Guernsey in General

Isn't it annoying when you go on holiday to a place you have never been before for 1 week and by the time you are approaching the end of that week you feel you are just starting to really get into the spirit of things, you've found out so much more that you feel you could do with another week. Well this was what it felt like when I went to Guernsey in August 2005. I have written the majority of this review from my own experiences, rather than giving you lots of facts about Guernsey that you could read about in any travel guide. INTRODUCTION The Channel Islands consists of a group of 5 small islands: Jersey, Guernsey, Sark, Herm and Alderney. ...  Read the complete review

Guernsey is the second-largest of the five Channel Islands, after Jersey (the others are, in descending order of size, Alderney, Sark and Herm). It often seems that Guernsey is overlooked in favour of the larger and more famous Jersey, due in no small part to Bergerac (for those of you who have no idea who or what Bergerac is, it was a very popular 1980's TV show about a Jersey detective). In fact, due to Bergerac's storylines featuring so many murders, you'd expect that people would be put off Jersey and come to Guernsey, but I digress. Guernsey lies to the north of Jersey, and all the Channel Islands are in fact situated just off the ...  Read the complete review

Guernsey is slightly smaller the Jersey being only 24 square miles, but it still manages to pack in plenty to do for all ages. There are beautiful, clean sandy beaches where the children can play safely, and rocky promontories for scrambling and exploring. The capital of Guernsey is St. Peter Port The streets rise steeply from the harbour and afford views of sister islands Herm, Sark and Jethou. Castle Cornet overlooks the harbour, a safe haven for working and pleasure craft alike. St Peter Port has a wide variety of shops and restaurants, so there’ll be something to suit everyone. We stayed in self-catering accommodation on the opposite ...  Read the complete review

Guernsey is one of the Channel Islands with a reputation as being Jersey's prim little sister. But this is far from reality as it has just as much to offer the tourist as Jersey. St Peter's Port is where all the cruise liner's, such as The Oriana stop of and passengers go ashore for the shops and night life.If you want a quiet and relaxing holiday then Guernsey is a perfect place to go to, but if you want to get about there is always plenty to see and do. They have really stunning beaches, rocky coves to discover and a lot of rugged cliffs, but best of all if you drive the petrol is only 37p a litre, and alcohol and cigarettes are duty free. If you go you ...  Read the complete review

Last December I went to Guernsey for a weekend. You might think me foolhardy or eccentric but apart from the flight in that is not so. Accommodation and car hire are very cheap at that time of year, but the island is virtually empty meaning that a visit to many of the sights is much better. Of course you have to be made of strong stuff to sit on the beach, but the seas and rugged coastlines look all the more exciting with the wind whipping them up. Of course it was a good time for Christmas shopping - and my family were quite happy with the gold and silver bargains. We even had the bonus of Father Christmas coming into St Peter Port! Don't go ...  Read the complete review