After the boat trip (10 miles just over 2 hours) you land at the quay and walk up the steep cliff, crew members will help you. It can, and does, get rough on the way over.
How to get here
Lundy Island Only one way, on the M.S. Oldenburgh from Bideford or Ilfracombe, unless you hire the helicopter !
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Lundy Island tourist information
Lundy is owned by the National Trust and administered by the Landmark Trust and has a small resident population.
You can stay on the island, famous as Puffin Island, in Landmark Trust properties, but book very early (Tel: 01628 825925)
Bird life and wildlife abound, Britain's only marine nature reserve, good walking and there is a Post Office and pub.
The island is kept supplied from the mainland and has even been used as a Stop Smoking course centre. There is also two lighthouses, a church and ruins.
Tel: 01271 863636 for sailing times and information.
A MUST is the cobbled village of Clovelly with its harbour if you are in the area, and shop in Barnstaple.
Towns Near Lundy Island To Visit - straight line distance:
Hartland Tourist Information (14.42 miles) Clovelly Tourist Information (16.51 miles) Morwenstow Tourist Information (18.50 miles) Bucks Mills Tourist Information (18.86 miles)
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Area Telephone Code
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