Glorious Guernsey
After a quick lunch at the St. Pierre Park we made our way to the beautiful capital St. Peter Port, a vibrant town with lots of little boutique shops and a welcome lack of high street names along with the benefits of duty free prices.
A little exploration brings you to the centrepiece of the town, a beautiful church standing at the foot of the gently sloping High Street. Just beyond is the refurbished market building and ‘the old quarter’, a cobbled area with antique dealers, galleries and restaurants.
Taxis from the airport cost around £9 and St. Peter Port can be reached in around 15 minutes. A good way to explore the island is to get the Number 7 bus, where you can go anywhere for a pound.
Along the South Coast you will find narrow lanes winding through peaceful hamlets of traditional cottages. The West offers gentle sloping wide stretches of beach especially suited to families. The North Coast is home to loop-holed towers, WW2 defences built by the occupying forces as well as a chambered Megalithic tomb and a Neolithic burial mound thought to date back 7000 years.
Inland, tiny roads take you through Guernsey’s natural beauty with a recommended speed limit of 15mph. One of the attractions is The Little Chapel, possibly the smallest chapel in the world, built by a monk who wanted to create a miniature version of the famous grotto and basilica at Lourdes.
Guernsey has lots to offer and although less commercialised than Jersey, it still has enough happening to keep you entertained without losing its ‘stepping back in time’ charm.