Sail This Old Ship While You Still Can! Welcome Aboard RMV (Royal Mail Vessel) Scillonian III...
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- Опубліковано 6 жов 2023
- I had one day in Penzance and there was only ever going to be one way to spend it - join me onboard the Scillonian III as we set sail the the islands beyond Land's End - The Isles of Scilly. Is it worth it for a day trip? Is this the best way to get there and back again? I'll do my best to answer both those questions while giving you a wee look around, onboard and on shore...
Filmed on Friday 15th September 2023.
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Thanks Steve. I used to live on St Martin's Isles of Scilly and had to leave when I was 24in 1987 . I was going to marry a girl who lived on the island but I couldn't find anywhere to make a living and all the properties were sold to rich people from London. Being on Scillonian money is being on your arse in those days . Unless you can have an income from renting to tourists. The cheapest property in 1985 was about £85000 and that was with a short 20 year lease. Nobody owns a house on St Martin's there all Charlie / William's now . I didn't stay with my fiancee as she needed to help her father there .Now she lives near Portsmouth so I hear . I moved to South Wales near the sea and met a Welsh lady . I miss the islands and now I'm 60 and retired I will make it a point next year to take a trip . Thanks for bringing back memories 👍 Anyway i sailed on Scillonian 3 a month after she started service. She was made 17th May 1977 and i was only 14 at the time.
WOW what a story
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Did you know Mr & Mrs Perry, they ran a B&B but also had a holiday let. Lovely old couple. Islanders, well Mrs Perry was, born facing Porthcressa beach in a little cottage
@@Yorkshiremadmick I miss it too
You have my sympathies I had friends on St Marys they built their own place at the beginning of the 60's I was told it was worth £1.4 m but prices dropped when the helicopter service ended in 2010, I have to agree Charlie/Willy are very poor landlords you will know the details I imagine, from memory only Hugh Town is freehold.
I'm a ferry fanatic. Can't imagine flying somewhere when there is a boat ride available. To me, the boat ride is part of the destination. Being retired from the U S Coast Guard may have something to do with it.
Hello. I sailed to Scilly in 1968. The weather was ghastly and I was seasick for the only time in my life. I’ve just watched your delightful video, Steve. A lovely calm sea. But do you know, I started to feel seasick again after over 50 years!! Can’t believe it!
I am 83 went to the isles of scilly , when I was in my 👂 early twenties , oh that boat rolled up and down Side to side all at the same time , I had a sheepskin coat on , it was soaking in seawater , I was very sick , I ending up living there in a cottage on the slipway for a whole summer , I looked so healthy when I went home, interested to see this film , thank you .
What a lovely warm chap who’s open friendly and informative approach is an absolute delight….THANKS So Much Dear Man .
My wife and I had a wonderful holiday on Scilly 50+ years ago - it's quite amazing how little it has changed. In a day you could only see St Mary's, but you packed a lot in. The other islands are equally memorable. It is paradise in good weather, but a trip on Scillonian in a gale or on a heavy sea would also leave a lifelong memory. Brilliant piece, many thanks.
I can totally believe change is slow to happen there (in a good way of course) :)
Rather earlier, when I was down that way, 'Scillonian' plied her trade for 25s. a head, for what could be a pretty rough 5 hr voyage.
For the well heeled, the trip by air taking 20 minutes, cost 2 guineas!
Harold Wilson retired to Hugh Town, a bungalow on the right as you walked up the hill out of town. It was hilarious to see his big white Y fronts drying on the line and him sat in the garden smoking his pipe. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
And once again Steve you make me add yet another trip to my travel bucket list! A great video as usual. 👍
Cheers John! Just give it more time than me when you get there!
I need to stop watching or I'm going to need a much bigger bucket! 😉
haha that's what I said too!
@@dansimpson6844 haha me too!
Steve..what rail journey did you use.
Great to see this old ship still going strong! When I was a toddler, my parents took me on a vacation to the Scillies. The horn of the ship must have made an impression on me, because back home I would occasionally let out a loud hoooonk and my dad would answer with "Scillonian three!".
Haha brilliant :)
Such a shame they are replacing the old ships :(
Yes ! you made it to the Isles of Scilly!! This is my summer paradise and I have been comming here for the last 10 years. It is such a special place. You have to come back for a proper holiday with Alicja and explore all the other islands in this archipelago. Great video as always👍 Take care🌸
Oh sounds wonderful! Yet it was still a bonus to get here at last and just to be able to say I've stepped ashore :D
St. Mary was perhaps the most beautiful little island I've seen in a video and I really enjoyed what you were able to show us. I hope you can make a longer trip to the island soon. The ferry was terrific too. Thanks for sharing this adventure with us.
