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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Q9679 — island, county and unitary authority area of England, United Kingdom.
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Isle of Skye
Isle of Skye — largest and most northerly large island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.
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Flagship📷 5Islands · Central Scotland
Islay
Islay — southernmost island of the Inner Hebrides in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK.
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Island of Stroma
Island of Stroma — island off the northern coast of the mainland of Scotland, UK.
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Rùm
Rùm — island in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, UK, one of the Small Isles of the Inner Hebrides.
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Steep Holm
Steep Holm — island in the Bristol Channel, United Kingdom.
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Eigg
Eigg — one of the Small Isles in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK.
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Isle of Arran
Isle of Arran — the largest island in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland.