We chose last Sunday to walk the Broomway across Maplin Sands. Impressed by the number of bikes taking part in the ride.
As we were walking back towards the bridge, a nice man in a Qinetiq shirt told us that the only route off the island for members of the public was... back via the Broomway! With a rising tide...
He "offered us a lift" to the bridge, aka "escorted us off the premises".
You can but only if you are visiting someone on the island. used to be easy when the George and Dragon was open as you could ring them up and they would put you down on the visitors book.