Some place eh! The only thing missing for sure was more time (and a bit more energy) A place to go back to 100%
Tresco is exceptional too. Shame he didn't have time to visit.
All the islands are unique and have their own atmosphere. St Mary’s quintessential English. Bryher, rugged and rough, Tresco is beguiling and lush, St Martin’s with its silver white sands very tropical. St Agnes is almost Cornish and has Gugh attached at low tide.
The islands are very bewitching and not forgetting the Sunset over Sampson. Magical
Sailed on the Scillonian II for a day trip back in 1962, (I was only 10!). Managed to squeeze in a trip to Tresco and the fabulous gardens. In 1985 I (now married!) returned for a week's holiday based in accommodation at the famous Kavorna Bakery, Hugh Town, St. Mary's. This time sailing, as you did, Steve, on Scillonian III which was running all those years ago.
Fascinating trips to several of the off Islands during the week, including dipping in a very cold May sea off St Martin's. It seems that Vic's tours round St. Mary's on the vintage bus may no longer be there, because otherwise you would have been on it!
Great video Steve, with a bit of nostalgia for us. Plenty more for you to discover on your next visit!
What a wonderful old ship. The villages were gorgeous! One of your best Island hops. ❤
The ship was a real surprise, I wasn't;t expecting a beauty like this!
Oh how we love the Isles of Scilly! It’s a different world. You feel very safe and very relaxed. The islanders are super friendly. So good to see the The familiar spots we love on your channel. Do return- take Alicia and stay. Watching the ferry depart is a joy when you know you are remaining on the islands. Magnificent sunsets there.The “off islands’” are so special…… and we have just decided where to spend our upcoming special anniversary. The ❤s.
A great decision! Oh and I'd love a week there with Alicja! (in similar weather please)
Went camping there with school four times 71-76, sailed on Scillonian 2, it could get very rough. It was some of the best days of my life, was absolutely beautiful place and would love to go back some day. We had a long coach trip from Darlington but was worth it.
I loved watching this video. Beautiful calm sea, so much better than when I made this trip 2 years ago. That was the only time I've been nauseous on a ship in my life.
Another excellent and highly enjoyable video, and lets face it, a day trip to St. Mary's has to be better than 14 hours on a sodding train from Aberdeen to Penzance 😎🤣❤
Haha ain't that the truth!
During the transition from sail to steam, in the 19th Century, it was mail packets that made early steamships viable. Of course this is younger (built 1977) but still a wonderful old ship. I’ve always fancied a trip to the Scilly Isles. I reckon they would suit me down to the ground. Ship fanatics can get some more information about Scillonian III at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMV_Scillonian_III
Thanks for taking us there Steve. It’s always a pleasure to travel with you and you are so polite with people.
We have visited about Scilly about ten times in the last 15 years, had a few week long holidays and day trips, we cant get enough of the place. We did a daytrip earlier this year, its simply fabulous.
Another great video adventure, Steve! 👍 Really enjoyed your mini-tour of St. Mary's. Thanks for providing the first "on the ground" look I've ever had of any part of Scilly. The "please use headphones" announcement as the ferry was departing from Penzance should be universal and strictly enforced on all forms of public transport, worldwide.
YES!!!!!
Thanks for this presentation Steve, I live in Heamoor just outside Penzance and when my neighbour who used to work for the scillonian we got free tickets for the crossing for my childrens birthday, After a word with the pursar they spent the whole trip on the bridge taking turns in the captains chair, such a great experience and lovely people
I went here on a school trip for 5 days, we camped on st.marys in the middle of summer, absolutely beautiful ❤️ best holiday ever, the sea is clear blue and white sand, even tho we went in the summer it never seemed too busy because there loads of roaming to do, loads of walking mind, we explored all of the islands... breathtaking. I want to talk my kids one day 😁
hello , STEVE thank-you for promenade on SCILLY beautiffule images and good pattis i'm he visit ego , on 2004 i visite IRLAND on sailling again thant-you, see you later bay.😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😇😇😇😇😇😍😍
Omg what a trip down memory lane! Religiously went to the Scilly Isles on holiday as a kid. Still remember Scillonian II which was much less stable in rough weatherand thinking how amazing Scillonian III was by contrast. I was around 10 when I first travelled on the ship - now I'm 55. Very good effort and well done for maintaining this ship for so long. Real beauty. 🛳️👏
the II was rough and ready indeed
Had many wonderful holidays on the islands, you were passing Harold place at 16.45 on the left, we stayed next door with Ruth Simms. There used to be a saying, if you visit the islands for a day you will never return but if you stayed for a holiday you will never leave. My parents visited for the first time in1965 and they came back every year until 2010. Excellent video makes me want to visit once again.
