FIVE GREAT BRITISH ISLAND ESCAPES

BURGH ISLAND

Agatha Christie fans, this is for you – an art-deco hotel off the Devon coast that was the inspiration for And Then There Were None. Built in 1929, it has recently been refurbished to ensure luxury of which Poirot would approve. Book a room or the entire island. burghisland.com; doubles for three nights from £2,060

THE ISLAND CORNWALL

Those afraid of heights need not apply: this astonishing home on a rocky outcrop is accessed via a suspension bridge. With views across Towan Beach, in Newquay, this is a luxe weekend option, with a palm-tree-fringed garden complete with flagpole (they can advise on flag-makers if you’d like to fly your own colours). theislandcornwall.uk; £3,375 for three nights

Splendid isolation, available just off the coast of Anglesey. Something of a TikTok star, this charming house on Castle Island has incredible views of the Menai Strait, swooping cormorants and seals on the rocks below. It has seven bedrooms and is family

friendly, cheerfully decorated and accessed by a causeway. menaiholidays.co.uk; from £1,408 for seven nights

RONAY ISLAND

If you genuinely want to get away from it all, this private island in the Outer Hebrides is as off-grid as it gets. Its tagline – fly, drive, ferry, ronayisland.com; about £200 a night; weekly rentals in spring and summer

Set on the private, 8,000acre Wilderness Reserve in Suffolk, the Tabernacle is a retreat built for two. The cabin, with its hot pink walls, kilim rugs and turquoise roll-top bath in the bedroom has a deck that looks out over your own secluded island, accessed via a rope bridge, in the centre of which sits a huge sunken hot tub. wildernessreserve.com; from £2,292 for a four-night stay in June

Pretty in pink: the Tabernacle is a retreat built for two sail – should give you an idea of its remoteness. You could spend the entire time holed up in the cosy five-bedroom house, or pull on your hiking boots and thermals and go for a ramble, kayak or sail.