The island was used to house soldiers during previous wars and nowadays is a luxury destination available to hire with five miles of private beaches. It has a range of accommodations including cottages, apartments and grand houses.
It is also famous due to multiple films and television series being filmed there such as 'The Woman In Black' and 'Essex Boys', as well as TV series 'The Third Day'.
'Osea Island' is well known for attracting popular celebrities including singers Rihanna, The Weeknd, Stormzy, George Ezra and Sean Paul. In 2023, Essex singer Olly Murs married long-time girlfriend Amelia Tank surrounded by friends and family on the island.