Monday, May 30, 2016

Lindisfarne

Lindisfarne is a small island of the northeast coast of England. It is also known as "Holy Isle," and is the site of one of the oldest monasteries in the Christian world, dating from AD 634.

Monday, May 23, 2016

Isle of Wight

This large island is in the Solent South of Portsmouth. It is a popular place for summer holidays, and contains Osbourne, a former royal residence, later the location of a Royal Naval College, to which cadets were formally sent.

Monday, May 16, 2016

Scilly Isles

These two isles are just of to the west of Land's End in Cornwall, England. They each have a small population.

Monday, May 2, 2016

Lundy

This week's island is "Lundy," a small isle in the Bristol Channel, just off the north Devon coastline.