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Gyms on the Isles of Scilly

Five inhabited islands 45 km off Land's End, with pilot gig racing, granite to climb and low tides you can walk across. Gymist doesn't list a gym here yet.

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Training on the Isles of Scilly

Small islands, a lot of sea, and most training done outdoors.

The Isles of Scilly had around 2,100 people at the 2021 Census, down 6.8% since 2011, and the median age rose from 46 to 50. Most people live on St Mary's, and the rest on four inhabited off-islands. The islands are an active place: in Sport England's Active Lives survey for November 2024 to 2025, 70.2% of adults did at least 150 minutes of activity a week, against 64.6% for England, although the islands' sample is small.

Gymist doesn't list any gyms, pools or sports venues on the islands yet, so there's no list on this page. If you train somewhere on Scilly, add it to Gymist and it will show here.

Much of the training here happens outdoors. The islands are known for pilot gig racing, people have climbed and bouldered on the granite coast since 1977, and at very low tides you can walk between some of the islands. Wherever you train, it's easier with someone to train with. Gymist is how you find them.

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A rowing partner for gig season, someone to walk the coast of St Mary's with, a climbing partner for the granite: find people nearby who train when you do.

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An early run round the Garrison, a low-tide walk between the islands, a summer sea swim off St Mary's: set it up in minutes and we'll help islanders and visitors find it.

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Train outdoors

Free places to train on the islands.

  • Pilot gig racinggigs with crews of six race between the main islands, and the World Pilot Gig Championships come every May Day bank holiday weekend.
  • Granite coastrock climbing and bouldering have been practised on the islands' granite since 1977.
  • Low-tide crossingsat spring tides the shallow water between the islands lets you walk between several of them, starting from Tresco.
  • The Garrison, St Mary'sthe fortified walls and gun batteries around the west of St Mary's, above Hugh Town.
  • Area of Outstanding Natural Beautythe whole archipelago, uninhabited islands and rocks included, designated in 1975: the smallest in the UK.

Getting there

Boat, plane and helicopter routes to the islands.

Sea

  • the Scillonian III sails from Penzance to St Mary's in the summer season
  • inter-island launches run from St Mary's Harbour in Hugh Town to the off-islands

Air

  • Isles of Scilly Skybus flies to St Mary's Airport from Land's End and Newquay all year, and from Exeter in season
  • a helicopter has flown from Penzance Heliport to St Mary's and Tresco since 2020

On St Mary's

  • the only island with public roads, including three short A roads, 7.5 km in all

Who lives here

What the census and Sport England say about the islands.

  • 50Median ageUp from 46 in 2011, with 10.9% of residents aged 75 to 84.Census 2021
  • 70.2%Active adultsAdults doing at least 150 minutes of activity a week, from a small survey sample.Sport England Active Lives, Nov 2024–25
  • 21.9%Aged 50 to 64Up from 21.3% in 2011. A good age for a regular rowing or walking partner.Census 2021

Isles of Scilly training questions

What people ask before they train here.

How many gyms are there on the Isles of Scilly?

Gymist lists 0 gyms on the Isles of Scilly at the moment: none have been added yet. If you know one, you can add it to Gymist and it will appear on this page.

What sport is there on the islands?

The islands are known for pilot gig racing, fast rowing boats with crews of six that once raced to put pilots aboard incoming ships. The World Pilot Gig Championships are held there every year over the May Day bank holiday weekend. The islands also have what is reportedly the world's smallest football league.

Where can I train outdoors on the Isles of Scilly?

The whole archipelago has been an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty since 1975, the smallest in the UK. Climbers have bouldered and climbed on the granite coast since 1977, and at spring tides the shallow water lets you walk between several islands, such as from Tresco towards Bryher and Samson. On St Mary's, the Garrison walls run around the west of the island above Hugh Town.

How do I get to the Isles of Scilly?

The Isles of Scilly Steamship Company's Scillonian III sails from Penzance to St Mary's in the summer season. Isles of Scilly Skybus flies to St Mary's Airport from Land's End and Newquay all year and from Exeter in season, and a helicopter has flown from Penzance Heliport to St Mary's and Tresco since 2020. Inter-island launches link St Mary's with the off-islands.

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