Loved this one. We have done this trip a couple of times as my wife's sister live in St Just. Thanks for uploading this one, it brings back some great memories.
An absolute pleasure!
That was an absolutely great and relaxing day trip, and I see what you mean, you could be there for days with those views and gorgeous houses and streets. Love it
Yeah, fun to step ashore at last, but really need to do a weeks' island hopping next time!
We splashed out, and flew from Penzance- what a wonderful experience ❤, although it was over 14 years ago- so lovely to follow this trip!
For years we got the S61 helicopter to and from the Scilly Isles and I never fancied the Scillonian seeing it get thrashed around in the swell below us!
Does the helicopter still operate? Not sure if it's the same one I filmed or if that was something else?
@@steve-marsh No it stopped running a few years ago but I think there is a more modern smaller helicopter running now. The S61 was great fun and as you know the passenger version of the Sea King.
Love this! An older boat and a authentic charming island port.
Well said :)
Ah loved that! It's now firmly on my to do list - I've been to Marazion and St Michaels Mount, and the Isles of Scilly have long been on my radar. It made me proud to be English!
Thanks for coming along with me! :)
People are probably on time for fear of being left. But, during the walkabout I can't see where that would be so terrible. What a gorgeous place to visit and stay a couple of days. I would take the ferry both ways because I like boats as a mode of transportation. Nice video, I really liked this one.
Another lovely vid, Steve. Thank you as always. Scillonian III reminds me of The Earl of Zetland, the ship that used to ply between the different islands of Shetland, carrying passengers and goods (not containerised, though) for the islands. I managed one trip on the Earl in the early 1970s. I've only managed one trip to the Isles of Scilly and that was by helicopter to visit the island of Tresco. Amazingly beautiful place altogether. Oh, and I recommend you visit St Michael's Mount - a fascinating place.
Oh your method of transport beats mine! :)
How beautiful is that place!? I've never managed to get further than Bristol in that direction, but with the train journey the other day and now the boat to the Scillies I think I know where I'm going next spring! 😁❤️
Ah a great choice! :)
Thankyou for a wonderful short visit.
A really lovely island and as you say so very peaceful.
Thank you for sharing this trip. ☺
Thanks so much for that, Steve. The Scillies have been on my bucket list for ages. Lovely ship. Islands are a magnet to me, too.
There's just something magical about them eh!?
Penzance is one of our favourite place in Cornwall, although we never been to the Scillies. After watching the video we've made up our mind to go next year.
Thanks for another great video Steve.
Thank you! I wish I'd had time to see more of Penzance too!
For years as a child I holidayed with the Goddards’ in Middletown St Martins in a chalet with a remote Elsan loo at the bottom of a shared lawn.
They were golden times and with only about 6 miles around the island, all beaches were visited from Great bay to parpitch and the old quay beach.
I first rowed a gig there.
Many years later I took my children there and to my amazement the magic was still there and the best family holidays we had were all on St Martins although we had to camp!
A very very special bit of England and still relatively unspoiled although sadly buildings are starting to appear more quickly it seems.
Hi Aussie fan here. Please return to the Scilly soon. I discovered some time ago that my wife's ancestors lived there in St Mary's in the 1860's. Also I really enjoy your work particularly the train and ferry trips.
It would be a pleasure to return!
My favourite UA-camr doing another great vlog. Thank you so much Steve and I look forward to seeing your next adventure ❤
Richard thanks again so much!
Stunning video, I love the plant life in the Scillies, makes it feel special. Tresco is amazing too. Would love to see the boat trip around the islands if you do it.
Thanks for taking us along with you😀👍
Thank you, Steve, for that it was fantastic x
Thanks for taking us to places off the beaten path. This looks incredible - well done on the video.
Thanks so much for coming along!
The Isles of Scilly are on my travel wish list and thanks to you, I think I’ll do a day trip via the boat as 4 hours there will be perfect. It looks lovely
What a beautiful community. Thanks for the mini tour.
what a fantastic vid so intresting well done we need more people like you showing us new places to visit
Great video as always steve living your best life and letting all us come along for the journeys. Dont ever stop. Keep up the amazing work
Thanks mate! I never forget how good a job this is :D
What a wonderful trip! I have the Cornwall area on my bucket list now (after visiting the cousins in Ayr) and finishing watching Doc Martin this past May. It is such a cool place with so much to see, but these little out of the way places are even better. thanks for sharing as always! 😀
Thanks for doing me on another adventure! It's a tricky place to get to from Scotland but well worth the effort :)
I really like the vibe of your videos, the simple joys of travelling simply. This looked like a thoroughly enjoyable trip to me and one I'll definitely consider now.
