Lundy Island Autumn Expedition

Hostel and Camp Event icon - Jewel Created with Sketch.
Hostels and Bunkhouses
Sep 19
2018

14 people attending

0 places left

Your price
£305.00
Event difficulty background shape EventDifficulty
Easy Moderate Very Hard

Join OutdoorLads for a once-in-a-lifetime experience, as we set sail off into the Atlantic to spend 3 days (2 nights) on the remote Isle of Lundy, 25 miles off the Northwest Coast of Devon! Having ran this expedition in 2016 it was one of the most quickly filled and popular trips of the year - so get in quick!

Lundy Island has been inhabited for at least 3,000 years - archaeological investigations have discovered considerable traces of Bronze and Iron Age settlements.   The Dark Ages, following the fall of the Roman Empire, left Lundy shrouded in myth and legend. Marauding Vikings around the 9th century AD contributed the name – Lund-ey, meaning Puffin Island.

In a place of wide spaces and big skies, without roads, cars or pollution, simply walking is a profound pleasure. Lundy has a milder climate than the mainland, with more sunshine and less rain. The particular character of Lundy derives from its varied terrain; on the west side, exposed to the Atlantic, there are high and rugged cliffs, on the east, sheltered from the prevailing wind, the coastline is gentler with grassy slopes, trees and many types of wild flowers. This contrast explains the rich diversity of the island's animal and plant life and its attraction to walkers, climbers and divers. The sea is clear, the landscape spectacular, and at night, without competition from street lights, it is truly dark and the stars shine with unfamiliar brilliance.

We are staying in a cosy bunkhouse converted out of one of the old barns, now a hostel at the centre of Lundy life. The dormitory rooms are lined with varnished wood and its large sitting-room has an open fire. One of the island’s best views can be seen from the sleeping gallery.

COSTS

As this event is on a remote island inaccessible to vehicles, you can only reach it by boat (the M.V. Oldenburg from Ilfracombe Harbour) once a day, leaving early morning and returning mid-afternoon. The £64 return fare is included in your event fee, and is non-refundable --> passage information here

Accommodation in Ilfracombe for the nights before & after we sail is also included at Ocean Backpackers

PACKING & SUPPLIES - are available in the shop on the island, but are more expensive than on mainland as they have to brought by hand by / from the boat. You can bring one bag with you one the boat, plus each member will be asked to carry one bag of the group food supplies.

PARKING - there is a long stay car park (for the duration of our time on the island) near Ilfracombe Harbour that is £3.50 per day.

 

 

placemarker
placemarker