The island has a single house built on the summit, which can only be accessed via a private suspension bridge. The house was sold at the end of 2012 and is now available to rent as self-catering holiday accommodation. The house has been renamed The House in the Sea and it isn't cheap to rent - up to £5000 for a week in peak season! For that reason I contented myself with a climb up from the beach on the south side of the island. I climbed up above the high tide level and sat there in the sunshine for the required 10 minutes. It looked like there was once a footpath leading up to the house from the beach but it had been blocked off a few metres above the high tide level and is now overgrown anyway.
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| Towan Island looking west |
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| Towan Island looking west |
The suspension bridge doesn't show up clearly against the sky
Towan Beach, Newquay - looking east
Towan Island - the suspension bridge from below
