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I I finally went to the Isles of Scilly after years of wanting to visit and I was not disappointed at all! The only thing I will say is the day ferry only gives you 3.5 hours on the island, which is nowhere near long enough to explore and definitely not enough time to see the other islands. It’s a very beachy place so I feel good weather is rly important! #isleofscilly #britishislands #scilly #stmarys

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Whilst visiting the Scilly isles I absolutely loved seeing this subtropical community garden Carreg Dhu . It is totally free to visit and ran entirely by local volunteers. The sheltered garden covers an area of 1.5 acres and occupies the site of an old quarry. It was first started by Richard and June Lethbridge in 1986.

I also really enjoyed the Longstone Lodge cafe right next door where I had a super delicious iced coffee.

#islesofscilly #carregdhugardens #carregdhucommunitygarden #birtishislands

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The lovely lily pond cafe @bernavillenurseries #gardencentre #plants #coffee #devon

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View of St Michael’s Mount from Penzance #penzance #stmichaelsmount #cornwall #sea

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I finally made it down to the Isles of Scilly. A place I’ve wanted to go for a few years now. You leave from Penzance harbour in Cornwall and the ferry leaves at 9 am so you have to stay the night before really near the harbour.

We stayed in this beautiful hotel called the artists residents. They are a small chain of hotels owned by Justin and Charlotte Salisbury. In 2008 Justin's mother was involved in a traffic accident, so Justin dropped out of his degree in accountancy to take over the running of her Brighton seafront guesthouse. He had no experience in the hospitality industry, but he could tell the place needed a serious makeover. He put an as in a local paper inviting artists to come and help decorate in exchange for board.
Once Charlotte had completed her History of Art degree, she then joined Justin, and four more hotels followed.

I really enjoyed staying here it was very cute and homely. I also had one the nicest cocktails I’ve ever
tried a bergamot and Prosecco spritz.

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Appledore is a picturesque, historic fishing and shipbuilding village in North Devon. It is located at the mouth of the River Torridge and famous for its wonderfully colourful cottages and narrow streets.

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Glendurgan gardens has to be one of the most beautiful gardens I have ever visited. I don’t think I’ve ever seen so many bluebells in one place the photos don’t even do them justice. The garden has areas with sub tropical plants which manage to thrive down in Cornwall. You can walk down the garden to arrive Durgan, the small and picturesque fishing hamlet on the Helford River in South Cornwall. It has a small sheltered beach.

The pièce de résistance however, is the huge cherry laurel maze is based on a design taken from the Sydney Gardens in Bath by Alfred Fox and planted in 1833. It’s actually genuinely difficult and I got stuck in it for ages! #cornwall #thingstodoincornwall #thingstodoincornwallwithkids #gardensoftheworld #subtropicalgardens

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The lovely donkey sanctuary in Sidmouth, Devon is home to hundreds of rescued donkeys. It’s totally free to enter and you can walk around and engage with them all.
They also have a cafe, a shop with everything donkey (even a donkey monopoly game!).
#donkeys #sidmouth #devon #thingstodoindevon thingstodowithkids

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The gorgeous Camelot castle in Tintagel. One of the owners is an artist and fills the hotel with his own artworks, he also famously rejected a 20 million pound deal to house asylum seekers saying it would ruin the local economy as so many of the locals in the small town rely on the jobs the castle makes available as well as destroy the local area. It does mean it gets some mixed reviews on trip advisor but I loved it and I’m proud of them for taking a stand.

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We went to the quince honey farm today, Quince Honey Farm is a working honey farm. There is a walk around section we didn’t have time to see but we did get to enjoy the cafe and shop. They have all their honeys to sample the lemon was my absolute favourite and I bought some to take home!

They have a special pollinating garden that’s the largest garden in the UK that is specifically designed for the local wildlife and that is open to the public.

There is lots of interactive things to do like rolling your own beeswax candles and they also offer bee keeping courses. #honey #devon #thingstodowithdevon

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