Loved Tresco but the gardens are prohibitively expensive to visit with no concessions for OAP's . Would like to have gone in but the cost of £48 for four of us plus the cost of the ferry to go there from St.Mary's (£32.80) made it far too expensive for an hour's visit. The gardens would probably reap more profit by... More

I last visited the gardens about 20 years ago so enjoyed a couple of hours wandering round this beautiful site. The only drawback was the price which was very expensive for a two hour visit. That aside, well worth it and it should be noted that we did not look at the Valhalla Collection so didn't enjoy full value from... More

Hey guys, if you are like me and have been dragged round countless gardens by gardening mothers, wives and daughters while you only have a general interest, then you may enjoy this garden as much as I did. As well as the huge range of plants and flowers from distant countries (yawn yawn) the whole garden is laid out in... More

Didnt particularly like boat trip across, but island was perfect, photographers paradise, make sure you read about its founder Agustus Smith, what a guy! Dont miss shell house.

So much colour in early May- far ahead of the mainland-a great place to get lost

On a beautiful day is amazing, found a grave yard and the display of ships figure heads was wonderful.

We thought the entry fee was a bit pricey until we got inside - much bigger than we expected and sporting an amazing variety of plants and garden landscaping.

Interesting gardens, well worth a visit to see plants of every kind. Like Kew Gardens greenhouses outside!

Tresco was different from what we had expected - there were so many unusual, interesting plants. The layout, abbey ruins and figureheads added to the enjoyment. Not to be missed!