Explore Isles of Scilly (Cornwall) Coast and Beaches

Isles of Scilly is an archipelago in Cornwall of five inhabited islands St. Mary's, Tresco, St. Martin's, Bryher and St. Agnes (six if Gugh is counted separately from St Agnes) and numerous other small rocky islets, whilst St Agnes is the most southerly populated point in the UK. People love to travel to the Scilly Isles due to the relaxed atmosphere and great unspoilt scenery. You can either chill out and relax or hop on ferries around the islands with some great walks and beautiful sandy beaches and coastline to explore.


Why not check beaches nearby as we have 216 beaches in Cornwall. You can even take a look at our list of Cornwall dog friendly beaches or even our United Kingdom Blue Flag beach list.

Isles of Scilly Cornwall Coast Map

Isles of Scilly Cornwall Coast Search Bar

Where would you like to go? Use our search bar to search across all our local listings, ideal for finding that nearest spot to visit:

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Want some ideas on where to visit?

Every favourite location must be visited for the first time. Want some ideas, why not check out the below small selection of coastal locations, including beaches, activities, things to see and do, and places to stay and eat:

Cromwells-Castle

Cromwells Castle

Cromwell’s Castle guards the anchorage between Bryher and Tresco. The castle has a round tower and is one of the few surviving Cromwellian fortifications in Britain, built after the conquest of the Royalist Scillies in 1651. Read more…
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Green Bay beach

Green Bay beach is a sandy beach backed by trees and shrub. The bay sits on the east of Bryher overlooking the channel to Tresco, which provides it calm waters. The beach has no facilities. Read more…
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The Bar Beach

The Bar beach is a small sandbar that joins St. Agnes to the island of Gugh. The beach disappears at high tide but when available the two bays either side are sheltered and ideal for swimming and snorkelling. St. Agnes is small and everything is within walking distance although you still have only a choice of a few cafes and Read more…
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Samson

Samson is the largest uninhabited island in the Isles of Scilly that has some former stone cottages used when it was inhabited until 1855. Samson has two hills simply known as the North Hill and the South Hill and some good sandy beaches. The island, along with the nearby islands of Green Island, Puffin Island, Stony Island, and White Island was designated Read more…
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Great Par Beach

Great Par Beach is a semi-circular sandy beach with some rocks on the west coast of Bryher and is also sometimes referred to as Great Porth after the bay. The beach is more rugged than the calmer eastern coast and this is just about as west as you can go in England, with the exception of some of the rocky islands Read more…
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Cove Vean Beach

Cove Vean Beach is a sandy sheltered cove on the eastern side of St Agnes just below the sandbar that leads to Gugh. The beach is a great place for swimming and snorkelling due to the sheltered waters., The beach has no facilities. Read more…
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Porth Hellick Down Burial Chamber

Porth Hellick Down is an area of downland on the east side of the island of St Mary’s in the Isles of Scilly. Seven Scillonian entrance graves stand on the down, the largest is the Great Tomb which has a 12m diameter and a central burial chamber 3m long and 1m high. An unroofed passage 4.2m long leads into the Read more…
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Hugh Town Beach

Hugh Town has two beaches with this one being not as sandy as its southerly neighbour Porthcressa beach.  This means most visitors to Hugh Town head the short distance to Porthcressa. Facilities include car parking, a slipway, and breakwater. Read more…
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Periglis Beach

Periglis Beach is a curving sandy beach on the northwest side of St Agnes that forms a natural harbour. The beach provides safe swimming and on lower tides has many rockpools to explore. The island just offshore is Burnt Island which can be reached by a rocky spit at low tide. The beach has two slipways where one used to be Read more…
Penninis-Lighthouse

Penninis Lighthouse

Peninnis Lighthouse on St Mary’s Island in the Scilly Isles is a small automatic lighthouse consisting of a metal tower, the upper part painted white and the lower part and cupola painted black. This lighthouse was established in 1911 when it superseded the lighthouse on St Agnes which had been in operation since 1680. Read more…
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Lawrences Bay Beach

Lawrence’s Bay beach is a long south-facing sandy beach that stretches the length of the island between Higher Town and Lower Town. The beach is backed by sand dunes and at low tide you get plenty of rockpools to explore. This is a long beach and facilities are close by within either Higher Town or Lower Town. Read more…
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Carn Vean Tea Room

Carn Vean Tea Room is situated near Pelistry, offers teas and light refreshments along with outside seating in the garden. Read more…
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