Burgh Island
A tidal island that becomes an island at high tide and can be reached on foot at low tide. The Art Deco hotel on the island inspired Agatha Christie’s novels.
Burgh Island lies opposite Bigbury-on-Sea. At low tide you can walk across the sandbar to reach the island. At high tide, a quirky sea tractor on stilts carries visitors back and forth. The white Art Deco hotel, completed in 1929, once hosted Agatha Christie, who drew on it as the setting for And Then There Were None and Evil Under the Sun. Non-residents can walk the island’s paths to the summit for sea views and have a drink at the 14th-century Pilchard Inn. It is about 40 minutes’ drive from Plymouth, so check the tide times before you go.
Opening hours
All day (walking to the island depends on the tide)
Nearby sights
- Wembury Beach
- Saltram
- National Marine Aquarium
- Elizabethan House
- The Barbican & Mayflower Steps
- Royal Citadel
- Plymouth Gin Distillery
- The Box