Isles of Scilly Visitor Attractions

Little Arthur Farm is a family run holding. We moved here from the mainland 40 years ago, committed to the idea of living off the land, growing our own food, keeping a cow, spinning the wool from the sheep and being as self suficient in all aspects of living as possible. From that time the business has kept on growing. All our 7 children were home educated but still followed a school curriculum, ie. they all took GCSEs. From that the Correspondence courses grew and now hundreds of students worldwide follow the courses. We soon realised the farm and garden had the potential to feed more than just the family, and as always, generating an income from a smallholding was an issue, so we started the Wholefood Cafe which has now been running succesfully for over 33 years. Out of our desire to make our own hauling seaweed from the beachfootwear from natural materials the idea of offering a made-to-measure footwear service was born.

The great undersea experience !

Glass Bottom Boat

Experience the world beneath the sea around the Islands on the Sea Quest, a 30ft launch fitted with special glass 'winows on the ocean' which provide continuous viewing for all passengers.

Our vineyard is situated on St Martin's in the beautiful Isles of Scilly. Our location 28 miles off the coast of Cornwall makes us one of the most south-westerly in the whole of the UK and our coastal location is unique - being just 100m from the dunes of Par Beach.
All of our grapes are grown here on the vineyard within a stone's throw of the historic barn in which they are pressed and then crafted into wine.
The winery stands at the base of the slopes, next to our onsite visitor centre and tasting room from where we conduct tours and wine tasting for visitors throughout the summer season.

Following the severe gales in the winter of 1962, Nornour (Eastern Isles) yielded up some remarkable Romano-British finds, causing some St Mary's residents to establish a local museum. Initially the only viable option was a temporary display in the Wesleyan Chapel during the summer months. After much fundraising and thanks to huge volunteer enthusiasm, the present Museum was built. It opened to the public on July 15th 1967 and received a visit from H.M. Queen Elizabeth II on August 8th 1967.

Our collections are extremely diverse, including material from many wrecks; a wild flower display (during the summer months); Romano-British artefacts; stuffed birds; local art and much more. Thanks to the generosity of local and mainland benefactors, we have received many varied accessions for research and display purposes. We welcome any items of Scillonian provenance or directly relating to the islands.

In July 1986, the Isles of Scilly Environmental Trust was formed as a registered charity. On July 1 2001, the Trust became officially affiliated to the national organization of Wildlife Trusts and has thus become the Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust - the 47th in the UK.

The Trust is responsible for the management of all the land that is leased to it by the Duchy of Cornwall on the inhabited islands, in addition to all the uninhabited islands, islets and rocks.

We invite you to visit us at our newly built stable yard, set in peaceful surroundings on the island of St Mary's in the Isles of Scilly.
Just minutes away from Pelistry beach and with easy access to dozens of coastal bridleways, country lanes and quiet farm tracks through the central part of the island.
Make your holiday truly special, relaxing, fun, challenging and invigorating. Horse riding is a truly unique way to view these beautiful islands

The Phoenix Craft Workshops are a co-operative of five studios working under one roof, situated on the Porthmellon Business Park about 10-15 minutes walk from the quay, or 2 minutes if you come ashore at Porthmellon Beach. You can watch the artists making stained and fused glass, sterling silver or beach-glass jewellery, ceramics, printmaking, silk and fabric painting and more. Some of the artists will also give tuition, so you could learn a new skill on your visit, or just buy something beautiful and handmade to take home as a souvenir.