But for well over a century the Crown and Anchor on Holy Island has fed and watered its less abstemious visitors. Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the GuardianOver at the Ship, the island’s other pub, its landlord, Andy Cowan, says the religious pilgrimages bring good business. For many of the island’s visitors, like Graeme Dutton, taking over the Crown and Anchor would be the dream. “The pub struck me as somewhere built on the traditions of community and welcoming the stranger,” he said. “It would be a dream to retire to island life and pick up that ministry.

Source: The Guardian July 28, 2017 13:52 UTC