Sailing Round Gwineas Sometimes the islands in this challenge don't have too much history just because of the nature of their topology. This week on our island blog we are…
Coniston Water in the Lake District has a history linked with water speed records and the literary tales of young adventuring children in wooden sailing boats. Coniston is also home…
Hilbre Island from the air An archipelago of three islands located on the river Dee estuary, they are believed to be named after a small chapel to St Hildeburgh which…
Thirlmere sits in the heart of the Lake District Cumbria . Originally a natural lake which had a narrow fordable "waist" Thirlmere was transformed in the 1890s by the construction…
Lake Windermere is the largest natural lake in England and is located in the Lake District, Cumbria. Measuring approximately 10 miles in length . The lake contains nineteen islands but…
Piel Island with the Lake District as a backdrop There is evidence of human occupation on Piel island spanning at least the last 3000 years. Piel Island was probably visited…
The "Pimple" on the Bristol Channel - Denny Island Appearing like a small "pimple" on the chocolatey brown waters of the Bristol Channel Denny Island marks the boundary between Wales…
Godrevy Island lies at the Eastern edge of St Ives Bay in Cornwall. It's 12 acres is home to seagulls, oystercatchers, pipits and seals, but it is probably best known…
So what are the Solent Forts and why are they included in the Yodare Islands challenge? Well the definition of an island for the challenge is permanently visible at high…
Suffolk's only island, Havergate Island is a haunting island surrounded by mysterious relics of the cold war. Encircled by the River Ore the island consists of salt water lagoons, salt marsh,…
