New Delhi, Oct. 11 -- For television adventurer Bear Grylls, living close to nature is not limited to expeditions into remote wilderness. Part of the year, he and his family retreat to a private island off the coast of North Wales, where the house operates without connections to the national electricity and water networks.

The 20-acre property, known as St Tudwal's Island West, lies off the Llŷn Peninsula near Abersoch. Grylls and his wife, Shara, bought the island in 2001, along with a houseboat on the Thames, after deciding against purchasing an expensive London flat.

The combined deal cost less than the apartment they had considered, according to The Economic Times and The Times of India.

The island's remote location means the ...