Samson Isles of Scilly | Stunning Adventure Around the Uninhabited Island
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- Опубликовано: 30 июл 2024
- Today we took an afternoon trip out to Samson - using St Mary's Boatmen's Association, sailing over on the Sapphire, we needed to disembark onto a smaller dinghy in little groups and experienced our first Isles of scilly wet landing on Samson so the removal of shoes and socks was a must. Dropped off onto the Samson flats - one of the most stunning Isles of Scilly beaches (in my opinion at least) we waited as the rest of our boat passengers joined us on the beach, and we joined archaeologist and historian Kathryn Sawyer for a walking tour across the island.
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0:00 Intro
0:31 Boat Ride + wet landing
4:02 Tour begins
7:19 South Hill
9:14 North Hill
10:15 Return to St. Mary's
11:03 Why did everyone leave?
I'd tried visiting the Island of St. Kilda back in 2020 (though I think we all know how this story ends!) another island that was once inhabited and people asked to be re-homed to the mainland as life became just too difficult. A similar story to that of Samson. Do you know of anywhere else like these islands (could be on a mainland too) where it's now uninhabited and tourists can have a nosey around?
Lundy? Although I think a few people live there? Lighthouse keepers & Co.
Oooooh yes, I met a girl on our travels this summer just gone who raved about Lundy as she'd stayed there at their camp site, but I did eye-up their cottages which look amazing. But possibly even more difficult to get during peak school holidays than the Isles of Scilly - if you'd believe!!
@@WhenAdventureKnox Yes unless your lucky to own a boat . Lundy is about 50 miles away from where I live but I've never been. I used to go to the isles of Scilly all the time as I was born on St Martin's in 1963 . Times have changed and it's too expensive to live there . Bastard rich people.
@@mikeraphone6745 I would loooove to go to Lundy, but to stay for a couple of nights at least! With me being restricted to school holidays, I've always struggled to find availability with the accommodation except for the campsite... but I'd really like to experience one of the cottages or even the lighthouse as they look amazing! One of these days I'll be on the ball enough and be able to book it! I understand where you're coming from with the money thing - no problem if someone has made their money and living there as their permanent residence, putting the money into the islands, but such a shame when it's a 2nd home and the money isn't spent there!!
Beautiful Isles of Scilly ❤
I've been to all the inhabited islands, and a few uninhabited rocks and islands, but a slight regret is never to have visited Samson. It's got a story that appeals, and is so prominent in views from St Marys. It attracts but I've not had the opportunity to tick it off.
You are right about the islands sinking and separating. Someone pointed out that coastal names around the periphery of the archaepelago are cornish, while the internal ones around St Mary's Sound are English. That being the predominant language when those features formed. Field systems disappearing below the tidal marks are further evidence. The islands are incredibly densely packed with archaeological features, though most are not noticed by the passing visitor as they are hidden in the vegetation.
Hi Andrew. I hadn't thought about the names having a lot to do with what the main language was at the time of features appearing, but it makes perfect sense. I'd picked up on how funny the difference in names were from the likes of St. Martin's with it's simple, lower town, middle town and upper town through to Innisidgen, Porth Hellick and a lot of other far less simple names. All makes sense now.
Waw amazing videos
Thank you, so kind of you to say!
This is such an epic adventure and such a beautiful island! What a neat experience to be able to share here on RUclips and with friends and family! 😀
It was my pleasure to be able to share this, and couldn't agree more about it being a great adventure on a beautiful island 😍 I'm pleased you enjoyed it!
Hi Caroline, another lovely video showing off the beauty of the islands. I've been to Samson a couple of times, but a long time ago. It's amazing that even the uninhabited islands have their own history and prehistory as well as the wildlife, the lovely beaches and the amazing scenery. My favourite of the uninhabited islands is St Helens, amazing historically,
I would have loved to go to St Helens but sadly there were no public boats sailing there the week we visited. But I can't complain as we were so lucky with the weather and getting to do all the things we did do! Like your self I was surprised and pleased to find so much history on an uninhabited island!
@@WhenAdventureKnox been to St. Helens. There is a hermits oratory on it which was used by St Elidius. The island name changed over the years, and the St suffered a gender reassignment.
I was lucky enough to go to St Helens in 2013 as we happened to be in Scilly during the week in early August when the annual pilgrimage sails there. Haunting remains of the hermitage and pest house.
Caroline, Thanks for sharing. Looks like a fun day of some cool boat trips and interesting hikes on the island of Samson. Nice to have an archaeologist and historian for the walking tour on the island. Glad you had nice sunny weather. Cheers 🍨🍨🧔
This was definitely the most enthralling of all of the boat trips! 🤣 We definitely lucked out with Kathrine running the tour as whilst the landscape was gorgeous to look at, there weren't may information boards on the island, so we got a lot more out of going around with her. Cheers to you too
@@WhenAdventureKnox Cool Island video and interesting English history Thanks Again. 👍👍🤠
What an epic arrival onto the island, you know you're somewhere pretty isolated when you have to take off your shoes and socks and perform a beach landing. Poor Andy with those wet jeans!! The story of how those houses got there and why they are no longer occupied is fascinating, I really like all the information like how they got hold of the wood when there were no trees growing on the island, and how inheritance changed over time to favour the first born son. Great tour!
So pleased you also found the history of the houses and why it's an uninhabited island as interested as I did. It's funny how I went across with questions I wanted answering yet like you was fascinated by the little things like where the wood came from!
Fascinating watch! It's very interesting to listen to you and the imagery is great too.
