Monday 23 May 2011

In the drink

The Pilchard Inn, Burgh Island, Bigbury-on-sea, Devon (Burgh Island)
The Pilchard Inn, Burgh Island, Bigbury-on-sea, Devon

We all know that sinking feeling when we're out for the night and we discover the last train home left half an hour ago. At the Pilchard Inn, on Burgh Island, in Devon, however, drinkers who lose track of time could well find their way home has been swallowed up by the sea - the pub is separated from the mainland at high tide.
Luckily a sea tractor ferries customers back and forth during high tide, and outside these times thirsty customers can walk the short distance to the island.

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