Berlitz Pocket Guide Guernsey (Travel Guide eBook)

By Insight Guides

Berlitz Pocket Guides: iconic style, a bestselling brand, this is the quintessential pocket-sized travel guide to Guernsey Plan your trip, plan perfect days and discover how to get around - this pocket-sized guide is a convenient, quick-reference companion to discovering what to do and see in Guernsey, from top attractions like Shell Beach, Fort Grey, Hauteville House and the car-free island of Sark to hidden gems, including La Vallette Bathing Pools, the Victorian Shop and Parlour and the historic Alderney Railway. This will save you time, and enhance your exploration of this fascinating island. - Compact, concise, and packed with essential information, this is an iconic on-the-move companion when you're exploring Guernsey - Covers Top Ten Attractions, including Castle Cornet, Sausmarez Manor and the German Occupation Museum, and Perfect Day itinerary suggestions - Includes an insightful overview of landscape, history and culture
Handy colour maps on the inside cover flaps will help you find your way around - Essential practical information on everything from Eating Out to Getting Around - Inspirational colour photography throughout
Sharp design and colour-coded sections make for an engaging reading experience About Berlitz: Berlitz draws on years of travel and language expertise to bring you a wide range of travel and language products, including travel guides, maps, phrase books, language-learning courses, dictionaries and kids' language products.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Insight Guides
• Release date: Nov 1, 2018
• ISBN: 9781785731662

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How To Use This E-Book

Getting Around the e-Book

This Pocket Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration and planning advice for your visit to Guernsey, and is also the perfect on-the-ground companion for your trip.

The guide begins with our selection of Top 10 Attractions, plus a Perfect Itinerary feature to help you plan unmissable experiences. The Introduction and History chapters paint a vivid cultural portrait of Guernsey, and the Where to Go chapter gives a complete guide to all the sights worth visiting. You will find ideas for activities in the What to Do section, while the Eating Out chapter describes the local cuisine and gives listings of the best restaurants. The Travel Tips offer practical information to help you plan your trip. Finally, there are carefully selected hotel listings.

In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.

Maps

All key attractions and sights in Guernsey are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map], tap once to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.

Images

You’ll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Guernsey. Simply double-tap an image to see it in full-screen.

About Berlitz Pocket Guides

The Berlitz story began in 1877 when Maximilian Berlitz devised his revolutionary method of language learning. More than 130 years later, Berlitz is a household name, famed not only for language schools but also as a provider of best-selling language and travel guides.

Our wide-ranging travel products – printed travel guides and phrase books, as well as apps and ebooks – offer all the information you need for a perfect trip, and are regularly updated by our team of expert local authors. Their practical emphasis means they are perfect for use on the ground. Wherever you’re going – whether it’s on a short break, the trip of a lifetime, a cruise or a business trip – we offer the ideal guide for your needs.

Our Berlitz Pocket Guides are the perfect choice if you need reliable, concise information in a handy format. We provide amazing value for money – these guides may be small, but they are packed with information. No wonder they have sold more than 45 million copies worldwide.

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Table of Contents

Guernsey’s Top 10 Attractions

Top Attraction #1

Top Attraction #2

Top Attraction #3

Top Attraction #4

Top Attraction #5

Top Attraction #6

Top Attraction #7

Top Attraction #8

Top Attraction #9

Top Attraction #10

A Perfect Day In Guernsey

Introduction

Location and Climate

‘Peculiar of the Crown’

