• Tim Lynette WilkinsThe Isles of ScillyTraveler
    Entrance to the fort
    St agnes island from the fortFort buildings, now a hotelWallsTown beach (and tapas bar)

    Evening walk

    September 3, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C

    After a rest we went for a walk around the promontory next to the town. Called "The Garrison", it is a fort started in 1540 and developed during the civil war, and the Napoleonic wars. Now it is an expensive hotel and restaurant. It is just an hour to walk all around and the views are spectacular over to all the other islands, which mostly are just 15 or 20 mins away by boat.Read more