Hell Bay really is a very special kind of hotel.

Tucked away on a corner of Bryher, the smallest inhabited island on the Isles of Scilly, it is about as remote and beautiful as you can hope to get. The journey alone involves a small 12-seater plane, followed by 40-minute boat trip from the Scilly capital of St Mary's.

The hotel is right on the Atlantic Ocean (you can hear the waves from your balcony at night), but a warm Gulf Stream current means the weather is often unseasonably warm; perfect conditions to use the swimming pool, take a boat out or explore the gorgeous, secluded beach of Rushy Bay, a 20-minute walk away.

What's more, the food is sensational; fish is freshly sourced from the daily catch, from pan roasted sea bass to smoked mackerel salad. There's a crab shack right out on the shore for seafood feasts during summer months.

From £150 per room a night, hellbay.co.uk

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