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Lundy and North Devon

Tide-timed wrecks, kelp-clad pinnacles, and wild Atlantic days around Lundy's grey seals

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Destination Guide Sources For Lundy and North Devon

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30 sources • Updated Sep 5, 2026

Written by DiveJourney. Built from public sources and local operator knowledge. Last updated Sep 5, 2026.

Landmark Trust Lundy Marine Protected Area - Official overview of the reserve history, No Take Zone, protected habitats, grey seals, and visitor code.
Lundy MPA day-to-day management - Official zoning, spearfishing, anchoring, protected-wreck, and No Take Zone rules.
Lundy MPA diving from Lundy guidance - Official advice on currents, experience, shore access, facilities, visibility, charter knowledge, and named sites.
Lundy MPA underwater photography guidance - Official typical visibility range and low-impact photography context.

Research Sources

Destination Guide Sources For Lundy and North Devon

Reference links used to build and maintain this guide.

30 sources • Updated Sep 5, 2026

Written by DiveJourney. Built from public sources and local operator knowledge. Last updated Sep 5, 2026.

Landmark Trust Lundy Marine Protected Area - Official overview of the reserve history, No Take Zone, protected habitats, grey seals, and visitor code.
Lundy MPA day-to-day management - Official zoning, spearfishing, anchoring, protected-wreck, and No Take Zone rules.
Lundy MPA diving from Lundy guidance - Official advice on currents, experience, shore access, facilities, visibility, charter knowledge, and named sites.
Lundy MPA underwater photography guidance - Official typical visibility range and low-impact photography context.

- Supports the late-winter minimum and late-summer maximum water-temperature pattern.

Lundy MPA grey seals - Supports the late-summer to autumn increase in seal numbers around pupping.

Landmark Trust Lundy dive sites - Official dive-site and safety overview, including protected wreck status and recompression location.

Landmark Trust Lundy diving - Official summary of marine life, wreck diving, the compressor, and island-based group planning.

Landmark Trust Lundy dive facilities - Official advance-booking rules for the Beach Building, compressor, and cylinder fills.

Landmark Trust Lundy useful information - Supports electricity, mobile signal, payphone, dive-gear carriage, helicopter restrictions, water, and pet guidance.

Landmark Trust Lundy travel information - Defines the usual MS Oldenburg season and the winter helicopter access pattern.

Landmark Trust 2026 Lundy timetable - Provides the published 2026 sailing and helicopter schedule context used for month banding.

Landmark Trust MS Oldenburg - Official vessel season, normal crossing duration, port pattern, and weather-dependence information.

Landmark Trust Lundy day-trip bookings - Official booking, boarding, peak-demand, and evening sailing-update guidance.

Landmark Trust Lundy snorkel safaris - Official price, age, competence, equipment, supervision, duration, access, and weather requirements.

Landmark Trust swimming and recreational water guidance - Official seal-interaction, pupping, bite, distance, and swimming-conduct guidance.

Landmark Trust visiting boats and planes - Official own-vessel landing, anchorage, slipway, and prior-permission context.

Easy Divers North Devon seal encounter dive trips - Supports the operator's advertised mid-May to mid-October season and its observed summer wildlife notes.

Lundy Diving frequently asked questions - Operator information on boat capacity, crossing, food, dive lift, whole-boat charter, and possible lack of island landing.

Lundy Diving swim trips - Operator information on swimming ability, equipment hire, trip length, and the in-water supervision model.

Visit Devon Lundy Island - Regional tourism context for island geography, landscape, services, and spring or autumn migration.

Lundy Bird Observatory daily census - Supports spring and autumn migration as distinct topside wildlife periods.

Exmoor National Park dark skies - Official national-park source for Exmoor's dark-sky designation and stargazing planning.

Exmoor National Park Valley of Rocks walk - Official route and access context for the Valley of Rocks.

GOV.UK check if you need a UK visa - Official nationality-specific entry-requirement checker.

GOV.UK Electronic Travel Authorisation - Official current ETA eligibility, fee, application, and exemption information.

Met Office location-specific long-term averages - Authoritative climate context; final trip decisions should still use the current marine forecast and operator advice.

Landmark Trust Lundy current visitor notices - Current official notices, including the temporary 2026 campsite closure from 20 August to 10 September.

Landmark Trust contact Lundy - Official Shore Office and Lundy Warden contact details.

Destination hero photo by Red Zeppelin - Photographer profile: https://unsplash.com/@redzeppelin