"Tresco Abbey Garden is one of those magical places guaranteed to send plant lovers misty-eyed". Anne Swithinbank, WMN, May 2003

Island paradise 29 miles off Land's End

• Three sites of Special Scientific Interest

• More seabird species recorded here than at any other UK location

• Home to the world-famous Tresco Abbey Garden

29 miles off the tip of Cornwall is the small island of Tresco in the Isles of Scilly, which can be reached by sea or air from Penzance, Newquay, Exeter, Bristol or Southampton.

The island of 750 acres is open to walkers to wander as they please it is also the base from boat trips to see seals and birds, including the puffin. Tresco is home to Tresco Abbey Garden, a vast collection of plants from around the world's climate zone for the botanist and layman to enjoy.