St Martin's, Isles of Scilly

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St Martin's taken from the helicopter to Penzance
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St Martin's taken from the helicopter to Penzance

St Martin's is the northernmost populated island of the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom. There are three main settlements on the island, Higher Town, Middle Town and Lower Town and a number of scattered farms and cottages, with a total population (2001 census) of 142.

At the northeast corner of the island is a large red-and-white daymark.

The island has one hotel, St Martin's On The Isle, and one pub, The Seven Stones, at Lower Town, a guesthouse at Higher Town, and one campsite, between Lower Town and Middle Town. There are quays at Higher Town (the Higher Town Quay, used at high tide) and at Lower Town (the Hotel Quay, used at low tide).

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The Isles of Scilly
Inhabited islands in the Isles of Scilly: St Mary's | St Agnes | Tresco | Bryher | St Martin's
Uninhabited islands in the Isles of Scilly: Annet | Bishop Rock | Crim Rocks | English Island | Gugh | Samson | Zantman's Rock
Related topics: Environment of the Isles of Scilly | History of the Isles of Scilly | Transport in the Isles of Scilly
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