The view from the helicopter leaving Tresco

Tresco (Cornish: Ynys Skaw), is the second largest island of the Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, UK. It is 735 acres in size. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (3072x2304, 2418 KB) Looking across Tresco, one of the 5 inhabited islands of the Isles of Scilly 28 miles from the coast of Cornwall in the United Kingdom. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (3072x2304, 2418 KB) Looking across Tresco, one of the 5 inhabited islands of the Isles of Scilly 28 miles from the coast of Cornwall in the United Kingdom. ... For the Cornish-English dialect, see West Country dialects. ... St Martins taken from the helicopter to Penzance View from Tresco, the second largest member of the Isles of Scilly For the area of Surrey, see Scilly Isles, Surrey. ... For other uses, see Cornwall (disambiguation). ...

Geology

It offers a variety of scenery, from the rugged granite outcrops and heathland of the wild north coast to the magnificent shell-strewn beaches in the east and south. The variety of its scenery and geomorphology is in part down to the effects of the last ice age, when the Devensian ice sheet clipped the north side of the island leaving deformation till deposits. For other uses, see granite (disambiguation). ... Compass rose with north highlighted and at top Look up North in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST, internally called HT-7U) is a project being undertaken to construct an experimental superconducting tokamak magnetic fusion energy reactor in Hefei, the capital city of Anhui Province, in eastern China. ... A compass rose with South highlighted South is most commonly a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. ... The Devensian glaciation is a name for an ice age period which occurred between 120,000 and 10,000 years ago. ...

Description

The island belongs to the Duchy of Cornwall and is leased to the Dorrien-Smith estate, which runs it as a timeshare business. The main habitations are the villages of New Grimsby and Old Grimsby in the centre of the island, where there is a shop and post office, an art gallery, a pub, and an hotel, all of which are owned and run by the Tresco Estate. In the south of the island are the famous sub-tropical Tresco Abbey Gardens and Tresco Heliport. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Tresco Abbey Gardens are located on the island of Tresco in the Isles of Scilly. ... The heliport with one of British International Helicopters Sikorsky S-61 helicopters on the ramp The terminal building, with part of the islands famous Abbey Gardens in the background Tresco Heliport (ICAO: EGHT) is a heliport located on the island of Tresco, in the Isles of Scilly off the...

The character of Tresco is noticeably different from that of the other islands in the Scilly archipelago: it is primarily an upmarket holiday resort, where virtually all activity and employment is tourist-related. This contrasts with the relatively unspoilt atmosphere of the rest of the Isles of Scilly, where, although tourism remains important, it does not dominate to the same extent. St Martins taken from the helicopter to Penzance View from Tresco, the second largest member of the Isles of Scilly For the area of Surrey, see Scilly Isles, Surrey. ...

Church

Edith Dorrien-Smith laid the foundation stone of the Anglican church of St. Nicholas on 12 September 1877, and the church was opened for worship on 17 June 1879 and was consecrated on 16 July 1882. The term Anglican describes those people and churches following the religious traditions of the Church of England, especially following the Reformation. ... is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1877 (MDCCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... is the 168th day of the year (169th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... is the 197th day of the year (198th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

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Population

Recent developments

Since 2001, the island has hosted a marathon run organised in aid of Cystic Fibrosis. The course consists of 7.5 laps around the island. The event is always held on the same day as the London marathon.

Late 2007 will see the completion of the Abbey Farm development - a complete rebuild of the Abbey Farm / Shed area, which served as a Sea Plane base during the first world war. New rental cottages, swimming pool and health centre and the "Flying Boat Club" bistro and restaurant will be available to selected Scillonians, all timeshare members and their guests.

Transport

The Helicopter leaving Tresco at Tresco Heliport

Tresco is a car-free island. Farm tractors with passenger trailers are used to transport visitors from holiday cottages to and from Tresco Heliport. There are a few golf carts for disabled visitors. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2304 × 1728 pixels, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2304 × 1728 pixels, file size: 1. ... The heliport with one of British International Helicopters Sikorsky S-61 helicopters on the ramp The terminal building, with part of the islands famous Abbey Gardens in the background Tresco Heliport (ICAO: EGHT) is a heliport located on the island of Tresco, in the Isles of Scilly off the... The heliport with one of British International Helicopters Sikorsky S-61 helicopters on the ramp The terminal building, with part of the islands famous Abbey Gardens in the background Tresco Heliport (ICAO: EGHT) is a heliport located on the island of Tresco, in the Isles of Scilly off the...

Tresco Heliport allows British International Helicopters to provide direct air service to the mainland, without requiring transfer by boat to St. Mary's. The heliport with one of British International Helicopters Sikorsky S-61 helicopters on the ramp The terminal building, with part of the islands famous Abbey Gardens in the background Tresco Heliport (ICAO: EGHT) is a heliport located on the island of Tresco, in the Isles of Scilly off the... British International Helicopters is an airline based at Penzance heliport, in Cornwall, England. ...

Bryher Boats run passenger boat services to and from the other inhabited islands.

Old buildings and monuments on Tresco

The Old Blockhouse

The arch from the wall of the mediæval monastery in Tresco Abbey Gardens

• King Charles's Castle dates from 1550-1554, and was occupied by the Royalists during the English Civil War. This was later partially demolished to provide the building materials for Cromwell's Castle.
• A coastal tower known as Cromwell's Castle, was built 1651-2 with gun platform added c1740 by Abraham Tovey, Master Gunner.
• The Old Blockhouse gun tower protecting Old Grimsby harbour, vigorously defended during the Civil War. It was probably built between 1548 and 1552.
• Monument to Augustus Smith above Appletree Bay on the south west of the island
• Arch from the wall of the mediæval monastery in Tresco Abbey Gardens.

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Tresco in fiction

Because of its stunning and unique geography, plus its violent and fascinating history, Tresco has often featured in fiction. Especially famous are the books of author Sam Llewellyn, who is directly descended from island founder Augustus Smith.

• Flora Castledine, lead character of the Georgie Gale novel Tread Softly, was born and brought up on the Isles of Scilly. Tresco is mentioned several times.
• Why the Whales Came by Michael Morpurgo is set in the Isles of Scilly and features Tresco several times.
• Hell Bay, by Sam Llewellyn, is set on Tresco and fictionalises the events leading up to Augustus Smith taking ownership of the island.
• The Sea Garden, also by Sam Llewellyn, is set on a fictional island based heavily on Tresco. It features a stunning Sea Garden much like the Tresco Abbey Gardens and the history of the fictional island draws heavily from the real history of the island.
• Storm Islands, by Ann Quinton, is a mystery novel set on Tresco and in the Isles of Scilly.

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Tresco in film and television

• In the 1989 BBC adaptation of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, the scenes on the Lone Islands were filmed on Tresco.

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Wikipedia links

• Tresco Abbey Gardens
• Tresco Heliport
• King Charles's Castle
• Cromwell's Castle

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External links

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References

Van Der Meer, Menzies & Rose, 2003, Subglacial till: the deforming glacier bed, In: Quaternary Science Reviews Vol 22, pp 1659-1685.

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