Taking the train from Huntly to Penzance and then boat to Isles of Scilly

In May 2019 I was invited to give a talk about our work at Deveron Projects at the Cultivator conference on the Isles of Scilly. It was a long dream to take the train all the way to Penzance. I have seen the train departing from Aberdeen for years and always wondered how it would be like to cross the UK from the very NorthEast to the very SoutWest. Here we go.

Huntly               dep 07:46

Aberdeen           dep 09:04

Stonehaven       dep 09:20

Montrose            dep 09:45

Arbroath              dep 09:59

Dundee                dep 10:21

Leuchars              dep 10:33

Haymarket          dep 11:32

Edinburgh           dep 12:08

Berwick-Tweed  dep 12:50

Newcastle           dep 13:42

Durham               dep 13:54

Darlington          dep 14:12

York                     dep 14:44

Leeds                    dep 15:11

Wakefield            dep 15:23

Sheffield              dep 15:56

Chesterfield       dep 16:08

Derby    dep 16:30

Tamworth Low Level      dep 16:49

PICTURE MISSING

Birmingham New Street               dep 17:12

Cheltenham Spa               dep 17:52

Bristol Parkway dep 18:32

Bristol Temple Meads    dep 18:45

Taunton               dep 19:17

Tiverton Parkway             dep 19:29

Exeter St. Davids              dep 19:44

Newton Abbot  dep 20:04

Totnes  dep 20:17

Plymouth            dep 20:51

Liskeard               dep 21:14

Bodmin Parkway              dep 21:26

Par         dep 21:37

St Austell             dep 21:44

Truro     dep 22:00

Redruth               dep 22:11

Camborne           dep 22:18

Hayle     dep 22:26

PICTURE MISSING

St Erth   dep 22:30

Penzance            arr 22:38

We stayed the night in Penzance. There was a football match on.

The next day me and Nick took a boat to Scilly. If you do it, don’t be silly and take a travel tablet. I did, and survived the rocky ordeal.

Once there, I decided to walk every single path and road. I had four days to do this. It was fun, supported by the endless beauty of these islands and the endless patience of Nick. It felt like not being in Britain. More like how I imagine the Azores, or Madeira