St. Helen's Pool
Located in Tresco, Isles of Scilly Coordinates: 49°58′04″ N 6°19′27″ W
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- Airports
- NQY Cornwall Airport Newquay108 km
- BES Brest Bretagne airport219 km
About St. Helen's Pool
St. Helen's Pool is a natural site. Location: Tresco, Isles of Scilly. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Cornwall Airport Newquay (108 km). Nearby sights include Peashopper Island and Old Man.
Photos of St. Helen's Pool
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Round Island The original uploader was Benjaminevans82 at English Wikipedia · Public domain -
Great Ganilly Richard Knights · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Gweal Richard Croft · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Round Island Lighthouse David Lally · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of St. Helen's Pool
Best months for sightseeingBest 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)
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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| 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 St. Helen's Pool
The nearest airport is Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY), 108 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Brest Bretagne airport (BES) (219 km). The nearest large city is Plymouth, 162 km to the east.
Airports
- Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY) Newquay 108 kmnortheast
- Brest Bretagne airport (BES) Brest 219 kmsoutheast
- Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 224 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Plymouth Population: 260.2K 162 kmeast
- Exeter Population: 130.7K 216 kmnortheast
- Brest Population: 144.9K 221 kmsoutheast
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 249 kmnortheast
- Cork Population: 224K 262 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from St. Helen's Pool
Within 100 km: 33 historic and cultural sites, 94 natural sites, 92 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km80 places
- Bishop Rock Island 14 kmSW
- White Island Island 3 kmNE
- Tresco Island 2 kmSW
- Saint Mary’s Island 6 kmS
25–60 km38 places
- Sennen Cove Beach 47 kmE
- Pedn Vounder Beach Beach 50 kmE
- Porthcurno Beach Beach 49 kmE
- Porthchapel Beach Beach 48 kmE
60–100 km101 places
- Gylly Beach Beach 92 kmE
- Swanpool Beach Beach 91 kmE
- Chapel Porth Beach Beach 86 kmNE
- Perranporth Beach Beach 93 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Tresco Village, Tresco2.2 km S
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Old Grimsby Village, Tresco1 km SW
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St Martin's Village, St. Martin's2.4 km E
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Dolphin Town Village, Tresco1.5 km SW
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Bryher Village, Bryher2.6 km SW
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New Grimsby Village, Tresco1.7 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Peashopper Island Island, Tresco0.5 km S
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Old Man Island, Tresco0.5 km E
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Northwethel Island, Tresco0.5 km W
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Round Island Island, Isles of Scilly1.2 km N
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St. Helen's Island, Tresco0.6 km N
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Tean Island, Tresco0.9 km E
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Men-a-vaur East Mountain, Isles of Scilly1.2 km NW
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Great Hill (Tean) Island, Tresco1 km E
Sources & licences
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