MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Darwin guesthouse, linked to Falklands' history is for sale
A FALKLANDS guesthouse, situated less than fifteen minutes walk from the site where the bloody battle for Goose Green took place in 1982, is on the market.
Darwin House is set in the picturesque setting of Darwin Settlement on the isthmus between the north and south of East Falkland Islands. Owners Ken and Bonita Greenland have successfully run Darwin House as a guest house for the past ten years. As well as its colourful recent history Darwin was once the largest settlement after Stanley, with almost 200 working people on the payroll. Named after Charles Darwin, who spent some time in the Falklands during his travels, the settlement was established in 1859 as a centre for cattle ranching and later for sheep farming. By 1920 the site had become too small for the thriving settlement and over the following two years all the farm buildings, the church and most of the houses, were transferred over the hill Goose Green, now owned by Falkland Landholdings. Although Ken and Bonita say they have greatly enjoyed welcoming visitors to the beautiful settlement, their aim now is to sell the business but offer it support with independent guided wildlife and battlefield tours. Fishing, walking, boating and golfing are also popular pastimes for Darwin House guests. Darwin provides an ideal base for the exploration of Lafonia and the eastern shore of Falkland Sound. The settlement is also situated conveniently close to Mount Pleasant Airport, home of approximately 2.000 members of the Her Majesty's Forces. Mrs. Greenland told Mercopress, "Over the past nine years we have brought three houses and three farm buildings back from the brink of collapse, created a tidy and productive smallholding from nothing, built a nine hole golf course and established a small craft based enterprise. " The 1982 Battle for Goose Green which took place primarily on Darwin Ridge involved heavy combat between the defending Argentine forces (consisting of the Lieutenant-Colonel Italo Piaggi's 12th Infantry Regiment and a company of the Ranger-type 25th Infantry Regiment) and attacking British forces (including three rifle, one patrol, one support and the HQ company of Lieutenant-Colonel Herbert 'H' Jones' 2nd Battalion the Parachute Regiment.) By Lisa Johnston – SeAled PR - Stanley
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