Language

Economy

A Brief History

Early History

Romans and Christians

The British Connection

Navigation and Knitting

The Victorian Era

The German Occupation

Post War

Historical Landmarks

Where To Go

St Peter Port

The Waterfront

Along the Waterfront

Castle Cornet

La Valette Underground Military Museum

The Aquarium

The Heart of Town

Candie Gardens and Guernsey Museum

Guernsey Tapestry

Victorian Shop and Parlour

Victor Hugo’s House

Southern Guernsey

Sausmarez Manor

Manor Gardens

Fermain Bay

Jerbourg Point

Moulin Huet Bay

La Gran’mère de Chimquière

German Underground Military Hospital

The Little Chapel

Petit Bôt Bay

German Occupation Museum

Pleinmont Headland

The West Coast

Rocquaine Bay

Fort Grey

L’Erée Headland

Lihou Island

Perelle Bay

St Apolline’s Chapel

Vazon Bay

Fort Hommet

Cobo Bay

Saumarez Park

Folk and Costume Museum

Northern Guernsey

Around Le Grand Havre

Oatlands Village/Guernsey Freesia Centre

L’Ancresse Common

Pembroke and L’Ancresse Bays

Northeast Coast

Bordeaux Harbour

St Sampson

Herm

Herm Harbour

Herm Common

Shell Beach and Belvoir Bay

Southern Cliffs

Le Manoir

St Tugual

Sark

Ferries to Sark

Brecqhou and the Barclay Brothers

Arrival in Sark

Getting Around

Big Sark

La Seigneurie Gardens

Around the Island

Port du Moulin and Lighthouse

La Coupée

Little Sark

Alderney

St Anne

Alderney Society Museum

Braye Harbour

Alderney Railway

The Northeast

Saye and Corblets Bays

Mannez Quarry and Lighthouse

Around Longis Bay

South of the Island

What To Do

Sports and Outdoor Pursuits

Surfing and Windsurfing

Scuba Diving

Sailing

Adventure Sports

Swimming

Fishing

Walking

Birdwatching

Cycling

Golf

Horse Riding

Shopping

St Peter Port

Around the Island

Entertainment

Activities for Children

Calendar of Events

Eating Out

Seafood

Local Produce

Cider and Ale

Where to Eat

Culinary Events

Restaurants

St Peter Port

Around the Island

Fermain Bay

Jerbourg

St Martin’s

Forest

St Saviour

Torteval

L’Erée

Cobo Bay

Castel

Vale

Herm

Sark

Alderney

A–Z Travel Tips

A

Accommodation

Airports

B

Bicycle Rental

Budgeting for Your Trip

C

Camping

Car Hire

Climate

Clothing

Crime and Safety

D

Driving

E

Electricity

Embassies and High Commissions

Emergencies

G

Gay and Lesbian Travellers

Getting There

Guides and Tours

H

Health and Medical Care

L

Language

M

Maps

Media

Money

O

Opening Hours

P

Police

Post Offices

Public Holidays

T

Telephones

Time Zones

Tipping

Toilets

Tourist Information

Transport

Travellers with Disabilities

V

Visas and Entry Requirements

W

Websites and Internet Access

Recommended Hotels

St Peter Port

Around the Island

St Martin

St Saviour

Castel

Torteval

Vale

Herm

Sark

Alderney

Guernsey’s Top 10 Attractions

Top Attraction #1

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Castle Cornet

Step into the past at Guernsey’s ancient royal fortress, standing guard over St Peter Port. For more information, click here.

Top Attraction #2

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St Peter Port

Explore Guernsey’s endearingly quaint capital taking in the old town and colourful port. For more information, click here.

Top Attraction #3

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Fort Grey

Gripping stories of shipwrecks are the theme of the museum within the fort. For more information, click here.

Top Attraction #4

Alamy

Hauteville House

Victor Hugo’s home in exile shows that the French author was also an inspired interior decorator. For more information, click here.

Top Attraction #5

Alamy

German Occupation Museum

Excellent war museum showing how the islanders lived during the Occupation. For more information, click here.

Top Attraction #6

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Sausmarez Manor

Historic family manor with delightful gardens, a fine sculpture park and visitor attractions. For more information, click here.

Top Attraction #7

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Vazon Bay

Ride the rollers or hire windsurf or paddleboard gear on this whopper of a sandy beach. For more information, click here.

Top Attraction #8

Robert Harding World Imagery

St Anne, Alderney

The island’s capital is an engaging little town with cobbled streets and quirky shops. For more information, click here.

Top Attraction #9

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Shell Beach, Herm

This dazzling white beach is a paradise for shell collectors. For more information, click here.

Top Attraction #10

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Sark

Take a day trip to this tiny, car-free island and enjoy the walks and wildlife. For more information, click here.

A Perfect Day In Guernsey

9.00am

Breakfast

Christies in the heart of St Peter Port (43 Le Pollet, open from 8am and 9am Sun) offers a coffee-and-croissant fix or a full English breakfast. Watch the world go by or secure a seat on the balcony for lovely harbour views.

10.00am

Picture-postcard port

Explore the cobbled streets of St Peter Port, stroll along the waterfront to Cornet Castle or up to Hauteville House, where Victor Hugo penned Les Misérables.

Noon

Cliff walk

For views that inspired Impressionist painter, Renoir, take the first section of the south coast cliff path starting at South Esplanade in St Peter Port and ending at Fermain Bay, one of Guernsey’s prettiest beaches. (Allow at least an hour as there are quite a few steps).

1.00pm

Lunch break

Fermain Beach Café has the best fresh crab sandwiches on the island and a lovely terrace on the beach. Alternatively, splash out and lunch at La Frégate (www.lafregatehotel.com) in St Peter Port, for Guernsey’s best seafood and a terrace with a sublime view out to Herm and Sark − even as far as the coast of France on a clear day.

3.00pm

West Coast

Head west to Rocquaine Bay where Fort Grey’s Shipwreck Museum tells the grim story of vessels wrecked on the rock-strewn coasts. Portelet Harbour southwest of Fort Grey has a pretty sandy cove, ideal for a dip if the tide is out.

5.00pm

Vazon Bay

Further along the coast watch or join the surfers on the golden sands of Vazon Bay. Guernsey Surf School (www.guernseysurfschool.co.uk) hires out all the gear. Vistas Beach Café, right on the beach with a roof terrace, has great views.

6.00pm

Sunset cocktail

Continue along the coast to Cobo Bay and catch the last of the sun’s rays on the spacious terrace of the Cobo Bay Hotel, a favourite spot for admiring the views.

8.00pm

Dining options

Return to St Peter Port for the best choice of restaurants.