Deadman's Island is located off the coast of Kent, not far from London, and is covered in the remains of convicts who died on 'prison ships' and are now emerging from the mud Visitors are banned from Deadman's Island (Image: BBC)

It might seem like a storyline straight out of a supernatural thriller or a Stephen King novel: an island where the remains of convicts who perished on 'prison ships' are now surfacing from the mud. ‌

Yet, as spine-chilling and fantastical as it appears, Deadman's Island is very much a reality – and it's closer to home than you might think. Situated just off the coast of Kent, a stone's throw from London, this eerily-named island is littered with haunting relics, a spectral echo of its past function as a burial site for prisoners who fell victim to

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