Hi Olga, thank you for such lovely words about the video, I'm so pleased you found it interesting, and I agree about how gorgeous the island it - it made it very easy to film!
@@WhenAdventureKnox I discovered your channel via Matt. It's treasure of interesting information wonderfully put together. You seem to travel everywhere.
@Olga's British Fells Ah I love Matt's channel as it's always jam packed full of so much information, so really pleased you feel the same over here!
How are you doing mrs Caroline thank you for sharing your trips with encourage us to explore places unknown to us as always iam gathering main information about places you visited briefly here it’s Samson is largest uninhabited island of Isles of Scilly southwest tip of Cornish peninsula of Great Britain. Island consists of two hills north hills and south hills which are connected by isthmus Samson was named after Samson of dol formerly associated with breasts with similar ways to paps of wjurain Scotland Ind paps of anu in Ireland it’s largest ancient burial grounds both on north hill south hill and first written evidence for habitant from interregnum survey of 1651 - 1652 where recorded that two most prominent families on Samson woodblocks webbis first settled Samson after they came into conflict.
The isthmus connection between the 2 Hills makes a lot of sense as I remember walking in it thinking it was just sand with plants growing from it. The 2 hills really are what make Samson so obvious from the other islands and you're right about the burial Chambers... and the more recent history and people's homes were on the other hill. I hope you're well Khatoon 🙏
I used to live on St Martin's and had to move because I couldn't find anywhere to live and was about to get married. I lived there till I was 24 and have very fond memories of the place and miss the islands alot . I'm now 60 and my wife has been dead for 12 years now but still I haven't been able to even think about moving back as everything has been priced to draw in the 2nd home owners. Who's got a million quid to live on St Mary's?
Hi Mike, what a wonderful place you got to grow up in, but such a shame you had to move, especially when it was only because of not being able to find somewhere to live!! We were shocked by the property prices. The small 1 bed apartment we stayed in was for sale as we spotted it in a local estate agents window, and couldn't believe it had an asking price of around a quarter of a million!!! When you see crazy prices like that in London, it makes sense as some people are paid crazy amounts here, but I agree, where does someone get that kind of money when living and working on the Isles of Scilly - it just doesn't add up!
@@WhenAdventureKnox Yes I know . The girl I married father lived and worked on the island as a farmer. Nobody who lives on St Martin's owns their house as St Martin's as it's now owned by Prince William. In 1986 there was a house for sale for £86000 and it only had a lease for 20 years . When I moved near Porthcawl South Wales I got a 3 bedroom house for a third of that plus the chance to work for the Church of Wales earning ten times the money . But you learn later in life that I shouldn't have taken the easy route. I think about the islands all the time and miss some of the people in Higher town. I was a builder by trade . I think my dear departed wife missed the St Martin's too as her sister still lives there .
@@mikeraphone6745 I didn't know none of the homes of St. Martins were owned by the people living in them, I'd thought it was only Tresco that was like that. I love how this channel has taught me so much more about the places I've visited! I guess it's a case of thinking the grass is greener on the other side and when jobs pay what they di and homes are the prices they are elsewhere, those facts can easily be misleading. I totally get where you're coming from!
The fields are small to create shelter.
This makes perfect sense, thank you Chris!
Loved this video - it looks stunning! How long roughly did you have on Samson? My ancestors are from Samson and were moved over to St Mary's in the 1800s. I've been to Scilly a few times as my Grandad grew up there, but hoping to finally get to Samson in September!
We only had an afternoon on Samson. Because we were were doing the tour with Katherine, it felt like it was just the right amount of time, and I think we may have overrun just a little, but they weren't going to leave without a group of about 30 of us. So cool that your ancestors lived on the island - I hope they were happy with their move across to St. Mary's! Keeping my fingers crossed that you get to visit the island. If you don't have a scheduled boat trip during the week you're there, you could try posting in the Isles of Scilly Facebook group. I saw someone do this asking if people wanted the split the cost of renting a boat to visit one of the uninhabited ones, and a local family reached out and offered to take them to the island they wanted to visit with them on their own boat! The locals on those islands really are something else!!!
What a fascinating video, Caroline. I didn't know that the boatmen did trips to Samson, although I suppose I should have realised having been on trips to the outer islands. Maybe I didn't bother to find out because I liked to be able to finish my walks with a pint (or three!) - I particularly liked the Turks Head on St Agnes and the Hell Bay Hotel on Bryher. I'm 80 and live in Canada now, so it's pretty unlikely that I'll ever visit Scilly again, but your lovely videos bring back many memories of happy stays on St Mary's. Thanks.
Just curious why it's called "Samson". But I should google it myself & stop being so lazy shouldn't I?
Oooh good questions as I didn't know the answer and it got me curious!! I've found a handful of websites that all claim Saint Samson of Dol visited the islands in the 6th Century and it's named after him. Who knew?!
@@WhenAdventureKnox Well I certainly didn't! I've never heard of St Samson. But if there had been an island called "Delilah" then I probably wouldn't have asked you the question in the first place.
Another island you might like to visit, & certainly worth a visit, is Skomer island, Pembrokeshire.
Especially if you like puffins, which you evidently do, seeing you went all the way out to St Kilda,
("though I think we all know how this story ends!"), no I don't!, - an island I've wanted to visit, but had cold feet owing to the long boat journey out there. I think Skomer is uninhabited, but there may be a warden or RSPB representative who lives there, at least during the summer months.
We visited as a family in 1959. I was 7 years old. At that time the island was undeveloped with no paths at all.
Skokholm is definitely uninhabited, but much further out, & I'm not sure whether the general public have access.