Bigbury has a nice little beach, an ice cream hut and a sand bar that on a low tide uncovers itself and allows you to walk across to Burgh Island. Fear not if the tide is in as there is a sea tractor which will ferry you across to the island. Burgh Island holds a hotel (made famous by Agatha Christie’s novel ‘And Then There Were None’. It has also been used a filming location for Hercule Poirot, the Beatles have stayed here and it is claimed that both Edward and Mrs Simpson stayed here, also that Eisenhower and Churchill met here before D Day. I can imagine that they were spared the astronomic car park prices enforced when parking here though!

Bigbury Sea Tractor

The sand bar is uncovered as the tide drops. Burgh Island and the hotel across the sand

Sunset across Bigbury Bay

The pub, The Pilchard Inn is also on the island (check opening times so you are not disappointed)

Sunset from Burgh Island