Interestingly, this building is not just a gallery, but also a place of business. The gallery is owned by two young entrepreneurs who used...

This beautiful area of the Cornish coastline has been protected by the National Trust since the late 1930s and offers some of the most breathtaking...

The Garrison lies on the western end of St. Mary’s. Work on the Star Castle (now a hotel) began soon after the defeat of the...

Old Town lies on the south side of St. Mary’s, about half a mile from Hugh Town, the main settlement. Here can be found Old...

The Isles of Scilly enjoy a mild climate and the main islands boast many fine, sandy beaches. St. Martin’s is perhaps the island with the...

The Isles of Scilly, standing athwart the main shipping lanes from the Atlantic to the UK, have always posed a threat and, over the centuries,...

In addition to the five inhabited Isles of Scilly, there are a large number of uninhabited islands. One of the largest of these is Samson....

The smallest population of the Isles of Scilly is that of Bryher. This island faces Tresco across New Grimsby Sound where there are sheltered beaches...

Cromwell’s Castle is a substantial stone fortress which lies half a mile north of New Grimsby pier on the west side of the island of...

The lighthouse positioned centrally on St. Agnes is one of the oldest coastal lights in England, dating from 1680 and originally with a coal fired...

The main transport hub of the Isles of Scilly is St. Mary’s Harbour at Hugh Town. From this busy quayside, passenger launches leave on the...

St Ives has been renowned for its thriving art scene since Turner began painting here at the beginning of the 19th Century. The St...

The artist Barbara Hepworth created both the Subtropical Gardens and Sculpture Park in St Ives as a place of relaxation and somewhere to show her...

St Ives Museum is run by enthusiastic local volunteers who are on hand to tell you everything you could want to know about the history...

The Tate Gallery in St Ives is within easy walking distance of the town centre and the beautiful Porthmeor Beach in Cornwall. St Ives...

West Cornwall is rich in prehistoric and ancient remains, and Chûn Castle is one of the most spectacular. Perched on a hilltop looking out...

Several thousand years before the birth of Christ, the inhabitants of the high moorlands behind Land’s End erected this enormous burial chamber. Nobody knows...

Of all the enigmatic ancient remains of West Cornwall, none is more puzzling than the Men-an-Tol (stone of the hole). Nobody really knows the...

The most visited of all West Cornwall’s dolmens, or burial mounds, Lanyon Quoit owes its popularity to its location, a short walk from a main...

Marazion Museum is located within the town hall building at the heart of this small town in the beautiful Cornish countryside. The museum presents...