Islands · Scottish Islands
Britain's lesser-known islands
Beyond Skye and the Isle of Wight — eight quieter island destinations.
Britain has 6,000 named islands, of which 290 are inhabited. Beyond the famous ones, quieter choices for an island break include Holy Island (Northumberland), Lundy (Bristol Channel — own currency, no cars), Eigg (Inner Hebrides, community-owned), Bardsey (Wales, 'island of 20,000 saints'), Rathlin (Northern Ireland), and Coll & Tiree for windsurfing.
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