What to do and see in Isles of Scilly, England: The Best Tours

St Mary's Boatmen's Association (SMBA)is a co-operative of ten boats that can carry up to 72 to 100 persons per boat. The Association operates between 1st April (or Easter if it falls in March) until 31st October annually. There are trips seven days a week with the boats operating on a rota system. The boats depart St Mary's for the other islands (direct trips)and to see wildlife and the outer rocks and islands (circular trips) at 10:15am and 2:00pm as a minimum. At busier times there are additional departures, particularly to Tresco which should also have services at 11:15 and 12:15. Tides and weather may affect services occasionally. 2014 Prices from £8.50 (child £4.30) return. Most expensive cruises are to Bishop Rock or The Seabird Special at £16. A child fare applies for kids over one year and under fifteen. Take advantage of our 'ten ticket' special offer - Ten direct tickets for £72 (a saving of £13). These tickets can be upgraded on the boats if you want to do a more expensive 'circular'.

Sailing, windsurfing, kayaking, Stand-up paddle boarding, instruction & hires. We are the only licensed water sports provider in the islands. Scilly is a watersports paradise!

We offer the unique, award wining, experience of snorkelling with seals from St Martin's in the Isles of Scilly. Seeing these beautiful creatures swimming gracefully below you is a wildlife experience not to be missed! We provide all your equipment and you don't even have to have snorkelled before, we will assist and guide you. Our minimum age is 8 and all children need to be accompanied by an adult. We offer a discount on groups of four or more snorkellers.

Holiday Boating- we make it easy for you! Bryher Boat and Kayak Hire from Bennett Boatyard allows you to explore the tranquil clear waters of Scilly at your own pace. Cruise between the islands, visit uninhabited shores, fish from your boat (fishing lines available to hire), take a picnic, moor up and explore... The possibilities are endless and with a safety boat doing regular patrols and staff always ready to lend a hand if you are at all unsure, this really is an option available to all. We are based at Green Bay on Bryher. We have hire points on St Martin's and deliver to Tresco by arrangement. If you are staying on the other islands, please make your way to Bryher, Tresco or St Martin's for the day and we will fit the hire around your inter-island launch times. We hire small boats with outboards, a range of sailing dinghies and stable sit on top kayaks. We provide buoyancy aids, full safety equipment and give comprehensive instruction on boat handling. Wetsuits and fishing lines also available to hire. We hire from 9.30am to 6pm with half day hires from 9.30am - 1pm or 2pm - 6pm. We can also arrange hire times around inter-island launches. We are here to help, call us to discuss your hire requirements. Thinking of keeping your boat in Scilly? We offer year round storage for all boats in our safe and sheltered enclosure. We cover all aspects of boat care and provide a full maintenance and repair service to give you a hassle free boating holiday.

We hire sit on top Kayaks, Stand up paddle boards and snorkeling equipment from the Troytown Campsite beach on St Agnes in the Isles of Scilly. Incredible views of the Bishop rock lighthouse and crystal clear waters makes St Agnes an ideal place to spot wildlife while exploring the beautiful coastline.

Kernow Coasteering are the only providers of coasteering on the Isles of Scilly. Running sessions at Peninnis Head on the main island of St. Mary's, we are confident that our coasteering tours are Scilly's best adventure experience. Join us to experience the stunning granite cliffs of Peninnis Head. With incredible scenery and top-quality coasteering, including innumerable cliff jumps, this is as good as coasteering gets. We are available from Easter until the end of September to run sessions on demand. Simply get in touch and we can arrange a fun-filled adventure for you and your family. The minimum age is 9 years old. We provide good quality wetsuits, helmets and buoyancy aids. No experience necessary, just a willingness to get wet and have fun! Our HQ is at Peninnis Farm, 15 minutes' walk from the quay.

Scilly Walks was established in 2000 and offers guided walks, boat trips, slideshows and short break holidays to introduce you to the archaeology and history of the Isles of Scilly, a group of islands 28 miles off Land's End, Cornwall, England. It is run by Katharine Sawyer, a qualified archaeologist who has lived on St Mary's, the largest of the islands, since 1999.

We are a family run business offering an all year round passenger ferry service for the community of St. Agnes in the Isles of Scilly using two boats, the Spirit of St. Agnes and the Enterprise. We run daily services (during the Spring, Summer and Autumn seasons) to St. Mary's, with regular weekly or biweekly trips to Bryher, Tresco and St. Martin's During the winter we run a reduced scheduled service but still operate on a daily basis. All of our trips are advertised daily via Twitter and on our Facebook page. Save Money with our weekly pass buy four days boating and get three free!!

Tresco Boat Services offers inter-island boating for the islands of Tresco and Bryher including scenic tours, private hire and arrivals & departures.