Port Stanley

Cruise vessels cannot dock, so tenders carry passengers ashore in 25 minutes. Zodiacs are often used, and the tender pier is centrally positioned.

Bring a printable map.

Stanley, once called Port Stanley, is the Falkland Islands' capital. Founded in 1843, the city now has more than 3000 residents.

Stanley is a small city, making walking probably the best way to see its sights.

The Falkland Islands Museum provides extensive detail about the 1982 conflict, together with Falklands history and some displays on Falkland Islands flora & fauna.

Christ Church Cathedral is the world's southernmost cathedral. Its much-photographed front arch is constructed from the jawbones of two blue whales.

Collect a town map from the tourist station at the pier and follow the Stanley harbour Maritime History Trail.

Gypsy Cove is a fifteen-minute drive from town, easily arranged by taxi, and often the first place where Falklands visitors see penguins. Many shuttles link the port and Gypsy Cove. Return travel costs 20 pounds, with services every 20 minutes from both sides.

Falkland Islands stamps and first-day covers from the Philatelic Bureau on Ross Road are known worldwide and can be bought directly from the Bureau.

Stanley's two main supermarkets are The West Store and The Seafish Chandlery. The west store is in central Stanley, while the Seafish Chandlery is near the main harbour at FIPASS.

Bars and restaurants are scattered across Stanley. A small café also operates inside the Falkland Islands museum at the Historic dock yard.

One Falklands pound equals one pound sterling. Its notes and coins resemble UK currency apart from their design, and British money circulates freely throughout the Islands. There are no automatic cash machines.

Falklands money cannot be converted into Sterling or other currencies beyond the Islands.