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Woolpack Battery
Fort · near Hugh Town · Cornwall

Woolpack Battery

Woolpack Battery is a 18th-century artillery battery in St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall. This one stands 500 m southwest of Hugh Town. Around it, within 15 km, lie 16 more places, Harry's Walls (1.6 km) first on our list.

Photo: Woolpack Battery, David Lally (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Where
500 m
southwest of Hugh Town
Warmest months
Jun–Sep
highs of 18–20°C
In brief

Fort near Hugh Town

Just outside Hugh Town

Woolpack Battery is 500 m southwest of Hugh Town. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

How the seasons run

Afternoons in Hugh Town reach 18–20°C from June to September.

Jan11° / 6°90 mm
Feb10° / 6°76 mm
Mar11° / 6°66 mm
Apr13° / 7°58 mm
May15° / 9°51 mm
Jun18° / 12°49 mm
Jul20° / 14°57 mm
Aug20° / 14°68 mm
Sep18° / 13°62 mm
Oct16° / 11°103 mm
Nov13° / 9°103 mm
Dec11° / 7°97 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Hugh Town, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Hugh Town. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Hugh Town’s full climate →
About

Woolpack Battery

18th-century artillery battery in St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, England.

Type
Fort
Town
500 m southwest of Hugh Town
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

Its place on the map

The places near Woolpack Battery are numbered on the map in the order below.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022

Towns near it

Which town is nearest

Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.

1 · 500 m northeast of it

Hugh Town

950 people · 16 places to visit

Make a day of it

Worth adding to a visit

Within 15 km you can add 3 castles, 2 museums and a fort.

1Fort · English HeritageHarry's Walls1.6 km away2CastleStar Castle800 m away3MuseumIsles of Scilly Museum900 m away4GardenTresco Abbey Gardens4.4 km away5Castle · English HeritageCromwell's Castle6.3 km away6CastleCastle · English HeritageKing Charles's Castle6.4 km away7MuseumValhalla Museum4.3 km away8Abbey or priorySt. Nicholas Priory Ruins4.3 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Good to know about Woolpack Battery

Where is Woolpack Battery?

Woolpack Battery is 500 m southwest of Hugh Town, Cornwall.

What is Woolpack Battery?

18th-century artillery battery in St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, England.

When is the best time to visit Woolpack Battery?

June to September are the warmest months in Hugh Town, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Woolpack Battery?

Within 15 km: Harry's Walls (1.6 km), Star Castle (800 m), Isles of Scilly Museum (900 m) and Tresco Abbey Gardens (4.4 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

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