St Mary's Pool
Bay in Cornwall
England
St Mary's Pool
St Mary's Pool is a picturesque bay located on the southern coast of Cornwall, England. Situated near the small village of St Mary's, this hidden gem is known for its stunning natural beauty and tranquil atmosphere. The bay is nestled between rugged cliffs, creating a secluded and sheltered area that is popular among locals and tourists alike.
The beach at St Mary's Pool is composed of soft golden sand, which stretches for approximately 300 meters at low tide, providing ample space for sunbathing and beach activities. The crystal-clear turquoise waters are perfect for swimming and snorkeling, allowing visitors to explore the diverse marine life that inhabits the area.
Surrounded by lush greenery and rolling hills, St Mary's Pool offers breathtaking views of the surrounding landscape. The bay is an ideal spot for nature lovers and photographers, with its unique rock formations and vibrant flora and fauna.
Facilities at St Mary's Pool are limited, as the bay remains relatively undeveloped. However, there is a small car park nearby, providing easy access for visitors. It is recommended to bring supplies and provisions, as there are no shops or cafes in the immediate vicinity.
St Mary's Pool is also a popular spot for coastal walks, with several scenic trails leading to nearby attractions such as St Mary's Church and the picturesque fishing village of Polperro. Overall, this hidden gem offers a peaceful and idyllic setting for those seeking a quiet retreat amidst Cornwall's natural beauty.
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St Mary's Pool Images
Images are sourced within 2km of 49.918668/-6.314347 or Grid Reference SV9010. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.
Morning Point, the Garrison
Looking SE to the offshore rocks Wras and (behind and smaller) Biggal; Inner Head SV908093 (part of Peninnis Head) is just visible to the far left, on the other side of Porth Cressa bay. Note the passing storm on the horizon...
Old Town Bay from Peninnis
There is a former Battery on the island to the right of the pine tree.
Tolman Point
Viewed from the north on the very edge of the square; note the WW2 pillbox.
Lighthouse at Peninnis Head, St. Mary's
The lighthouse guides shipping passing through St. Mary's Sound, between the islands of Agnes and St. Mary's. The lattice-work construction reduces its wind resistance.
St. Maryâs: Peninnis Point
Viewed from the ferry from Penzance shortly before arrival on the island.
Photographing the Rock Labyrinth
The area between the lighthouse and the Outer Head is appropriately known as the Rock Labyrinth. In younger (and slimmer) days we would explore this fantastic maze of huge granite rocks.
Granite Stone Walls
Granite is pretty much the only rock there is on the Scillies and there's plenty of it, so it makes sense to build your field walls out of it.
Fields on the eastern side of Peninnis
The field at the bottom of the hill on the right is being used for bulb growing, the others look as though they have been left to grass.
Carn Leh Cove
The headland of Carn Leh separates this small cove from the larger Old Town Bay.
Rock Formations on Inner Head
Around Peninnis Head the granite rock has been worn to fantastic shapes by the waves and weather.
The Foreshore North of Inner Head
Lots of pink granite exposed on the foreshore at low tide.
St Mary's Pool is located at Grid Ref: SV9010 (Lat: 49.918668, Lng: -6.314347)
Division: Isles of Scilly
Unitary Authority: Isles of Scilly
Police Authority: Devon and Cornwall
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Nearby Amenities
Located within 500m of 49.918668,-6.314347Home Hardware
Shop: hardware
Source: extrapolation
Lat/Long: 49.9144844/-6.3167752
Steamship Company
Information: office
Source: extrapolation
Tourism: information
Lat/Long: 49.9148227/-6.3164465
R. Douglas
Addr City: Hugh Town
Addr Postcode: TR21 0HY
Addr Street: The Bank
Shop: chemist
Source: survey
Lat/Long: 49.9158712/-6.3178841
Mumford
Loc Name: The Papershop
Shop: kiosk
Source: extrapolation
Lat/Long: 49.9146345/-6.3163815
49 Degrees
Shop: clothes
Source: extrapolation
Lat/Long: 49.9146873/-6.3161935
Isles of Scilly
Name Da: Scillyøerne
Name De: Scilly-Inseln
Name En: Isles of Scilly
Name Eo: Insuloj Scilly
Name Es: Islas Sorlingas
Name Fr: Îles Sorlingues
Name It: Isole Sorlinghe
Name Kw: Ynysek Syllan
Name Nl: Scilly-eilanden
Name Nn: Scillyøyane
Name No: Syllingene
Name Pt: Ilhas Sorlingas
Name Ro: Insulele Scilly
Name Sv: Scillyöarna
Place: archipelago
Lat/Long: 49.9189993/-6.3140034
Cafe
Woodcock & Mumford
Internet Access: yes
Internet Access Fee: no
