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Scattered across the Atlantic, 28 miles from Land's End, this remote island archipelago
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is Cornwall's answer to the Caribbean. Of the 140-odd islands, only five are
permanently inhabited, leaving the rest to seabirds, seals and the occasional basking shark.
Blessed with a laid-back lifestyle, electric-blue water and some of the best beaches any-
where in Britain, the islands are hard to leave - especially once your internal clock has
switched over to Scilly time.