Island idyll where time stands still

Emma Henderson found Cornwall’s answer to the Caribbean offers an activity-packed holiday without the long-haul flight

Nursery managing director Pete McDermott visits the inspiring Tresco Abbey Garden on the Isles of Scilly

Explore the unspoilt islands’ flourishing flora, wonderful wildlife and stunning bays on this bestselling tour

Cradled in rugged cliffs, the Scottish town of Eyemouth has a fishing history that lingers in the salt air, with tales of loss and resilience

Some are firm favourites, others offer an unspoilt contrast and many require effort to reach them, but each of these Cornish creeks and coves, selected by Ben Lerwill, is a place of true beauty in which to while away the hours

Little does justice to Tresco Abbey Garden, not only because it harbours a staggering 2,500 plant species, but also because of its sensuous depth: an interplay of colour and texture, scent and sound,