Category: Lundy
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Escape to Lundy: A Unique Digital Detox for Readers
Discover why Lundy Island is the perfect reading retreat. A natural digital detox with shared libraries, quiet places to read and no commercial distractions.
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Northern Lights Over Lundy
Northern lights seen over Lundy Island this week, experienced together beneath dark skies, where weather, landscape and shared moments shape island life
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Waking the Apple Trees: A Wassail on Lundy
Shutdown on Lundy is the first three weeks in January. This is a time when we have no visitors and we work a standard Monday-Friday week, cleaning and repairing. Its Mid Winter so we try to get together for some social activities. So considering there are three apple trees in the Millcombe allotment, I suggested…
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Exploring Christmas at Lundy: A Unique Experience
Radio Cornwall conversation about Lundy at christmas. Covering how visitors celebrate christmas and New Year on the island. Plus how many residents are here for New Year and what they get up to
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Devon Day 2025: Celebrating Heritage and Culture
A reording of an interveiw for Radio Devon. This conversation is linked to celebrating Devon Day and is about living and working on Lundy.
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Portrait of an Island : Lundy’s Evolving places
Walking with a book mobilises it, releasing the author’s words back into the landscape. Following Langham’s route from Millcombe to the High Street, this walk drifts between archive and anecdote, history and habit. It is a reflection on walking as a cultural practice, shaped as much by weather, work, and community as by the paths…
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Portrait of an Island: Arrival and First Impressions
A reflective walk on Lundy inspired by A. F. Langham’s The Island of Lundy, comparing past and present landscapes from the Landing Bay.
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Walking Paths on Lundy Island: Routes, Roaming, and Reflection
Walking the paths of Lundy Island reveals a landscape shaped by weather, animals, and repeated footsteps. From historic routes to fading tracks, this post reflects on freedom to roam and how paths echo the journeys we take through life.
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Finding Balance at Twixmas on Lundy
That strange, softened time between Christmas and New Year — when days blur and you finally have space to breathe — feels familiar on Lundy. Here, that ‘Twixmas’ feeling isn’t confined to one week of the year. It’s a way of living. Through walking, weather, and uneven ground, the island continually asks for balance: not…