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A Benedictine monastery was founded on Tresco in the 12th century and it is the only island of the Isles of Scilly which is not owned by the Duchy of Cornwall.
Of the five inhabited islands in the archipelago, Tresco best illustrates the contrast between the mild maritime climate and the vicious winter storms which buffet the Isles of Scilly from the Atlantic. On the sheltered southern end of the island are the lush sub-tropical Abbey Gardens while the bare rock at the northern end, sculpted by the winds, supports only low, ground-hugging heather heathland.
The Isles of Scilly are part of a larger land mass known as "Ennor in Tudor times before it was flooded by rising sea-levels. At very low tides it is still possible to
walk to the neighbouring island of Bryher or from Bryher to Samson.
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| | | | OTHER PLACES | | Porthcurno Telegraph Museum
Eastern House, Porthcurno, Penzance TR19 6JX
Porthcurno was the site of the landfall of the first trans-Atlantic telegraph cable in 1970. During World War II, the communications centre here was moved into bomb-proof underground tunnels. The former installation i | 49.5 km NE | | Bude-Stratton Museum Office
The Castle, Bude EX23 8LG
Canal related displays in the museum show the planning, building and working era of the Bude Canal, and include a working model of an incline plane. Photographs and text also show the decline of the canal and the present-day state of much of its course, t | 160.1 km NE | | Torrington Museum & Archive
Town Hall, The Square, Gt Torrington, Devon EX38 8HN
Industry, agriculture, dairying, railways, roads, people, costume, bygones, the town, the country and the customs are all featured in our collection. | 191.1 km NE | | Burton Art Gallery and Museum
Kingsley Road, Bideford, Devon
The Burton Art Gallery and Museum was re-opened in May 1994, after a major extension and refurbishment. The new building has three exhibition spaces, a museum, craft gallery, shop, workshop and lecture area and Coffee Shop. | 191.5 km NE | | North Devon Maritime Museum
Odun House, Odun Road, Appledore, Devon EX39 1PT
All aspects of North Devon s history from the invasion of the Danes in 878 to present day shipbuilding. | 194.8 km NE | | Arlington Court
Arlington, Barnstaple, Devon EX31 4LP
Among the displays and furnishings of this mansion are ship models, including Napoleonic PoW work. There is a collection of sea shells. The house was a Victorian period home, set in large gardens and grounds, now belonging to the National Trust. | 204.3 km NE | | Dunster Castle
Dunster, Minehead, Somerset TA24 6SL
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