Village

Old Town

Located in St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly Coordinates: 49°54′48″ N 6°17′55″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 10 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–September; See the climate
Airports: NQY Cornwall Airport Newquay110 km; BES Brest Bretagne airport213 km

About Old Town

Old Town is a village. Location: St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly. Elevation: 10 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Cornwall Airport Newquay (110 km). Nearby sights include Saint Mary’s Light and St. Mary's Pool.

Photos of Old Town

Round Island The original uploader was Benjaminevans82 at English Wikipedia · Public domain
Melledgan Richard Knights · CC BY-SA 2.0
Great Ganilly Richard Knights · CC BY-SA 2.0
Gweal Richard Croft · CC BY-SA 2.0
Burnt Island David Lally · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Old Town

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 12° · Night 9° · Rain 111 mm

Hottest month: August (day 19°)
Coldest month: February (night 7°)
Wettest month: January (126 mm)
Driest month: July (50 mm)

10° 7°

11° 7°

12° 8°

14° 10°

16° 12°

18° 14°

19° 14°

17° 13°

15° 11°

12° 9°

11° 8°

Jan

126

Feb

100

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

101

Nov

111

Dec

123

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Old Town
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	10°	10°	11°	12°	14°	16°	18°	19°	17°	15°	12°	11°
Average low (°C)	7°	7°	7°	8°	10°	12°	14°	14°	13°	11°	9°	8°
Precipitation (mm)	126	100	87	56	58	55	50	70	86	101	111	123

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Old Town

The nearest airport is Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY), 110 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Brest Bretagne airport (BES) (213 km). The nearest large city is Plymouth, 162 km to the east.

Airports

Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY) Newquay 110 kmnortheast
Brest Bretagne airport (BES) Brest 213 kmsoutheast
Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 225 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Plymouth Population: 260.2K 162 kmeast
Brest Population: 144.9K 215 kmsoutheast
Exeter Population: 130.7K 217 kmnortheast
Swansea Population: 300.4K 252 kmnortheast
Cork Population: 224K 268 kmnorthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Old Town

Within 100 km: 33 historic and cultural sites, 93 natural sites, 91 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km81 places

Bishop Rock Island 11 kmSW
White Island Island 7 kmN
Tresco Island 5 kmNW
Saint Mary’s Island 1 kmN

25–60 km37 places

Sennen Cove Beach 47 kmNE
Pedn Vounder Beach Beach 49 kmE
Porthcurno Beach Beach 49 kmE
Porthchapel Beach Beach 48 kmE

60–100 km99 places

Gylly Beach Beach 92 kmE
Swanpool Beach Beach 91 kmE
Chapel Porth Beach Beach 87 kmNE
Perranporth Beach Beach 95 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Saint Mary’s Light Landmark, St. Mary's
1 km S
St. Mary's Pool Natural site, St. Mary's
1.2 km NW
Saint Mary’s Island, Isles of Scilly
0.8 km N
Mount Todden Mountain, St. Mary's
1.7 km NE
The Garrison Mountain, St. Mary's
1.7 km W
Taylor's Island Island, St. Mary's
1.5 km NW

Old Town

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 3, 2026