Tiny island where just ten people live and the pub landlord has been crowned King

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It's on a remote island only accessible by ferry and with just a handful of residents - but this pub still manages to create a buzzing atmosphere that draws visitors by their droves in the summer. The tiny Piel Island is in Morecambe Bay, and the pub at its heart has just been taken over by its newest landlord.

The Ship Inn is on the island just off the southern tip of the Furness Peninsula in Barrow, Cumbria. And when Aaron Sanderson became the pub's newest landlord earlier this year he also took the crown of "King" of the 50-acre island.

Taking on the ten-year-lease for the pub also meant becoming "caretaker" of the island - and it's a role Aaron is already relishing. He's now aiming to bring a blend of live music and the pub's hospitality to a wider audience by giving the historic pub a bit of a makeover, reports Lancs Live.

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The whole island is open for wild camping, from pitching a tent in the shadows of a 14th-century stone castle ruins to sleeping under the stars yards from the pub's entrance. Or you can pitch up on the edge of the beach listening to the waves ripple and lap the shore.

Blend that with live music, plenty of cold beer on tap, spirits, wines and soft drinks on offer, too, and you get the perfect recipe for a mini Glastonbury. Since becoming king in May, Aaron has already drastically improved the pub, which the live-in landlord says was a "mess" when he first moved in but he is embracing the challenge of the project in front of him.

This includes transforming the pub's three guest rooms and kitchen, which is still out of use. Therefore, anyone coming to stay will have to provide their own food besides the