Scilly's Maritime Memories: A Guided Walk on St Mary's

Join local researcher Kate Hale on a 3 hour walk around Hugh Town and the coast of St Mary's to explore Scilly's social history through it's shipwrecks. Wrecks shaped Scillonian life for centuries ad Kate will highlight key sites, memorials and buildings tied to the islands maritime past. Starting at the Star Castle Hotel, the walk follows the coast to Peninnis Lighthouse, the medieval Old Town Church and ends at Porth Hellick to see Sir Cloudesley Shovell's memorial after the 1707 Association disaster. Poetry, artefacts and photographs bring the stories to life. This walk is dedicated to Richard Larn OBE, Kate's mentor.

Price: £20pp plus booking fee.
Please meet outside Star Castle at 10am.
Well behaved dogs on leads welcome.