Opening Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00
Outdoor Seating: no
Lat/Long: 49.9145388/-6.3163005
Seasalt
Brand: Seasalt
Brand Wikidata: Q107344382
Shop: clothes
Source: extrapolation
Lat/Long: 49.9144781/-6.3164697
Hugh Town
Ele: 2
Is In Island: St. Mary's
Name Br: Tre Huw
Name Kw: Tre Huw
Place: town
Population: 1100
Source Name Br: same as name
Wikidata: Q917474
Wikipedia: en:Hugh Town
Lat/Long: 49.9145586/-6.3153609
Post Box
Collection Times: Mo-Fr 13:00; Sa 08:00; Su off
Drive Through: no
Operator: Royal Mail
Operator Wikidata: Q638098
Post Box Type: wall
Ref: TR21 70
Royal Cypher: EIIR
Royal Cypher Wikidata: Q33102113
Source: survey
Lat/Long: 49.914819/-6.3126383
Telephone
Booth: KX100
Covered: booth
Source: extrapolation
Lat/Long: 49.9145794/-6.3151943
Restaurant
Mr B's Steak & Burger
Cuisine: burger
Lat/Long: 49.9147416/-6.3160745
Telephone
Booth: KX100
Check Date: 2022-10-28
Covered: booth
Phone: +44 1720 422027
Lat/Long: 49.9155841/-6.3179863
Fast Food
The Galley
Cuisine: fish_and_chips
Lat/Long: 49.9145541/-6.3157019
Saint Mary's Bike Hire
Addr Postcode: TR21 0PT
Shop: bicycle
Website: http://www.stmarybikehire.co.uk/
Lat/Long: 49.9151023/-6.3130773
Seamark Light 1 Character: Fl
Seamark Light 1 Colour: red
Seamark Light 1 Height: 5
Seamark Light 1 Period: 2
Seamark Light 1 Range: 4
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Seamark Light 1 Sector Start: 70
Seamark Light 2 Character: Fl
Seamark Light 2 Colour: white
Seamark Light 2 Height: 5
Seamark Light 2 Period: 2
Seamark Light 2 Range: 4
Seamark Light 2 Sector End: 130
Seamark Light 2 Sector Start: 100
Seamark Light 3 Character: Fl
Seamark Light 3 Colour: green
Seamark Light 3 Height: 5
Seamark Light 3 Period: 2
Seamark Light 3 Range: 4
Seamark Light 3 Sector End: 70
Seamark Light 3 Sector Start: 130
Seamark Light Reference: A 0008
Seamark Type: light_minor
Source: US NGA Pub. 114. 2011-05-26.
Lat/Long: 49.9184667/-6.3164667
Ferry Terminal
Ferry: yes
Public Transport: station
Lat/Long: 49.9183008/-6.3165345
Radio Scilly
Atlantic Hotel
Bank
Lloyds Bank
Addr Country: GB
Addr Street: Hugh Street
Atm: yes
Brand: Lloyds Bank
Brand Wikidata: Q1152847
Brand Wikipedia: en:Lloyds Bank
Contact Website: https://branches.lloydsbank.com/st-mary's/hugh-street
Wikidata: Q26433985
Lat/Long: 49.9151649/-6.3173978
Westford House B&B
Addr City: Hugh Town
Addr Housename: Westford House
Addr Postcode: TR21 0JT
Addr Street: Church Street
Contact Email: enquiry@westfordhouse.com
Contact Website: http://www.westfordhouse.com/
Operator: Joanna Holwill
Phone: +44 1720 422510
Smoking: no
Tourism: hotel
Lat/Long: 49.9144977/-6.3134509
Recycling
Recycling Cans: yes
Recycling Clothes: yes
Recycling Electrical Appliances: no
Recycling Glass: yes
Recycling Glass Bottles: yes
Recycling Scrap Metal: no
Recycling Small Appliances: no
Recycling Type: container
Lat/Long: 49.9142715/-6.315192
St Mary's Harbour
Leisure: marina
Seamark Harbour Category: marina
Seamark Type: harbour
Lat/Long: 49.9167813/-6.315077
Co-op Food
Addr City: Hugh Town
Addr Housenumber: 4
Addr Postcode: TR21 0LL
Addr Street: Hugh Street
Brand: Co-op Food
Brand Wikidata: Q3277439
Brand Wikipedia: en:Co-op Food
Check Date Opening Hours: 2022-08-11
Opening Hours: Mo-Sa 08:00-22:00; Su 10:00-16:00
Operator: The Co-operative Group
Operator Wikidata: Q117202
Shop: supermarket
Source: GEOLYTIX Retail Points
Lat/Long: 49.9149846/-6.3167071
Bus Stop
Island Rover Mini-Bus Tours
Bus: yes
Operator: Island Rover
Public Transport: platform
Lat/Long: 49.9150392/-6.31372
Rechabite Boat Park
Leisure: marina
Operator: Council of the Isles of Scilly
Seamark Harbour Category: marina
Seamark Type: harbour
Lat/Long: 49.9153256/-6.3132516
Post Office
St Mary's Post Office
Bicycle Parking
Bicycle Parking: stands
Capacity: 20
Covered: no
Fee: no
Lat/Long: 49.914581/-6.3152307
Recycling
Recycling Glass Bottles: yes
Recycling Type: container
Lat/Long: 49.9152661/-6.3130952
Recycling
Recycling Glass Bottles: yes
Recycling Type: container
Lat/Long: 49.9154981/-6.3173483
Seamark Small Craft Facility Category: fuel_station
Seamark Type: small_craft_facility
Waterway: fuel
Lat/Long: 49.9172073/-6.317278
Town Notice Board
Information: board
Operator: Council of the Isles of Scilly
Tourism: information
Lat/Long: 49.9144121/-6.3151403
Generator Method: photovoltaic
Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 49.9148096/-6.3178517
Generator Method: photovoltaic
Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
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Power: generator
Lat/Long: 49.9142092/-6.3149516
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Generator Output Electricity: yes
