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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Mark Brown North of England correspondent

Submarine engineer from Cumbria to become Piel Island ‘king’

The Ship Inn on Piel Island.
The Ship Inn on Piel Island. Photograph: FLPA/John Eveson/Shutterstock

A 33-year-old submarine engineer is set to become landlord of a pub with a unique perk: he will pull pints and be king of a tiny, idyllic island that was once the launchpad for an invasion of England.

Piel Island is half a mile off the Furness peninsula in Cumbria. It has a castle, a few cottages and a pub, the Ship Inn, for which the local council has been seeking a new custodian.

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