A small island in Northern England is looking for a landlord to run its 300-year-old pub—and serve as the king. The town council of Barrow-in-Furness is now looking for the perfect candidate to take over the helm.
Imagine yourselves as the king (or queen) of your very own island, equipped with a rustic vintage tavern and an ancient but attractive English castle. It may sound like something out of a dreamworld, but if you want to make this a reality, a community in northern England is seeking for you.
Piel Island, off the shore of England's west coast, with its 1300s castle and over-300-year-old public house, The Ship Inn, is looking for somebody with the proper mentality and a predilection for residing in seclusion to take over her lease, run the bar, and look after the island.
In terms of the aforementioned kingship, it's also included in the deal—and it'll soon be official.
(Courtesy of Tom Quinn)
Edward Postlethwaite, the inn's earliest documented landlord, ...