page_title: Burgh Island Hotel
section_title: Transport
hierarchical_section_title: Burgh Island Hotel / Transport
caption_attribution_description: English: Photograph of the sea tractor that is used to ferry passengers between Bigbury-on-Sea and Burgh Island during high tide. Français&#160;: Le sea tractor (Litt. «&#160;Tracteur des mers&#160;») utilisé pour transporter les voyageurs entre Bigbury-on-Sea et Burgh Island.
context_page_description: The Burgh Island Hotel is a hotel on Burgh Island, Devon in England.
context_section_description: The island is approximately 250 metres (270 yards) from the mainland at Bigbury-on-Sea and is approachable on foot at low tide. At high tide, the Sea Tractor, which is operated by the hotel, transports passengers back and forth. At the end of World War 2 a "duck" (sea-land vehicle) was used until the sea tractor came in 1955.  There is a tract of hard sand which is the better way. The current, third generation tractor dates from 1969. The vehicle drives across the beach with its wheels underwater on the sandy bottom while its driver and passengers sit on a platform high above. Power from a Fordson tractor engine is relayed to the wheels via hydraulic motors. In 2011, it cost £2 per person.
caption: The sea tractor is used to ferry visitors to the hotel during high tide
exif: {}