Gibraltar , our very own Rock

When we hear “the rock” we think of San Francisco and the famous rock there, we have our very own , Gibraltar.

A popular port of call for many of the cruise ships in/out of Southampton, they will either stop on the way out or home, either way , plenty to do.

The famous Barbary Macaques, you are advised to keep all of your belongings close to hand as they are nifty at stealing if they take a shine to something on your person, be warned !! According to popular belief as long as these Apes are on the rock it will remain British, The legend was taken to heart by Winston Churchill who famously ordered the re-population of the animals when they dwindled to just seven in 1942.

The cable car will take you 412m to the top of the rock and takes approximately 6 minutes here you can gaze out to the coast of Spain and North Africa, definitely a trip not to be missed if going ashore.

And who says you need to go to Florida to see the Dolphins, or Whales. Even the amazing Ocra (killer whale) passes through the straights, stopping to feed on the way, and there are trips for roughly 3 hours that will take you out into the straights, plenty of time if you are calling in for the day, it it advised to book these trips in advance

And of course the Tax free shopping, many of the popular designer brands are available for you to browse around.

There are many tunnels and caves a famous one being ST MICHAELS CAVE.

The Cathedral Cave was long thought to be buttless, making St. Michael’s Cave the subject of one of Gibraltar’s most famous legends. It was believed that the cave is one end of a subterranean Ley tunnel over 15 miles (24 km) long which passes under the Strait of Gibraltar. Legend has it that the Barbary macaques entered the Rock from Morocco this way.

If you get a chance to visit , you should.