Isles of Scilly Museum

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.

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Type: Museum
Description: museum in Isles of Scilly, England, United Kingdom
Address: Church Street, Hugh Town, TR21 0JT

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Isles of Scilly Town Hall and Porthcressa Beach.

Isles of Scilly Town Hall

Town hall

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The Isles of Scilly Town Hall is a municipal building in Hugh Town, on the Isles of Scilly, in England. The building, which serves as the offices of Council of the Isles of Scilly, is a Grade II listed building. Isles of Scilly Town Hall is situated 510 feet west of Isles of Scilly Museum.

Porthcressa Beach

Beach

Photo: Bob Embleton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Porthcressa Beach is situated 590 feet southwest of Isles of Scilly Museum.

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 600 feet east of Isles of Scilly Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hugh Town and Porthloo.

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

Photo: John Rostron, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.

Rocky Hill

Hamlet

Rocky Hill is a minor hill with a small settlement, on the island of St Mary's in the Isles of Scilly, England. Nearby are Porthloo and Longstone.

Isles of Scilly Museum

Categories: independent museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: St. Mary’s, Isles of Scilly, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

49.91474° or 49° 54′ 53″ north

Longitude

-6.31326° or 6° 18′ 48″ west

Open location code

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OpenStreetMap ID

way 72499117

OpenStreetMap feature

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OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q44185773

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