Beaches · South West England
Kitchen Porth
In or near Hugh Town.
Kitchen Porth is a beach in the United Kingdom.
Andrew Abbott — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Summer (Jun–Aug)
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Kitchen Porth is a beach on the coast of South-West England. The site is within the Isles Of Scilly National Landscape (AONB), and is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. It sits within the St Ives parliamentary constituency. Postcode area TR23.
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Official information
Cromwell's Castle is a historic fortification located on Tresco in the Isles of Scilly, built in 1651. It served as a defense against potential naval attacks and is one of the few remaining structures from the Interregnum period in Britain. Visitors can explore the castle's impressive architecture and enjoy scenic views of the surrounding area.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Castle Down (Tresco) SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Shipman Head & Shipman Down (Bryher) SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Isles Of Scilly
- Ramsar wetland: Isles of Scilly
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Kitchen Party, formerly known as WooWoos, were a British girl group from London comprising Jessica M-C, Alice Rhodes, and Tanisha Spring.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The original line-up of the group under the name WooWoos comprised Tasie Dharanj, Jessica Martin-Campbell, and Nicky Mac. A press release for the group explained that the name WooWoos referred to "a person readily accepting supernatural, paranormal, occult, or pseudoscientific phenomena". The website Popjustice wrote that they "sound quite a lot like [One Touch]-era Sugababes, which is great", while The Times wrote that "their music has the same sense of sassiness, too-cool-for-school detachment and don’t-mess-with-us front that made early Sugababes so compelling". In early 2012, Dharanj left the group and was replaced by Alice Rhodes ahead of the release of the single "Remember Me". An…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 49.9579, -6.3506
- District
- Isles of Scilly
- Parish
- Bryher
- Postcode
- TR23 0PR
- Parliamentary constituency
- St Ives
- Opening
- Open daily all year round during daylight hours.
- Official site
- www.english-heritage.org.uk
Sources
- osm: w232450120 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Kitchen Party (girl group) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kitchen Porth?
- Kitchen Porth is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode TR23 0PR), in the parish of Bryher.
- What is Kitchen Porth?
- Kitchen Porth is a beach in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Kitchen Porth?
- Drivers can use postcode TR23 0PR.
- Is Kitchen Porth a protected site?
- Yes — Kitchen Porth is part of the Castle Down (Tresco) SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Shipman Head & Shipman Down (Bryher) SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Kitchen Porth free to visit?
- Yes, Kitchen Porth is free to enter.
- How do I get to Kitchen Porth?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode TR23 0PR. It sits within the St Ives parliamentary constituency.