Longstone, Isles of Scilly

Longstone
Longstone
	An old ship's anchor buried by the side of the lane in Longstone
	Longstone Location within Isles of Scilly
Civil parish	St Mary's;
Unitary authority	Isles of Scilly;
Ceremonial county	Cornwall;
Region	South West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ISLES OF SCILLY
Postcode district	TR21
Dialling code	01720
Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Isles of Scilly
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	St Ives;
	List of places UK England Cornwall 49°55′17″N 6°17′46″W / 49.9215°N 6.296°W

Longstone is small settlement on the island of St Mary's, the largest of the Isles of Scilly, England. Nearby is Holy Vale and Rocky Hill. Longstone is located inland, at the approximate geographic centre of the island.^[1]

In Longstone is Carreg Dhu Garden, a publicly accessible 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) garden set in a former quarry, maintained by volunteers.^[2]

On the site of the former Heritage Centre, which was closed and put up for sale in the summer of 2011,^[3] a cafe was opened in 2018, with an extension called Longstone Lodge opening as a hostel (sleeping accommodation in a private room or a dormitory, with shared kitchen and living area).^[4]^[5]^[6]

References

^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 Land's End ISBN 978-0-319-23148-7
^ "Carreg Dhu Gardens". www.cornwalltour.co.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
^ "Longstone Centre Up For Sale". Scilly Today. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
^ "Longstone Cafe - Café in St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly - Visit Isles of Scilly". www.visitislesofscilly.com. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
^ "Cafe, Hostel & Apartments | Longstone Lodge and Cafe | Maypole, Isles of Scilly". Longstone Lodge Cafe. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
^ scillynowandthen (16 May 2017). "Longstone owner: 'Local support has been fabulous'". thisisscillynews. Retrieved 12 May 2022.

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[ordnance-1] Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 Land's End ISBN 978-0-319-23148-7

[2] "Carreg Dhu Gardens". www.cornwalltour.co.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2022.

[3] "Longstone Centre Up For Sale". Scilly Today. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2022.

[4] "Longstone Cafe - Café in St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly - Visit Isles of Scilly". www.visitislesofscilly.com. Retrieved 1 January 2022.

[5] "Cafe, Hostel & Apartments | Longstone Lodge and Cafe | Maypole, Isles of Scilly". Longstone Lodge Cafe. Retrieved 1 January 2022.

[6] scillynowandthen (16 May 2017). "Longstone owner: 'Local support has been fabulous'". thisisscillynews. Retrieved 12 May 2022.

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v t e Isles of Scilly
Inhabited islands	St Mary's St Agnes (and Gugh) Bryher Tresco St Martin's
Uninhabited islands	Annet Bishop Rock Crim Rocks Eastern Isles English Island Great Ganilly Gweal Norrard Rocks Pednathise Head Rosevear Round Island Samson St Helen's Teän Western Rocks White Island Zantman's Rock
Settlements	St Mary's: Hugh Town, Holy Vale, Longstone, Maypole, Normandy, Old Town, Pelistry, Porthloo, Rocky Hill, Telegraph and Trenoweth St Martin's: Higher Town, Middle Town and Lower Town St Agnes: Middle Town Tresco: New Grimsby and Old Grimsby
Symbols	Scillonian Cross
Topics	Environment History People Transport