For the 2001/2002 tariffs, please click. It has never been easier or cheaper to get to the Falkland Islands. As well as the RAF Tristar via Brize Norton, there is the weekly connection to Chile via Lan Chile with a return to London costing £996 (special offers may be available). For more details, please contact Jennie Forrest at. International Tours and Travel or Arlette Bedford at. Whether you want to see wildlife, take a boat trip with dolphins, play golf, ride horses, catch sea-trout or if you simply want to recharge your batteries, contact to arrange a holiday of a lifetime in the Falkland Islands at Port Howard Lodge. Though far I may roam, some day I'll come home, To the Islands, the Falklands, the Isles of the sea.

The Falkland Islands are famous for stunning wildlife and Port Howard Lodge is an ideal centre for your visit. There's lots to see at Port Howard itself and Hattie Lee would be happy to advise you on where else to visit. Gentoo penguins and a wide range of birds including black-necked swans and the magnificent Striated Caracara can all be seen in the Port Howard area and a boat trip to the nearby Narrows Island with its range of ground-nesting birds is highly recommended. Elsewhere, you might bump into a Southern Sea Lion or a brightly coloured Military Starling and even a short boat trip in the harbour will usually attract the attention of a school of Commerson dolphins.

Port Howard has its own golf course. Clippy Hill has nine shared greens and eighteen tees offering a real challenge to golfers of all standards. This is golf as it should be--no waiting times, a handful of people on the course and all set in the great scenery of West Falkland. Professional golfer, Bernard Gallagher, played Clippy Hill and Fox Bay in 1998. Clippy Hill is one of several golf courses on the Islands; the best are at Stanley, Goose Green, Port Howard and Fox Bay. For a golfing holiday with a real difference, why not get Hattie to arrange a programme of rounds throughout the Islands.

Port Howard is the second largest settlement on West Falkland with a permanent population of twenty. Most of the people are employed by which runs 45,000 sheep. It is a pretty place with an interesting and lots to see both in and around the settlement. Take time to visit the busy shearing sheds or the small school with its single pupil or just chat to some of the fascinating characters that make Port Howard such a friendly and welcoming place. Every three years, Port Howard hosts the. West Falklands Sports. This week-long celebration of the end of the shearing season combines serious horse-racing with even more serious partying!

Sports week in the Falkland Islands is the traditional end to the shearing season. After five months of hard labour on the farms, it is time to relax and celebrate the gathering of another year's wool clip. The format is pretty standard each year - a programme of horse racing, sheep and dog trials, barbecues and children's events is interspersed with some very serious partying - this is not the place for shy teetotallers! There are East and West Sports with a three-year rotation on the West between the main settlements of Port Howard, Fox Bay and Hill Cove. The next Port Howard sports will be in 2004.

Welcome to the Port Howard Lodge Website. Hattie Lee, owner/manager of the Lodge, hopes that you will enjoy discovering why Port Howard Lodge is the ideal location from which to discover the very best of the wildlife, the fishing, the adventure and the unique culture of the Falkland Islands. Those Isles of the sea, are calling to me, The smell of the camp fire, a dear memory, Though far I may roam, some day I'll come home, To the Islands, the Falklands, the Isles of the sea.. The Warmest Welcome in the South Atlantic. Phone/fax: +500 42187. For more information on the Falkland Islands--visit www.falklandislands.com

Sarah Baker's silk painting of Port Howard Lodge is one of a range of designs that skilfully capture the textures and colours of the Falkland Islands. For more information on silk paintings and cards, please contact Sarah via: Wrigglytin Designs, Stanley, Falkland Islands. Tel: +500 21706 Fax: +500 22391 bakers@horizon.co.fk

Hattie Lee has a well deserved reputation for excellent food using natural ingredients from the Port Howard area. Staying at Port Howard Lodge is a culinary experience well worth travelling thousands of miles to savour! The staff at Port Howard Lodge do more than just cook the food--they've usually grown, caught or harvested it as well! Sea-trout, mullet, goose and mutton, lamb and beef from Port Howard farm are all used imaginatively with fresh vegetables from the Lodge's own gardens. There is also the chance to savour the delights of locally-caught squid or delicious fish from the pure waters of the South Atlantic. Royals and celebrities have stayed at Port Howard--all enjoying the freshest food prepared to the highest standards--it's no wonder that, with all that there is to see and do at Port Howard, it is often the dining room that you remember best of all!