All those islands have their own character, Steve - I've stayed in a self-contained cottage, B&B and a hotel in the IoS (minimum 7 nights) and walked all the inhabited islands. Surely one of the highlights of Britain! Great to see you give it the once over - The only time that I've booked to fly, I ended up on The Scillonian due to stormy conditions - scary emergency landing into Newquay, but keep returning to IoS
Oh I wish I'd seen as much of the islands as you!
Mate that was throughly enjoyable! The Isles of Scilly look like a tropical paradise, hard to imagine this is in the British Isles!
The Scillonian IV will have a new rival ferry service. Harland and Wolf (the Belfast ship maker) is actually going to build and run a ferry service to Isles of Scilly!
Oh I need to keep an eye on its progress! Cheers mate
Brilliant video as ever, Steve. I was corrected by a local once and told we’d sailed across the Celtic Sea, not the Atlantic. To be honest, who cares: it’s a great trip whichever. The other thing that might bring you back and use the skybus is that you can leave from Lands End Airport (Yes it really exists! And is the skybus hub). Add to which those planes are around 40 years old now. Magical trip 😁
Oh I wish my wallet had allowed such a flight, would be magical indeed!
It's all part of the North Atlantic. The North Sea is a segment of the Atlantic Ocean too.
I thoroughly enjoy your videos, especially the ones on boats. Thank you
This was a real surprise trip as I thought the Scilly Isles were almost barren and they are not and you were so fortunate with the weather. Wonderful viewing as always, Thanks, Steve!
It was wonderful to discover the islands, even on such a short visit :)
There's a reason why desert islands are desert islands.
The islands are warmed by the Gulf Stream so they have a sub-tropical climate, with snow and frost almost unknown, except of course they are exposed to the Atlantic gales in winter.
Steve does it again. Great journey & look forward to you returning there for a few days. There’s quite a bit to see with the Neolithic monuments as well. I always look forward to Saturday with Steve’s journeys.
Oh a few more days there would be magic! Cheers :)
Great video, Steve. You're a great geographist (if there's such a word) as I've never heard of the Isles of Scilly. Greetings from Australia.
I've long been intrigued by these islands, and while I' have liked more time, it was still great to finally get there!
Thanks once again for a great video Steve. Looks a lovely laid back relaxed place.
Thanks! I wish I'd had more time and energy!
Wow great to see you on another adventure 😀 looks amazing xx
Thanks for coming along Myra! Island trips always feel like a proper adventure :)
That was great! Thanks so much. Have never been there tho it looks fascinating. Nice meeting George and Sam. The footage of you sailing away was a bonus. Hope you can both take up their invitation. 😊
Oh here's hoping, I would LOVE to return there with Alicja!
Another lovely video Steve! I do agree with you, the current ferry is more attractive than the new one which is too modern looking. Old things have a soul and new ones sometimes never get old enough to earn one!
Couldn't agree more!
Loved the trip, Thankyou !
Gorgeous islands picturesque lovely and what a find a proper pastie😂 lucky you
Brilliant Steve!
What a fine portrayal of your visit, with all the small but vital details as usual.
Excellent work.
Really makes me think, ok, so when am I going?!
Well done Sir 💥
Well worth a visit, especially with a bit more time than me to explore the other islands as well!
Great video showing the Scillonian and you had a fantastic crossing!
If you feel St Mary's is like another world you need to visit the off islands, they're a whole other world.
Stay on an off island, (if you can find accommodation), it'll feel really special with your other half.
Oh I can believe it! Would be a dream to do some proper island hopping there!
@@steve-marsh if you're camping, St Agnes is the best 😉 Troytown make that ice cream you were eating!
Eye opener! Thanks!
This was fantastic, as always, and is absolutely one of my top five Steve Marsh videos. It was spectacular. Palm trees and seal watching tours. How can it get any better. Is that island mostly a tourist destination or does it have another industry? Fishing or something? So beautiful and clean, very quiet. Excellent Steve, really excellent. 🤩
Aww thanks so much! It was a fun video to make too, but I was just a bit short on time and energy! Good question, despite my flying visit, I have little knowledge of their main industries at all, but one thing I did notice - everyone I met who lives there certainly seem to enjoy it!
