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
Youll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Guernsey. Simply double-tap an image to see it in full-screen.
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Table of Contents
Guernseys Top 10 Attractions
Top Attraction #1
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Castle Cornet
Step into the past at Guernseys ancient royal fortress, standing guard over St Peter Port. For more information, .
Top Attraction #2
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St Peter Port
Explore Guernseys endearingly quaint capital taking in the old town and colourful port. For more information, .
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, .
Top Attraction #4
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Hauteville House
Victor Hugos home in exile shows that the French author was also an inspired interior decorator. For more information, .
Top Attraction #5
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German Occupation Museum
Excellent war museum showing how the islanders lived during the Occupation. For more information, .
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Sausmarez Manor
Historic family manor with delightful gardens, a fine sculpture park and visitor attractions. For more information, .
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, .
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St Anne, Alderney
The islands capital is an engaging little town with cobbled streets and quirky shops. For more information, .
Top Attraction #9
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Shell Beach, Herm
This dazzling white beach is a paradise for shell collectors. For more information, .
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, .
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 Misrables .
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 Guernseys prettiest beaches. (Allow at least an hour as there are quite a few steps).