10 of the UK’s Most Beautiful Islands

Though there are a number of islands scattered around United Kingdom but some of the UK’s most beautiful islands are being discussed in brief in this article for reference to the people visiting UK this vacation season.

Farne Island:

Farne Island lies between the fishing port of Seahouses and the village of Bamburgh which houses a number of seals and sea birds to give a unique view to it which is managed by The National Trust of Britain. This island is considered as the summer heaven of UK for the largest colony of grey seals and a number of other seabirds as they give picturesque coastal sceneries for the photographers visiting this island.

Farne Island, UK by Jo Jakeman

Holy Island:

This is one of the largest islands in U.K. from where lies near the northeastern coast of Northumberland. Due to the visit of St. Aidan from Iona to found the monastery here in 635 AD, this island got the status of place of pilgrimage for the people visiting here.

St. Mary’s Island:

This island is one of the UK’s most beautiful islands which lie near the Whitley Bay, down off the southern coast of Northumberland and has a beautiful lighthouse which you can climb on and a café to enjoy during your visit to this island.

A view of St Mary’s Island, UK by Johnwalton

Walney and Piel Island:

Walney Island is an 11 miles long island on the offshore of Britain which is connected to the mainland through a bridge at Barrow-in-Furness. Piel Island is another island close to Barrow having remains of Piel Castle and can be visited easily through ferryboats during summer season.

Anglesey:

This is one of the largest islands in Wales and is known for its attractive seaside town, wide spread white sand beaches and a village having longest name ever heard. There’s also plenty to do for all the family with events, attractions and outdoor activities on offer, all set in beautiful untouched scenery.

Isles of Scilly:

The unique scenic beauty and outlying nature of this collection of islands make it quiet different from the mainland of Cornwall. St. Martin’s, St. Mary’s, islands of St. Agnes and Gugh and islands of Bryher and Tresco are some of the main islands of this group.

Isles of Scilly, UK by Tom Corser www.tomcorser.com. Licensed under Creative Commons.

Isle of Arran:

This island is one of the UK’s most beautiful islands which is also recognized as mini Scotland as it has almost all the facilities and features of Scotland including pebble beaches, sand, rugged landscape, woodlands, outstanding mountain scenery and wildlife in it.

Skye and Lochalsh Islands:

Skye and Lochalsh Islands had recently been honoured to be world’s fourth best island by the National Geographic magazine of UK situated in Scotland in the north of Inner Hebrides. You can reach there by air as well as by road transports easily.

Skye isle, UK by John Allan

Lundy Island:

This is more than three miles long and a mile wide island lies in the Bristol Channel, off the northern coast of Devon. It is also known as Site of Special Scientific Interest as it has a number of breeds of birds and wildlife species as its main habitants.

Orkney Islands:

This is a group of UK’s most beautiful islands off the shores of Scotland which can not be avoided to visit due to their picturesque natural beauty.

Orkney Islands, UK by Paul Wordingham

Author Bio- This post has been written by Susain Alberta. She loves to write about various travelling experiences throughout the most beautiful places in the world. She prefers Peterborough Limo Service for travelling to various places in a luxurious way.

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Category: Islands, Islands