The main industry used to be the export of flowers, thanks to the very mild climate. Unfortunately the increasing imports of hothouse-grown flowers trucked in from Europe has badly damaged that trade.
A delightful video which brings back happy memories of our own trips on the Scillonian to the Isles of Scilly. You must return for a longer time and the opportunity to explore the whole of St Mary’s and the off islands. The Scilly Carts are a fun way to get around. 👏👏👍😎
So enjoyable to watch even better to experience..Thank You.
Thanks Rose! My only regret is not having more time!
Brought back nemories of a couple of Christmas/New Years holidays with Scouting friends, super rented accomodation not tents! The Mermaid Pub was packed, so were the 2 others nearby The off-islands are georgeous too. Lovely video, thanks for the memories Steve. Happy travelling, await your next adventure!
What a wonderful place ❤❤ I would love to live in a place like that.
Another brilliant day trip expertly showcasing what you can do , the islands look amazing
Very nice work out Steve for viewers. Keep it up
Great video and I loved the farewell from the gull. Thanks Steve for showing me places that have always intrigued me.
Haha he was happy to be on camera eh?
amazing, thank you Steve!
My pleasure!
Hi Steve I had happy holidays on scilly isles lovely to see stmarys again
Another great video of an amazing location. Definitely adding this to my list of must-see destinations. Cheers!
And added to my list for a return!
Another excellent video thanks Steve. Looking forward to the next leg of your adventure.
Thanks! Back on a train for the next one :)
Amazing video and you never disappoint with your journeys. A lovely place to visit. The island is so cozy. Thank you 🤗
Thanks so much Laura! It was a real bonus to be able to go there while in Cornwall, a few more days would have been nice though! :D
fabulous! on my bucket list!
So want to do this trip. What an inspiration you are!
What a beautiful island
wel done steve , it does look lovely , and the Ferry looked cool as well . great vid all in all
Cheers Roy, I loved that old ferry, will be a sad day when it's replaced!
hey! its like watching you follow my footsteps in June thanks for the memory of our visit... love St. Marys.
Excellent video as ever thanks Steve
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it :)
Hope to do this someday…. Thanks for sharing!
Yet another lovely video, and what a lovely sunny day you had too!
I got lucky again, but editing a video right now where my luck wasn't so good :D
What a beautiful video. Thank you so much
An absolute pleasure!
One of the best holidays my wife and I ever had, camping on the Garrison campsite summer 1979.....ish! We also visted Tresco, the Abbey Gardens and both Old and New Grimsby. Well we had to really; considering we are from the larger of the two Grimsby's in Lincolnshire. Then onto St. Agnes and St. Martins but the latter was almost deserted so we didn't stay there very long and I think we will give the other Grimsby in Ontario a miss. However we did return during a 'round Britain cruise' a few years but it was very crowded so I was pleased we had seen it when it wasn't so busy. It was a wonderful place!!
Thank you Steve for an amazing video, I now have another box to tick off on list. St Mary's is gorgeous.
Wonderful destination. Thanks for taking us
An absolute pleasure!
So glad you did this video Steve. I have been itching to visit the Isles of Scilly, for a long time. I will show my lovely wife this. To be honest, I do day dream about moving there! Did you know it was Harold Wilson spent many of his hols?
Another excellent video - thanks, Steve.
Thanks so much!
*Been there several times on the Chopper from Penzance to St Marys where stayed a few nights, met Harold Wilson who had a home there and had a brief chat ! Also flew to Tresco a magical place.*
Yes I’ve been down the neck of the woods with Dorothy who stayed with us at the farm near Harthill Dorothy worked for tempest photography I’ve never been to Cornwall for a number of years it’s a beautiful place I always enjoyed my visits greetings from Scotland 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Great blog as always enjoy my saturday morning watching and seeing what you have posted.
Thanks so much, really appreciate it :)
Great video, did the same trip a few years ago, brings back memories
A pleasure to bring back memories :)
Ah Steve, another class video. The isles of Scilly look amazing and the ferry is awesome. Thanks for this ❤
An absolute pleasure!
You did pretty well to walk around so much in 3 hours! We spent a week there at the beginning of September. Weather was (nearly always) fantastic and some of the beaches are fantastic (like the best Cornish ones, but nearly empty). Well worth visiting all the other inhabited islands and we took a boat trip out to the Bishop's Rock lighthouse and saw lots of wildlife on the trip. Not the cheapest place to visit, but absolutely lovely!
Star Castle's dungeon bar is interesting (not much of a view though!) and I see you found the Mermaid - Good beer and excellent food!
Wonderful episode, Steve, as always.
Thanks Tom!