The tiny island you won’t have heard of is by the UK’s best beach – and only six people can stay at a time

THE UK isn't abbreviated of beauteous islands you tin sojourn - but determination is 1 you astir apt haven't heard of.

Towan Island, successful Newquay, is recovered connected the besides named Towan Beach.

The jutting land towers implicit the coastline, and looks similar thing from a James Bond movie.

The land is said to beryllium the smallest inhabited land successful the UK, with lone six radical capable to sojourn astatine a time.

When the tide is in, the rockface is wholly chopped disconnected from the beach.

And connected the immense 70ft-tall stone is simply a vacation rental called The Island.

Built successful 1901, it was primitively lived successful by Alexander Lodge, an inventor who created the spark plug.

Not lone that, but it was said to person welcomed celebrated guests specified arsenic Sherlock Holmes author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Now a vacation a home, the lone mode to entree it is by a backstage suspended footbridge.

The three-bedroom location sleeps six people, with wrap-around oversea views.

Along with a immense room and conservatory, determination is adjacent a pre-stocked barroom country with a billiards table.

And if immoderate guests fancy going down to the beach, determination is simply a pirate emblem that tin beryllium hoisted to "call successful others from the beach".

Also outdoors is simply a plot with BBQ country and outdoor shower.

It is presently closed owed to renovation works, though constricted bookings are inactive disposable for 2025.

Prices commencement from £1,350 for 3 nights, moving retired to £75 each per night.

The website says: "Imagine being capable to unrecorded connected your ain backstage land with panoramic views of the ocean.

"This nautical bolthole is perched supra Towan Beach successful Newquay, connected the beauteous and melodramatic northbound seashore of Cornwall."

Town Beach was adjacent named the champion successful the UK by the Times' Best 50 beaches earlier this year.

Previous tourists person raved astir it too, with 1 saying connected Tripadvisor: " I tin lone picture it arsenic a portion of paradise. You could beryllium anyplace successful the world."

Sheltered by Newquay harbour, it is simply a large spot for kids to aquatics successful with less waves and winds.

It is besides dog-friendly each twelvemonth round, dissimilar others wherever they are banned during the summer months.

Here's different UK land which you tin lone sojourn by kayak.