Great Pool

Great Pool is in Tresco, Isles of Scilly, England. Great Pool is situated near Tresco Abbey Gardens, as well as near the peak Abbey Hill.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Tresco Abbey Gardens and St. Nicholas Priory Ruins.

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 Abbey Gardens is situated 960 feet south of Great Pool.

St. Nicholas Priory Ruins

Photo: Lambert, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tresco Priory is a former monastic settlement on Tresco, Isles of Scilly founded in 946 AD. It was re-founded as the Priory of St Nicholas by monks from Tavistock Abbey in 1114. St. Nicholas Priory Ruins is situated 1,300 feet south of Great Pool.

Valhalla Museum

Museum

Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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. Valhalla Museum is situated 1,500 feet south of Great Pool.

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.

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.

Great Pool

Type: Body of water
Location: Tresco, Isles of Scilly, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

49.95065° or 49° 57′ 2″ north

Longitude

-6.33116° or 6° 19′ 52″ west

Open location code

8CXMXM29+7G

OpenStreetMap ID

way 33458861

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Abbey Hill and Paddy’s Island.

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Places to explore: Neptune and Tresco Abbey.

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