It’s an eco adventurer’s dream: 706 islands to conquer without stepping foot on a plane. From Oronsay, Britain’s smallest, to Lewis and Harris, the largest after Great Britain and Ireland, the growing trend for ‘island bagging’ should instill UK travellers with a fresh drive to explore their doorstep.
Serious island baggers must follow certain guidelines to secure a record. Eligible islands are at least 74 acres in area or rise at least 100ft above the sea. So far, the highest number of islands ‘bagged’ is reportedly 518.
Paul Webster, co-author of a forthcoming guide, Scottish Island Bagging, started to think about writing a book on the practice five or six years ago. Webster and his wife,…
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