1982 points of Interest

The 1982 Points of Interest tour takes in Goose Green, Fitzroy and Stanley areas with visits to the relevant memorials in these areas.

Pickup and drop-off at the Cruise Terminal with a 9:00 – 9:30 departure and a pack lunch included.

Goose Green: (Approx 1.15hrs from Stanley) The Battle of Goose Green was the first and the longest battle of the War on 28/29th May. It represented a fourteen-hour struggle waged by the Second Battalion the Parachute Regiment (2 Para) and is seen as a pivotal event in the Falkland Islands War. By boosting the morale of British forces and, conversely, fatally damaging that of the Argentines, its result had a profound effect on both sides for the remainder of this brief, yet decisive, campaign. Victory at Goose Green established British forces’ moral superiority over the defenders, a position which maintained the momentum of the ground offensive until the moment of Argentine surrender on the Falklands as a whole, little more than two weeks later.

Battle areas, memorials, the settlement and the community hall where the civilian population were held and a small museum can be visited at Goose Green with the Argentine Cemetery also near to Darwin.
Fitzroy settlement, (40mins from Stanley), is home to six memorials associated with the 1982 war. Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels, Sir Galahad and Sir Tristram, were bombed in the waters on 8th June whilst the Welsh Guards were waiting to disembark, with serious loss of life. The memorials have inscriptions in English and Welsh.

On return to Stanley we provide a town tour with overlooking views,  passing Government House, the 1914 war memorial and culminating with a visit to the 1982 Liberation Monument.

Your day will be spent in the company of an Islander who can answer your questions and share their experiences of life on our remote South Atlantic Islands.

Travel Falklands reserves the right to cancel the tour if there is insufficient demand, unsafe conditions, or unforeseen events beyond their control.

A full refund will be provided in the circumstances above or if your cruise ship is unable to get into port due to bad weather.

Overview: On 2nd April 1982, Argentine forces invaded the Falkland Islands, sparking one of the largest major conflicts since WW2.
Lasting 74 days, the war was the first military action since the Second World War that utilised all elements of the British Armed Forces.
On 5th April, the British government dispatched a naval Task Force to engage the Argentine Navy and Air Force before making an amphibious assault on the Islands.
The war ended with an Argentine surrender on 14 June, returning the islands to British control.
In total, 649 Argentine military personnel, 255 British military personnel, and three Falkland Islanders were killed during the war.