The Burgh Island Sea Tractor

We had been waiting with other people for approx 30mims. The sea tractor arrived, approx 4 men seemed to get off then have a chat (they were driving the tractor) they saw the queue of people waiting, then got back on and drove off to the island. Apparently the wind was too much to transport people. I have no issue with that and agree that safety is a priority but they saw many of us waiting in the queue for the tractor and not one of the drivers came over and told us it would not be working today.

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Well... Just missed it so thought we'd wait for the next lift across. About an hour later the tractor came back. Driver disappeared and came back about 15minutes later with 5 hotel guests who got straight on. They then called for any hotel guests and a hoard of tourists stepped from the back of the cue straight on leaving only 7 places left for anybody else who had been patiently queuing (the maximum capacity per trip is 30). So naturally after an hour of waiting we didn't get on and gave up. Wasted money on the car park. They should've had a sign saying that hotel guests would be prioritised (or perhaps a separate queue for hotel guests and others) so you can at least have a realistic expectation about whether you'll get on and not waste the afternoon waiting.

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Fun way to get to and from Burgh Island when the tide is in. The day we visited plenty of people walked or waded across, as it was very calm and shallow enough. There are a few signs saying don't do it though due to currents etc. £2 each, but didn't charge for my kids. Driver was a pleasant chap. However... This isn't a constant thing - despite queues, it didn't go back and forth. There was a small 'timetable' saying they were hourly. It would be far better to do it constantly or on demand. This caused a huge problem as the residents at the hotel take precedent - meaning us plebs had to waiting almost two hours to get back. A good job it wasn't raining. The pub is lovely, but the barmaid was miserable and prices were predictably sky high...

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Timetable posted is a complete waste of time. We waited around like losers whilst driver waited for 'hotel guests'. Tractor was supposed to leave for the island at 1410, it ended up leaving nearer 1440 which was too late because I had already paid for car parking. Stood around in the cold, with no seats for 30mins with zero communication/updates. Very Disappointing. Prioritise the general public/tourists and not hotel guests who can't be bothered to show up on time.

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