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Lundy is an island off the coast of Devon, England, UK. It has a very small population. In the 1930s the owner sold stamps and coins as if Lundy was an independent country. You can hire cottages on this island to stay in for a week or so. You can get to Lundy by helicopter or a ferry in the summer.



Images for kids

  • The Jetty, Lundy

    Lundy's jetty and harbour

  • Lundy by Henry Mangles Denham 1804

    Map by Henry Mangles Denham (1832)

  • Lundy inscribed stones

    Inscribed stones

  • Mariscocastle

    Marisco Castle

  • Millcombehouse

    Millcombe House

  • Interior of St Helena's church, Lundy

    Interior of St. Helen's Church, prior to the east window's restoration in 2018

  • St. Helen's Church

    Exterior of St. Helen's Church, taken prior to the 2018 renovations

  • Government House on Lundy Island

    Government House, built in 1982

  • 1puffin1929

    One Puffin coin of 1929, bearing the portrait of Martin Coles Harman

  • HMS Montagu (1901) Aground Lundy Island 1906

    Battleship HMS Montagu aground on Lundy in 1906

  • Remains of a German Heinkel 111H bomber

    Remains of one of the Heinkels just south of Halfway Wall

  • Jointed Granite on Lundy in England

    Lundy granite with joints

  • Lundy Cabbage

    Lundy cabbage (growing at Bristol Zoo)

  • Atlantic Puffin Lundy

    A group of six puffins on Lundy, June 2008

  • Lundy.ferry.arp.750pix

    The Lundy ferry Oldenburg sails into Ilfracombe Harbour, North Devon, past inflatable ThunderCat powerboats waiting to begin an offshore race.

See also

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