Puffin Island
Puffin Island is an islet in Tresco, Isles of Scilly, England. Puffin Island is situated nearby to the locality Bar Point, as well as near Bollard Point.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Samson and Tresco Abbey Gardens.
Samson
Island
Photo: Andrewrabbott, Public domain.
Samson is the largest uninhabited island of the Isles of Scilly, off the southwestern tip of the Cornish peninsula of Great Britain. It is 38 hectares in size.
Tresco Abbey Gardens
Garden
Photo: Andrewrabbott, Public domain.
Tresco Abbey Gardens are located on the island of Tresco in the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom. The 17-acre gardens were established by the nineteenth-century proprietor of the islands, Augustus Smith, originally as a private garden within the grounds of the home he designed and built.
Tresco Heliport
Heliport
Photo: Cyr, CC BY-SA 2.0 uk.
Tresco Heliport is a heliport located on the island of Tresco, in the Isles of Scilly off the southwest coast of the United Kingdom. The heliport was served by a scheduled helicopter service from 1983 to 2012, and since 2020 a new scheduled service now operates from the new Penzance Heliport.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New Grimsby and Old Grimsby.
New Grimsby
Village
Photo: Andrewrabbott, CC BY-SA 3.0.
New Grimsby is a coastal settlement on the island of Tresco in the Isles of Scilly, England. It is located on the west side of the island and there is a quay, as well as a public house, The New Inn, and a small art gallery.
Old Grimsby
Village
Photo: David Lally, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Old Grimsby is a coastal settlement on the island of Tresco in the Isles of Scilly, England. It is located on the east side of the island and there is a quay. Old Grimsby is situated 1½ miles northeast of Puffin Island.
Piper’s Hole
Locality
Photo: Simon Leatherdale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Piper's Hole is a sea cave located on Tresco, an island of the Isles of Scilly. The name Piper's Hole can also refer to another, more minor, sea cave in the Isles of Scilly, located on Penninis Head, St Mary's. Piper’s Hole is situated 2 miles north of Puffin Island.
Puffin Island
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Tresco, Isles of Scilly, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
49.93934° or 49° 56′ 22″ northLongitude
-6.3478° or 6° 20′ 52″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Open location code
8CXMWMQ2+PVOpenStreetMap ID
way 237775398OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
11549586
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