Port Howard is the oldest and largest remaining sheep farm on West Falkland, and a great destination for those wanting to experience all aspects of the Falklands. Although wildlife is not Port Howard’s principle attraction, a Gentoo penguin colony and a large number of waterfowl can be found at Gladstone Bay on Port Purvis, only an hour’s drive from the settlement.
Port Howard offers one of the best golf courses in the Islands. The nine-green/eighteen tees Clippy Hill course offers a challenge to golfers of all standards. With no queues and just a handful of people on the course at any one time, whilst in beautiful surroundings, this is the perfect way to relax. You will have ample opportunity to see a working farm in full flow, especially if you are visiting during the summer season when you may be able to view the process of gathering, sheep shearing, wool classing and baling, and even maybe the final product being loaded onto the intercoastal vessel which also delivers stores, fuel and any personal goods to the farms around the islands.
In the grounds of Port Howard Lodge there is a small museum giving an insight into the 1982 conflict when 1,000 Argentine troops occupied the settlement. At the edge of the settlement there are some well-marked minefields remaining from this period, and guided excursions can take visitors to some of the areas that figured during the conflict including the remains of crashed aircraft.
Undoubtedly one of the main attractions of Port Howard is the excellent trout and mullet fishing on the Warrah and Chartres Rivers and many estuaries and creeks around the settlement. A ghillie is on hand from the Lodge to give you advice and ensure your time on the river is challenging and enjoyable and leaves you keen to return for another day's sport.