Isles of Scilly, South West • England
The Isles of Scilly sit twenty-eight miles off Land's End in the TR postcode area, reached by ferry from Penzance or by the small planes out of Land's End and Newquay. Work that takes a crew this far — maintenance, utilities, building, the harbour and public estates — needs accommodation sorted before the boat leaves. KrewBase arranges whole serviced houses on the islands with bills, Wi-Fi and parking in, on one monthly invoice to your company.
Scilly's housing is different from the mainland: granite cottages in Hugh Town and the off-island settlements, 1960s and later council-built houses now mostly in private hands, and a scattering of newer bungalows. Space is tight and everything arrives by boat, so we shortlist hard for practicality — whole houses with working heating, hot water that can serve a crew back-to-back, and whatever parking or storage the islands allow. Stock is limited by mainland standards, which is exactly why bookings need lead time: the right house here is worth planning around, not hoping for.
Island work has its own rhythm: maintenance and refurbishment of the housing stock and public buildings, harbour and marine works, utility and telecoms upkeep, and the agricultural side — flower farming famously, plus the farms that keep the islands fed. Crews also support the council's estates and the infrastructure that keeps a small island community running. There's no pretending the logistics are simple — materials and plant come off the boat — but that's all the more reason the accommodation side should be easy. Tell us the island, the site and the rota and we'll plan around the sailing times.
Everything runs through Penzance: the Scillonian ferry takes around two hours forty-five to St Mary's, and the planes from Land's End and Newquay are quicker. On St Mary's, travel is by van, bike or on foot — there's no motorway thinking here, just short island distances. Crews based on the off-islands factor boat times into every working day. We shortlist by proximity to the actual site and the practicalities of island logistics rather than any mainland road logic, and we plan around sailing schedules when crews rotate on and off.
The house is whole — crew only, nobody else's holiday let. Gas or electric heating, water, council tax and broadband are in our name, with the Wi-Fi tested before anyone steps off the ferry. Where a vehicle comes across, parking is confirmed in advance; on the off-islands, storage for tools matters more and we check that too. Crews of five or more get two bathrooms where the stock allows. A weekly clean and fresh linen are included, maintenance is ours, and your company receives one monthly invoice, paid by card — no booking fees, no minimum crew or stay.
Send us the requirement — town, dates, headcount, vehicles and any shift pattern we should know about. We come back within 2 hours with a shortlist from property we already hold, not a search we have just started. You pick, we confirm, the crew moves in, and we stay on it for the length of the job. One monthly invoice, card payment for limited companies, no booking fees.
Yes — whole serviced houses rather than guesthouse rooms where possible, but it needs more lead time than a mainland booking. Island stock is limited and ferry schedules shape everything, so tell us the island, the site and the rota as early as you can. With decent notice we can normally sort the accommodation properly.
By the Scillonian ferry from Penzance — around two hours forty-five to St Mary's — or by the small planes from Land's End and Newquay, which are quicker. We plan bookings around sailing and flight times so crews aren't stranded either side of a shift, and rotation schedules can be built into the arrangement.
Yes. Heating, water, council tax and broadband are all in KrewBase's name, and the Wi-Fi is tested before check-in — island broadband has improved but we still verify it property by property. Everything sits inside one monthly invoice to your company, so the crew arrives to a working house and nothing else to set up.
On St Mary's, yes — vans and work vehicles do come across on the freight boat, and we confirm parking or storage against your vehicle list before booking. On the off-islands it's more about tool storage and boat times than parking, and we check that side of it just as carefully.
The same as anywhere: one monthly invoice in arrears paid by card covering rent, bills, Wi-Fi, cleaning and linen, addressed to your company. Multiple rotations or houses can be consolidated onto one statement. No booking fees, and nothing for crew members to pay personally at any point.
Extensions are more sensitive here because of ferry capacity and limited stock, so flag slippage as early as possible and we'll hold or replace the house. If materials delays push a job back — common on island work — keeping the same accommodation beats rebooking across the water, and we'll work the schedule to keep the crew housed.
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Isles of Scilly sits about 45 miles from Plymouth. Plenty of crews working here base themselves in the city and drive out, especially on longer jobs or when the local supply is thin. Our contractor accommodation Plymouth page covers houses across the wider area — two people or twenty, same service.
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Need beds in Isles of Scilly? Send us the dates, the headcount and the shift pattern. We come back within 2 hours with a shortlist from property we already hold.
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