Insight Guides Pocket Guernsey (Travel Guide eBook)

Insight Guides

Description

Insight Pocket Guides: ideal itineraries and top travel tips in a pocket-sized package.
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 Vallette Bathing Pools, the Victorian Shop and Parlour and the historic Alderney Railway.
- Concise and packed with essential information about Where to Go and What To Do, this is an ideal 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
- Offers an insightful overview of landscape, history and culture
- Contains an invaluable pull-out map, and 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 Insight Guides: Insight Guides is a pioneer of full-colour guide books, with almost 50 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides with user-friendly, modern design. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps, as well as phrasebooks, picture-packed eBooks and apps to meet different travellers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure.

Sujets

• Travel
• British Isles
• Great Britain
• Europe

Informations

• Publié par: Apa Publications
• Date de parution: 01 novembre 2018
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781789192858
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

Extrait

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 Insight Guides
Insight Guides have more than 40 years’ experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce 400 full-colour titles, in both print and digital form, covering more than 200 destinations across the globe, in a variety of formats to meet your different needs.
Insight Guides are written by local authors, whose expertise is evident in the extensive historical and cultural background features. Each destination is carefully researched by regional experts to ensure our guides provide the very latest information. All the reviews in Insight Guides are independent; we strive to maintain an impartial view. Our reviews are carefully selected to guide you to the best places to eat, go out and shop, so you can be confident that when we say a place is special, we really mean it.
© 2018 Apa Digital (CH) AG and Apa Publications (UK) Ltd





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
Anna Mockford & Nick Bonetti/Apa Publications

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
Anna Mockford & Nick Bonetti/Apa Publications

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



Top Attraction #4
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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
Anna Mockford & Nick Bonetti/Apa Publications

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



Top Attraction #7
Anna Mockford & Nick Bonetti/Apa Publications

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
Anna Mockford & Nick Bonetti/Apa Publications

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