Anguilla

The tiny island of Anguilla is the most northerly of the British Leeward Islands in the Caribbean. A British crown territory, the island is just sixteen miles long, three miles wide and shaped like an eel - or anguilla in Spanish. We commend the choice of name – Eel Island doesn’t have quite the same ring to it.

Anguilla is a firm favourite with the Original Travel team thanks to a sense of relaxation that pervades this laid-back and sleepy backwater complete with some of the finest beaches and hotels in the Caribbean. The island’s real claim to fame, aside, that is, from Chuck Norris being a former resident, is the outstanding food on offer at the various hotels, restaurants and even beach shacks that dot the island.

In addition to gourmet grub, and if you can tear yourself away from the deckchair, we can arrange the usual Caribbean classics like fishing, snorkelling and diving.