STAGNES, ISLES OF SCILLY

Dag Pike explores one of the gems of the Isles of Scilly, discovering wildlife and gastronomic delights

- Dag Pike

St. Agnes is a magical place, the last point of land before the Bishop Rock Lighthouse and the open Atlantic Ocean beyond.

It is really two islands, the main island and its close neighbour, Gugh, with the two linked by a sand bar that is only underwater from about an hour either side of high water. It is the two coves either side of this sand bar that form the main anchorages on St.Agnes. Your choice of where to drop the hook will depend on the wind that is blowing but there can be good shelter in both, although at high water swells might top the sand bar and spill over.