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Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
Power: generator
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Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
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Power: generator
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Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
Power: generator
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Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 49.9157495/-6.3116176
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Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 49.915771/-6.3115727
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Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 49.9157933/-6.3115261
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Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
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Power: generator
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Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
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Power: generator
Lat/Long: 49.9158346/-6.3114399
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Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 49.9148587/-6.3128655
Generator Method: photovoltaic
Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
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Power: generator
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Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
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Power: generator
Lat/Long: 49.9148638/-6.3137177
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Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 49.9158237/-6.3095265
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Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 49.9160453/-6.3088808
Seamark Mooring Category: buoy
Seamark Mooring Colour: orange
Seamark Name: RNLI
Seamark Source: Bing
Seamark Type: mooring
Lat/Long: 49.9192493/-6.3146174
The Whiteheads
Water Rescue
Emergency: water_rescue
Operator: Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Operator Short: RNLI
Operator Wikidata: Q2166873
Ref: 17-11
Seamark Name: The Whiteheads
Seamark Radio Station Category: ais
Seamark Radio Station Mmsi: 232003049
Seamark Rescue Station Category: lifeboat_on_mooring
Seamark Source: Bing; https://rnli.org/find-my-nearest
Seamark Type: rescue_station
Lat/Long: 49.91912/-6.314725
Post Box
Brand: Royal Mail
Brand Wikidata: Q638098
Brand Wikipedia: en:Royal Mail
Collection Times: Mo-Fr 13:00; Sa 08:00; Su off
Operator: Royal Mail
Operator Wikidata: Q638098
Post Box Mounting: building
Post Box Type: lamp
Ref: TR21 71
Royal Cypher: EIIR
Royal Cypher Wikidata: Q33102113
Source: aerial imagery;streetlevel imagery
Lat/Long: 49.9178044/-6.3171743
Generator Method: photovoltaic
Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
Power: generator
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Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
Power: generator
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Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
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Location: roof
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Generator Output Electricity: yes
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Location: roof
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Lat/Long: 49.9147015/-6.3119969
Seamark Landmark Category: cairn
Seamark Landmark Colour: white
Seamark Type: landmark
Lat/Long: 49.9186553/-6.3084244
Seamark Light Category: front;vertical
Seamark Light Character: Oc
Seamark Light Colour: white;red
Seamark Light Period: 10
Seamark Type: light_minor
Lat/Long: 49.9186509/-6.3084081
Seamark Light Category: vertical
Seamark Light Character: F
Seamark Light Colour: green
Lat/Long: 49.9186371/-6.3162281
Seamark Buoy Lateral Category: starboard
Seamark Buoy Lateral Colour: green
Seamark Buoy Lateral Shape: conical
Seamark Buoy Lateral System: iala-a
Seamark Light Character: Fl
Seamark Light Colour: green
Seamark Light Group: 2
Seamark Light Period: 5
Seamark Name: Newman
Seamark Type: buoy_lateral
Lat/Long: 49.9190395/-6.3212988
Seamark Buoy Lateral Category: port
Seamark Buoy Lateral Colour: red
Seamark Buoy Lateral Shape: can
Seamark Buoy Lateral System: iala-a
Seamark Light Character: Fl
Seamark Light Colour: red
Seamark Light Group: 4
Seamark Light Period: 5
Seamark Name: Bacon Buoy
Seamark Type: buoy_lateral
Lat/Long: 49.9203296/-6.3207436
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