Welcome to Northey Island which is situated in the River Blackwater estuary near Maldon, Essex. The island is an "island" for only certain states of the tide and is linked…
So this week's "Island Friday" takes us over to the Essex coastline and one of the many low lying islands that bring on the challenge of "mud banking" - not…
So after "Gig Gate" scuppering my plans for the Scillies in May it's been back to the drawing board to come up with some re-scheduling of islands and the…
As these four islands are fairly close together I thought this week on the Island blog we'd give you value for money by doing all four in one blog -…
Detective mysteries, art deco hotels and sea tractors - it must be Burgh Island!! Located on the south Devon coast Burgh island is an island during the higher phases of…
Well it was never going to be easy getting all the logistics to line up and the weather was always going to be ultimate factor, but I didn't expect a…
Located just a a short distance off the Cornish coast by Looe, St George's Island has an interesting past....... Not many English islands can claim to have been visited by…
So how has this week gone? Bit mixed - frustrated with a lack of sailing opportunities due to storm Freya and varying work commitments, but on the plus side I've…
Lying just 4 miles South South east of Plymouth, Great Mewstone's triangular outline dominates the view for miles of coastline. The island gets its name from the old English name…
Situated only a few hundred yards from Plymouth this island is named after the second person to successfully circumnavigate the globe in one expedition. Almost as big an adventure as…