Up until fairly recent times, the horse was a vital part of life in the Camp. Horses were originally imported from Uruguay and Argentina and the design of the horse gear used in the Falkland Islands owes much to the influence of the Gauchos from South America who looked after the cattle that roamed across the islands in the middle of the nineteenth century. Hattie Lee is hoping to expand the range of horse-riding activities available from Port Howard Lodge. In the future, you will be able to take a quiet ride around the farm or help to drive the sheep to the shearing shed and, if you have more time, you'll be able to take a trek to remote beaches to see penguins and sea lions on white sandy beaches. For the moment, horse-riding can be arranged through a nearby farm--please contact Hattie for the latest on horse-riding at Port Howard.

There's so much to do at Port Howard--some of the best in the world can be accessed from here--you can through wonderful scenery and learn about the traditional horse-gear still used in the Falkland Islands-- you can play golf at or one of several other challenging courses nearby with low green fees and definitely no queues! is spectacular-- There are day excursions available from the Lodge and individual itineraries can be arranged to let you see everything that you want. And yet many people come to Port Howard Lodge to do nothing more than

Port Howard is a great place in which to unwind. Talk to the locals….listen to the tall tales of the ones that got away…. ….take a farm tour to see how life in the Falkland Islands used to be….visit beaches to find the unique and beautiful Falkland Pebbles….. ….or simply sit and enjoy the views….

There are two excellent rivers for sea-trout within a short drive from Port Howard Lodge--the Warrah and the Chartres. The Warrah rises in the foothills of Muffler Jack Mountain (named after a shepherd in the early 1900's who always wore a scarf) and runs for twenty miles to the sea. The Warrah has a reputation for the quality of its fish rather than the quantity--in the 2000/2001 season, 13 sea-trout over eight pounds were logged. The Chartres has fewer large fish but bags of ten or more 3--6 pounders are regularly caught. Days or week-long packages on the fishing rivers of West Falkland, with or without experienced Ghillies, can be arranged through Port Howard Lodge. For rod fees and other rates please click. For in-depth details and all the technical stuff --please see. Kit Layman's Fishing Section. Kit has been fishing at Port Howard for years and has lots of tips for anyone wanting to fish here. There are, to be sure, other locales where sea trout grow larger, but I cannot think of any where the fishing is so utterly natural and devoid of commercialisation. John Ross--American Fishing Writer

Port Howard Farm runs 45,000 sheep. During the busy period between November and April of each year when lamb-marking and shearing takes place, virtually everyone in the settlement is involved in the work of the farm in one way or another. The farm produces about 84,000 kg. of soft white wool each year with an average micron of 26.5. This wool, along with the rest of the Falkland Islands' 1.6 million kg. clip, is highly sought after around the world as its softness and feel adds quality to many inferior wools. The farm has to be self-sufficient and many people wear different hats at different times. There is a mechanic and a cook, a teacher with one pupil in the settlement school and even a Father Christmas who arrives by helicopter!

Your visit to Port Howard begins when you land on the grass airstrip in your nine-seater Britten-Norman Islander aircraft. A short Land Rover drive from the landing strip and you'll be welcomed into the flower-filled conservatory of the Lodge. The Lodge was built in 1952 as the farm manager's house and it retains the comfortable charm of that era. At the end of a long and tiring day in the fresh air, it's time for rest in one of the Lodge's comfortable en-suite bedrooms.

For more information about the Falkland Islands, why not visit the following Falkland-related sites? The Official Falkland Islands Portal. Everything you need to know about the islands. Falkland Islands Tourist Board. Detailed information on how to get here, what to do and where to stay (on the way to Port Howard Lodge)! The latest news from the Falkland Islands. Falklands Conservation. Lots more stuff on wildlife and nature in the Falkland Islands.

In the 1880's, Port Howard had its own Try-works where old sheep were rendered down to make tallow. The plant used waste heat from the process to dry the skins. To the left of the photograph can be seen a three-masted barque waiting to take the tallow away. Little has changed in the way that the farm operates over the last 130 years. This photograph was taken in the 1960's showing shepherds at the Mount Rosalie sheep dip.

 Dinner may be served in the room
 Smoke-free guest rooms
 Private park, garden, courtyard
 Quiet surroundings
 Private/Ensuite bathroom
 Tea and coffee making facilities