Here’s the bucket list for your day ashore: the most extraordinary thing to do at each stop, and the private, small-group, or expert-led way to make it yours — your own pace, real access, none of the crowd.
In port at Lundy Island, the bucket-list move is Puffin & Seabird Safari: Expert-Led Wildlife Walk. Landmark Trust – Lundy Island (Island Wardens) runs it — a private, expert-led experience at your own pace, not a 40-person coach. Below: all 6 bucket-list things to do on a Lundy Island port day, each with the independent way to make it yours.
1wildlife
Join the island's resident warden for an intimate guided walk to Lundy's famous puffin colonies on the western cliffs. This is one of England's most extraordinary seabird spectacles — a true bucket-list wildlife encounter on a car-free Atlantic island.
Book it withLandmark Trust – Lundy Island (Island Wardens)GBP 100 adult return sailing (day trip); guided warden walk included on boat days — no additional charge
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2water
Lundy is England's first Marine Conservation Zone — its crystal-clear waters host one of the country's largest Atlantic grey seal colonies. Slip beneath the surface for an unforgettable snorkel alongside these playful giants in their protected underwater kingdom.
Book it withLandmark Trust – Lundy Island (coordinated via island office)GBP 100 adult return sailing included; snorkel equipment hire approx. GBP 15–20 on island; specialist guided snorkel sessions approx. GBP 60–80 per person
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3history
Explore the 13th-century Marisco Castle — built by the notorious outlaw William de Marisco — with a private island historian who unlocks the island's extraordinary story of pirates, wreckers and Victorian eccentrics. History this raw and remote is vanishingly rare.
Book it withLandmark Trust – Lundy IslandGBP 100 adult return sailing; private historian-led tours approx. GBP 120–150 per group (confirm with island office)
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4scenic
Trek the full length of Lundy's wild, wind-scoured plateau to the decommissioned Old Lighthouse on the northern tip — a 19th-century Trinity House tower with jaw-dropping 360° views over the Bristol Channel. This is the island at its most elemental and cinematic.
Book it withLandmark Trust – Lundy IslandGBP 100 adult return sailing; self-guided walk included with day-visit landing — no additional charge
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5wildlife
Lundy harbours one of England's most eccentric wildlife rosters: ancient Soay sheep, Japanese Sika deer, feral goats and the legendary black rabbits of Lundy. A specialist photography guide helps you capture them all against stunning Atlantic light. Truly one-of-a-kind.
Book it withLandmark Trust – Lundy Island (island-based guiding)GBP 100 adult return sailing; specialist photography guide approx. GBP 80–120 per person for a half-day session (confirm via island office)
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6food
The Marisco Tavern is the only pub in the world with no road leading to it — a convivial granite inn at the heart of Lundy serving freshly landed seafood, local ales and the island's own Lundy Lager. Lunch here is as much a cultural rite of passage as it is a meal.
Book it withThe Marisco Tavern, Lundy Island (Landmark Trust)GBP 100 adult return sailing; lunch typically GBP 12–22 per main course; Lundy Lager approx. GBP 5–6 per pint
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