Hull Island!
I love reading about a story and seeing someone trying to make good if it (and for once it doesn’t involve MP expenses)
In fact, its rather close to home – an island in the River Ouse near Goole that is up for sale.
I first came across this in the Yorkshire Post, but it’s the property agent (Savills) that made me laugh with this quote:
“Privately-owned river islands are very rare and this sale offers the opportunity for a purchaser with imagination to create their own island retreat at an affordable price. Hook Island in an accessible location within 3 miles of Junction 37 of the M62. You could get your own little boat and row across to Hook. It would be a great getaway.”
I might be the only one who finds this funny – who knows – but can we just clarify… it’s a 19 acre, muddy island, which no one can get to, you have to watch out for high tide, you need planning permission to do anything to it, and it’s only accessible by boat. Oh, and is a staggering £100k.
A “great getaway”??! I think not. It would be a much better strategy to look at houses for sale in Hull, at least you’d stay warm and dry
