Porth Mellon

Places of Interest Nearby

Harry’s Walls

Ruins

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Harry's Walls are the remains of an unfinished artillery fort, started in 1551 by the government of Edward VI to defend the island of St Mary's in the Isles of Scilly. Harry’s Walls is situated 580 feet northeast of Porth Mellon.

St Mary’s Church, St Mary’s

Church

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St Mary's Church, St Mary's is a parish church in the Church of England located in Hugh Town, St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, UK. The Church was consecrated on 7 September 1838 and replaced the church at Old Town which was inconvenient for the Hugh Town population and in need of repair. St Mary’s Church, St Mary’s is situated 850 feet southwest of Porth Mellon.

Isles of Scilly Museum

Museum

Photo: Andrew Abbott, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Isles of Scilly Museum is a museum in the Isles of Scilly, off Cornwall, England. The museum closed because its former home was unsafe but will re-open in the former Town Hall in Spring 2027 as the Isles of Scilly Museum & Cultural Centre. Isles of Scilly Museum is situated 1,400 feet southwest of Porth Mellon.

Places in the Area

Hugh Town

Town

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Hugh Town is the largest settlement on the Isles of Scilly and its administrative centre. The town is in the west of the isle of St Mary's, the largest and most populous island in the archipelago; it is on a narrow isthmus which joins the peninsula known as the Garrison with the rest of the island.

Porthloo

Hamlet

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Porthloo is a coastal settlement on the island of St Mary's in the Isles of Scilly, England. It is situated about half a mile northeast of Hugh Town and is a popular tourist spot with a number of guest houses, a restaurant, several gift shops and art galleries.

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