Tiny Drake's Island off the coast of Plymouth is up for sale - and it could make the perfect spot for a hotel

A historical land disconnected nan seashore of Plymouth has gone up for waste - conscionable 5 years aft it was purchased for £6million.

Drake’s Island, named aft nan explorer Francis Drake, is conscionable 6.5 acres wide and lies 600 yards disconnected nan Plymouth coast.

The mini fortified land has readying support for a 43-bed edifice and it’s presently listed for waste pinch spot marketer Carter Jonas. Ali Rana, partner astatine nan firm, says it offers an 'extraordinary opportunity to imaginable buyers' while nan 'heritage and beauty' of nan land make it 'well-suited for a best-in-class development'.

The island’s existent proprietor is Morgan Philips, a section Plymouth businessman. He had plans to build 2 hotels, a depository and a wellbeing centre connected Drake’s Island but is now looking for personification to 'take complete and bring these dreams to life much quickly'. 

Mr Philips says: 'I dream to walk connected nan baton to personification passionate astir nan island’s surroundings and tin realise its potential.' 

Drake’s Island has a rich | history and was utilized arsenic a situation by King Charles II successful nan 1600s and by nan subject successful nan 1900s. The land past became an escapade centre successful nan 1960s and a young JFK Jr learned to sail location connected nan Plymouth Sound.

After decades of closure, Mr Philips reopened nan land to nan nationalist and visitors now person nan chance to research Drake’s history connected a two-hour guided tour.

Drake’s Island website says visitors will ‘view Plymouth and Cornwall from a full caller position arsenic you climb to nan highest portion of nan island, nan cleanable photograph opportunity!’

The land squad besides offers a quirky ‘spirit experience’ wherever visitors tin ‘hear stories of nan Island's notorious past inhabitants, caller sightings and unexplained occurrences’ pinch a certified ‘spirit guide’.

Under a ‘future plans’ conception connected nan land website a connection for a 'welcoming mini hotel' successful nan aged Governor's barracks is revealed, pinch nan tract adding that it would beryllium ‘more fund than bling’.

Carter Jonas says: 'The land has much than 30,000 sq ft of disused accommodation, overmuch of which highlights its historical importance.

'Drake's Island is allocated for heritage-led regeneration, pinch plans for a caller edifice and associated visitant facilities, arsenic good arsenic marine/natural environment-related investigation and development. The land benefits from existing readying consent for redevelopment for edifice use, including nan conversion of historical buildings, refurbishment of nan jetty, and infrastructure works.'