The Isles of Scilly Tresco & Bryher food festival

Things to see and do: There are loads of ways to island hop and explore this glorious corner of Cornwall, including kayaking, windsurfing, paddle boarding and sailing. Sea swims are a great option here, especially because the water is so clean. Swim Trek run open water trips with guides and après swim treats at the Mincarlo Guest House. The world-famous Tresco Abbey Garden, one of the greatest of its kind, should definitely have a place on your hit list. You'll find boat trips - on yacht charters, sail boats or fishing vessels - a great way of getting to know the archipelago and find out more about the uninhabited islands.

Where to eat: The Turks Head in St Agnes has wonderful views of the harbour, so you can watch gigs race into the bay below over a pint of the pub's very own Turks Ale (brewed by St Austell Brewery). During the summer, the pub has live music and when it gets colder you can settle in here with an island-made pasty and a warming St Agnes brandy. The Coastguard Café and High Tide Restaurant in St Agnes serves up great seafood dishes from head chef Mark Eberlein, such as wild Cornish sea bass on a bed of samphire. Grab a double-decker crab sandwich and Friday night fish and chips at Fraggle Rock Bar, based in a granite cottage on the island of Bryher. Or pop by St Martin’s Bakery, the Isle of Scilly's most famous bakery, for sun-dried tomato ciabatta and cakes.

Where to stay: The award-winning Hell Bay hotel is set in a beautiful cove facing the Atlantic ocean on the island of Bryher. Each of its suites are kitted out with unique, colourful fabrics and furnishings and many come with balconies overlooking the sea. The hotel's cute and rustic crab shack serves up crab, mussells and scallops in Portuguese cataplanas - as well as wine, coffee, bread, fries, a cheese board and crème brûlée.

Getting there: Isles of Scilly Travel runs flights from Land's End, Newquay and Exeter via its Skybus service.

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