Camping with the Mediocre Dad

Here we have a variety of different views in and around the Old Town Church. Pictures included from 1988, 1989, 1991, 1999, 2000, 2005 and 2006.

Mumfords Store on Hugh, St Marys, pictured here in 1989, 2000 and 2006. Doesn’t look like a lot has changed, from the outside anyway!

A view over the tops of the buildings on Garrison Lane, over Town Beach and across to the lifeboat station, seen here in 1969, 1989, 1997 and 2006. The 1997 shot was sent in by blog reader John Jenkins – thanks John!

This page features two different views from inside King Charles’ Castle. The first is, I believe, looking north – seen here in 1994 and 2006. The second shot is looking west towards the top of Bryher, shown here in 2000 and 2006.

Innisidgen burial chambers on St Marys, seen here in 2000, 2005 and 2006. This is the upper chamber of the two bronze-age burial sites. The 2005 shot is used here courtesy of John Jenkins – thanks John!

The view down Hugh Street towards the quay, on St Marys, seen here in 1987 and 2006. In the middle you can see the chemist, and to the right the Atlantic Inn.

The old boat which you will often find outside the big house on Gugh, just up the beach slightly from the sand bar – seen here in 1997, 2005 and 2006. The 2007 shot was very kindly sent in by Alison Sutherland – thanks Alison! And the 2005 shot is used with kind permission of…

After the big storm in 1987, lots of the trees on the Garrison were uprooted. This shot shows on particularly fine specimen, shown here in 1988 and 1992.

The Fraggle Rock cafe / restaurant on Bryher, pictured here in 1991 (before it got extended) and 2006 (with it’s snazzy new restaurant). I remember back in the ’80s when it wasn’t even a pub – more of a cafe if I remember correctly?

Cromwell’s Castle seen from the top of the hill on Tresco, pictured here in 1989 and 2006. Cromwell had this castle built looking out over Tresco Harbour, using some of the stones from King Charles’ Castle at the top of the hill.