accommodation based on sharing a twin or double bedded room, breakfast, dinner with water & coffee, excursions & admissions, gratuities.
Not included: return travel, travel insurance, double room for single use supplement £145.