Piel Island, Cumbria
Yodare Island of The Week No.20 Piel Island
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…
Yodare Island of the Week 15 – The Solent Forts
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…
Yodare Island of the Week 14 – Havergate Island
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,…
Haunted causeways and rock and roll. The eclectic Osea Island
Yodare Island of the Week No. 11 – Osea Island – Rock and Roll Island Resort!
Located in the estuary of the Blackwater River in Essex, Osea Island is probably the most musical of the Yodare islands having links with the Sugababes, Amy Whitehouse and the…
Getting to and from Mersea Island isn't EASY!
Yodare Island of the Week No. 9 Mersea Island – Zeppelins, Oysters and “The Strood”
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…
The Stunning Art Deco Burgh Island
Yodare Island of the Week No.7 Burgh Island
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…
St George's Island (aka Looe Island)
Yodare Island of the Week No.6 St George’s Island
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…
Olton Mere - A long way from the sea, NO islands, but a wonderful club
Spreading The Word
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…
Don't shoot my island!
Yodare Island of the Week 6 – Great Mew Stone
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…
Yodare Island of the Week No. 5 – Drake’s Island
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…