Treasured Islands

Peter Naldrett is a freelance writer specialising in travel and the outdoors. He has written a number of guidebooks as well as four books in the Dog Walkers’ Guide series. He has also written for magazines such as Geographical, The Big Issue and Dalesman as well as The Daily Telegraph. He is the author of Days Out Underground and Around the Coast in 80 Days, both published by Bloomsbury. When not writing and travelling, Peter teaches geography at a South Yorkshire secondary school.

The definitive guide to Britain’s quirky and rugged islands. Islands have always had a mysterious allure – Peter has managed to capture the magical essence of our old favourites and lesser known gems.

• Introduction How to use this bookAcknowledgementsKey to the iconsTop Ten Islands for...SCOTLANDInner HebridesEilean ShonaEriskaIslay GroupColonsayDannaIslayIsle of GighaJuraOronsayMull GroupCollErraidGometraIonaIsle of MullLismoreStaffaTireeUlvaRemote IslandsEilean DonanIsle of EweSkye GroupEilean BànIsle of ScalpayRaasaySkyeSoaySouth RonaSlate IslandsBelnahuaEasdaleKerreraLuingSeilShunaSmall IslesCannaEiggMuckRumSandaySummer IslesPriest IslandTanera MòrIslands of the ClydeIsle of ArranDavaarGreat CumbraeHoly IslandIsle of ButeIslands of the ForthInchcolmOrkneyAuskerryBrough of BirsayBurrayEdayEgilsayFlottaGraemsayHolm of PapayHoyLamb HolmNorth RonaldsayOrkney MainlandPapa WestrayRousaySandayShapinsaySouth RonaldsayStronsayWestrayWyreOuter HebridesBaleshareBarraBenbeculaBernerayEriskayFlodaighGreat BerneraGrimsayLewis and HarrisIsle of LewisIsle of HarrisNorth UistScalpaySouth UistTaransayVatersayOutlyingSt KildaShetlandFair IsleShetland GroupBressayFetlarFoulaIsle of NossMainlandMuckle RoePapa StourUnstWhalsayYellOut Skerries GroupBrurayHousayScalloway GroupEast BurraTrondraWest BurraENGLANDIslands of the ThamesDesborough IslandEel Pie IslandFormosaHurley LockNag’s Head IslandOsney IslandPipers IslandRivermead IslandSashesSonning EyeTemple Mill IslandNorthern EnglandFarne IslandsBrownsmanInner FarneLongstoneStaple IslandIslands of the Lake DistrictBelle IsleDerwent IslandLord’s IslandPeel IslandSt Herbert’s IslandKelham IslandLindisfarneSpike IslandSpurnSt Mary’s Island, Whitley BayThe Furness IslandsPiel IslandRoa IslandWalney IslandSouth and South West EnglandHayling IslandIsle of WightLundyIsle of PortlandPortsea IslandSt Michael’s MountThorney IslandWhale IslandSouth East EnglandCanvey IslandIsle of SheppeyMerseaNorthey IslandTwo Tree IslandWALESAngleseyAngleseyChurch IslandCribinauHoly IslandLlanddwyn IslandMiddle MousePuffin IslandSalt IslandSkerriesSouth StackNorth WalesBardsey IslandSouth WalesCaldey IslandSt Catherine’s IslandSt Margaret’s IslandWorm’s HeadFAROE ISLANDSBorðoyKalsoyKolturMykinesStreymoySuðuroyVágarNORTHERN IRELANDCarrick-a-RedeRathlin IslandIRELANDAran IslandsInisheerInishmoreAtlantic OceanAchill IslandArranmoreBere IslandFastnet RockInishbiggleInishbofinInishmurrayInishturkSkellig MichaelValentia IslandBlasket IslandsGreat Blasket IslandCarbery’s Hundred IslesCape Clear IslandHeir IslandSherkin IslandClew BayClare IslandCork HarbourFotaGreat IslandGorumnaLettermoreLettermullenOtherInch IslandInnisfreeISLE OF MANCalf of ManIsle of ManSt Mary’s IsleSt Patrick’s IsleISLES OF SCILLYAnnetBryherBurnt IslandGugh IslandHangman’s IslandRat IslandSamsonSt AgnesSt Helen’sSt Martin’sSt Mary’sTeänTrescoCHANNEL ISLANDSAlderneyGuernseyHermJerseySarkIndexPhoto credits