Island of Sark

We wanted to experience the stress free style of living on Sark and arrived at around 10.45am. Opting for an exploration on foot, which is easily achievable in the few hours you have on the Island, our only disappointment was to discover that the shops, as few as they are, close for an hour at lunchtime. With the ferry due to leave after 3.00pm the 'visitors' are on the Island for some five hours maximum and the place comes to a standstill. Stress free, yes. Civilised, I'm not sure. Perhaps the happy Islanders do not need the income from tourism. However, undeterred, I have since tried to buy an item on line only for the web site not to be recognised. The telephone ...  Read the complete review

The Isle of Sark is quiet, relaxed, beautiful and unspoilt. Three and a half miles long with a population of around six hundred people, it has no chain stores, no cars and no streetlamps. Consequently it can be quite tricky to find your way home in the dark, but stumbling along the uneven paths with a torch beneath a sky full of stars only adds to the charm! The island has a number of sandy and stony beaches and the height of the cliffs makes for some breathtaking views. Travel in the springtime to experience absolute peace and quiet and go for walks in woods full of bluebells, or in the summer to experience a more bustling Sark, warmer weather and of course the ...  Read the complete review

I had a day trip to Sark this year; I was led to believe that this island is a quiet backwater in the vast hubbub of life, with the only transport by horse drawn carriages or by bicycle. On arrival at Sark harbour from Jersey using a fast catamaran boat service I found that this was nearly but not quite true. There was a tractor pulled train waiting to transport the passengers up a long steep hill to the main village in Sark, and while there is no motorcars or buses, there seemed to be a lot of tractors. (So much for no cars!). The Island. Sark itself is only about 1 ½ miles long and 1 mile wide with a small island (Little Sark) joined on at one end ...  Read the complete review

Sark is one of the smaller Channel Islands at just three and a half miles long and one and a half miles wide. Accessible only by sea, this little island offers a peaceful and beautiful place to spend a holiday (actually I'd like to live there but a holiday will do for starters) So what makes Sark unique? Firstly, it has no cars - transport is by horse, bicycle, tractor or public transport (horse and carriage!). As there are no cars, there are also no roads, just a series of dirt tracks and numerous short cuts across the fields - the short cuts are regularly used because there are no fences (not even to keep cattle in) and the people are so friendly that ...  Read the complete review

If you get sea-sick, Sark is not the place for you as this island has no airport, so your only way of reaching it is by sea. Cars are not allowed in Sark and the only motorised form of transport is tractors, which often have trailers on for transporting people up the long, steep hill from the harbour. Alternatives are pony and trap (don't worry, they come with drivers) or shanks' pony. You can also hire bikes once you get to town. Because there are no cars, there are no tarmacked roads, only tracks, which adds to the feel of a land out of time. However, they have electricity, banks and all modern appliances, including the internet, so ...  Read the complete review