British Isles

[DickyC]

More than 6,000 islands make up the British Isles. Roughly 250 of them are permanently inhabited.

In 70 years I've managed to visit eight of them.

Isle of Wight
Portsea Island
Hayling Island
Brownsea Island
Holy Island
Skye
Sheppey
Barry

It's pathetic. I may have missed one or two but it's still pathetic for an island dweller. I haven't even been to Ireland.

Please tell me you've done better.

[Silvanus]

I've done a bit better, most of the habited ones in England/Wales. I lived on one of England's islands. Most of the habited ones are in Scotland, I still haven't done those.

[sjabrown]

Good thought. Not sure I've done much better despite living most of my life in the Highlands.

Here's my list:

Ireland
Isle of Man
Barra
Anglesey
Rum
Mull
Skye
Lismore
Seil
Luing
Lewis/Harris
Isle of Man

edit, add Vatersay

Edited by sjabrown on Tuesday 7th January 14:33

[alangla]

Here’s some ideas for you

https://www.calmac.co.uk/en-gb/explore/island-hopp...

Personal list:
Bute
Arran
Cumbrae
Mull (not Iona, idiot, would only have cost me an hour!)
Skye
Barra
Vatersay
Man
Wight
Inchcolm (one of the ones in the Forth)
Lindesfarne
Jersey
Guernsey
Herm
Ireland

Edited by alangla on Thursday 9th January 22:20

[skeeterm5]

Earlier this year we drove to the far end of Yell which is the most northerly place you can drive in the uk. We were the only people there and it was truly beautiful.




Other than that, we have done a lot of the Scottish islands (inner and outer Hebrides), IoW, Holy Island, Lundi Island, Hayling (does this count?) The Scilly Islands, Anglesey, IoM, Orkneys, Shetlands, Channel Islands

[Mammasaid]

Only done a few,

Isle of Wight
Portsea
Brownsea Island
Holy Island
Arran
Sheppey
Anglesey
Ireland
Canvey
Mersea
&
Walney!

[Nico Adie]

Gigha
Cara
Gigalum
Islay
Jura
Colonsay
Muck
Tiree
Rum
Barra
Benbecula
Skye
Harris
Lewis
Scalpay
Mull
Arran
Holy Isle
Cramond
Inchcolm
Ireland
Cumbrae
Orkney (Mainland)
Shetland (Mainland)

[J6542]

I live in Scotland , but visiting any of the west coast islands always seam like to much hassle to be worth it. I have visited

Ireland
Holy Isle
Isle of Wight
Skye
Jersey
Guernsey
Harris
Lewis

All of them apart from Holy Isle was for work.

[Bill]

Are we counting Portland?? Or Worm's Head off the Gower? Tide was out so we walked...

Other than that: Lundy, Skye, IoW, Anglesey, Jersey, Guernsey, Herm, Brownsea. ETA Ireland

Also kayaked round Looe island and been on a boat trip to Mull but didn't set foot on either.

Live on the Isle of Purbeck!

Edited by Bill on Wednesday 8th January 18:36

[Silvanus]

Bill said:

Are we counting Portland?? Or Worm's Head off the Gower? Tide was out so we walked...

Other than that: Lundy, Skye, IoW, Anglesey, Jersey, Guernsey, Herm, Brownsea.

Also kayaked round Looe island and been on a boat trip to Mull but didn't set foot on either.

Live on the Isle of Purbeck!

I guess it depends on which definition of islands is being use, Worms head is a tidal island and Portland is a tied island, there are also non coastal island in non tidal lakes lochs and rivers. Purbeck isn't any of these

[Bill]

Surely the inbreeding counts for something??

[Silvanus]

Bill said:

Surely the inbreeding counts for something??

Haha, I'm a big Purbeck fan, down that way a lot. I hadn't noticed any extra fingers or webbed feet

[ATG]

DickyC said:

More than 6,000 islands make up the British Isles. Roughly 250 of them are permanently inhabited.

In 70 years I've managed to visit eight of them.

Isle of Wight
Portsea Island
Hayling Island
Brownsea Island
Holy Island
Skye
Sheppey
Barry

It's pathetic. I may have missed one or two but it's still pathetic for an island dweller. I haven't even been to Ireland.

Please tell me you've done better.

In your defence, once you've met the people on Sheppey or the Isle if Wight, you're going to be terrified of visiting any of the other islands in case they're the same or worse.

[magpie215]

Not many for me

IOM
Walney
Mersea
Hayling
N. Ireland

[Oberheim]

My list is equally pathetic - in my 54 years I don’t think I’ve visited any more than the following:

Isle of Wight
Brownsea Island
Lundy
Calder
Skomer
Anglesey
Mull
Jura
Shetland Isles (for work, back in late nineties)

The fact that I haven’t made it to Ireland or the Isle of Man is shameful. Must address that before I get too old.

[BlueJazz]

Have done most of the above and also St. Kinda. If you've never been seasick, your first time will be memorable!

[Planet Claire]

Not too many for me

Jersey
Hayling Island
Isle of Wight
St Mary's
Tresco
Inner Farne
Holy Island
Arran
Seil
Easdale
Skye

[yellowbentines]

Ireland
Skye
Lewis/Harris
Scalpay
Arran
Great Cumbrae
Orkney (a few of the Islands)
Cramond
Holy Island
Great Bernera
And if I cheat a little, lots of little Scottish islands courtesy of small boat trips - Inchcailloch, Inchmurrin, various in the Outer Hebrides

Would live to visit Shetland when they have the annual Up Helly Aa Viking festival, and will work my way through the rest of the Outer and Inner Hebrides in future years

Edited by yellowbentines on Thursday 9th January 18:46

[theplayingmantis]

Angelsey
Holy Island
Mersea
Foulness
Wallasea
Horsey
Cobmarsh
Skippers
Osea
Northey
Ray
Pewit
Havergate
Lindisfarne
Isle of May
Inchkeith
Flat Holm
Steep Holm
Hayling
Portsea
Brownsea
Purbeck?!
St Georges (Looe Island)
St Marys
Caldey
Bardsey
IoW
Portland

edit Walney too

edit sheppey
grain & thanet (?!)

Edited by theplayingmantis on Thursday 9th January 23:56

edit st michaels mount
burgh island

Edited by theplayingmantis on Friday 10th January 16:13

Edit

Roa
Canvey
Two tree
The island
Godrevy

Edited by theplayingmantis on Saturday 11th January 00:06

[Davetheraver]

My list is pretty pathetic.

Jersey
Isle of Man

It becomes even more pathetic when I tell you I live on the Isle of Man.