The historic Lundy Island North lighthouse is set to be modernised, improved and brought back to its original function. The lighthouse was built in 1897, is 56 feet tall, has a focal plane of 157 ...

In 1897, two new lighthouses were built on Lundy and this one was switched off for good. The Marisco Tavern is charmingly cluttered with seafaring ephemera – and is the only place on the island ...

Lundy Island: the perfect break. Lundy is the ideal place to escape everyday life and immerse yourself in nature, says Jolyon Attwooll. ... a lighthouse and a Regency house. ...

"Lundy Island has no vehicles, ... Sunset from Round Island Lighthouse "THV Galatea is one of the three vessels that operates for Trinity House, which runs the 60 or so lighthouses in England, ...

Lundy Island, a stunning island in the Bristol Channel, is a perfect spot for wildlife enthusiasts to catch sight of dolphins ...

Lundy would still prove to be ungovernable, with Barbary pirates using the island as a base in the 1600s and the Sheriff of Devon turning Lundy into his own illegal private prison in the 18th century.

Thur 9 Jan 9.30am • There had been lighthouses on Lundy Island in the Bristol Channel for more than two hundred years. Share this video. Share on Facebook Share on X. Copy link to share.

That was the year that the then Lord of Lundy, Martin Coles Harman, who had bought the island for $80,000, was ignominiously charged by Britain with violating the Coinage Act.

Lundy translates to ‘puffin island’ in Old Norse, and is especially popular among bird watchers thanks to its large colony of seabirds. Most notably, around 400 puffins nest here yearly ...

"Lundy Island has no vehicles, ... Sunset from Round Island Lighthouse "THV Galatea is one of the three vessels that operates for Trinity House, which runs the 60 or so lighthouses in England, ...