There are several Battlefield Tours that take place from Stanley. These concentrate on the area round Goose Green, Darwin and up Tumbledown Mountain. They are a moving experience and a step back thro...
Although Bleaker Island stretches some 25km in length, it is generally no more than a few kilometers across and was once aptly known as Long Island. An early inhabitant in the first quarter of the 20...
Bluff Cove is a lagoon in a remote location on Bluff Cove Farm, a privately owned sheep and cattle ranch. As well as being home to over 2,000 Gentoo Penguins, a small breeding colony of King Penguins...
Christ Church Cathedral was built between 1890 and 1903. Focal point of Stanley, it is a large stone and brick building whose corrugated iron roof is brightly painted, in keeping with the rest of the ...
Darwin retains considerable evidence of Gauchos which, together with nearby Goose Green, became a household name during the 1982 conflict. Here you can see the Argentine cemetery, the old Darwin ceme...
The Falkland Islands Museum contains a great range of displays tell the story of a community which began with a cattle industry before the late 19th century development of sheep farming. It shows how...
The settlement at Johnson’s Harbour has been in the same family since 1870 and is still a base for sheep farming in this remote part of the Falkland Islands. The nearby Volunteer Point, accessi...
Several self-guided trails have been set up in and around Stanley to allow visitors to discover the settlement at their own leisure. 1. Maritime History Trail. This focuses on the maritime history o...
RAF Mount Pleasant acts as the Falkland Islands' international airport, along with its military role. Flights open to civilian passengers are operated six times each month. Since autumn 2007 these fl...
The Battle of Mount Tumbledown took place during the British advance towards Stanley when the British launched an assault on one of the heights that dominate the town. This battle has gone down in Bri...
