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Sark & Herm
Top Things To See & Do
Top Things To See & Do
Sark & Herm
• Swim off Sark's jagged coast from small sandy beaches like that at Dixcart Bay. Enjoy the island's rock pools, including the Venus Pool (a 6.1m/20ft tidal pool) and Adonis Pool; accessible at low tide. It's also a pleasure to swim, snorkel and dive off Herm Island, which has long sandy beaches on its northern shore.
• Go sailing: The islands of Sark and Herm both welcome visiting yachts and boats.
• Make the most of these car-free islands by going walking: there are numerous scenic walks along the cliffs, and a guide with pathways can be obtained from the tourist offices. It is possible to walk around Herm in less than two hours.
• Bring the binoculars: Both islands are a treat for birdwatchers.
• Come ashore through cliff-cut tunnels in the tiny but picturesque Creux Harbour.
• Visit the northernmost point of the Sark, where the Bec du Nez or ‘Oystercatcher's Rock', a stretch of rock that juts out to sea, commanding a breathtaking view.
• At low tide, take a boat trip around the coastline of Sark to visit caves including the Boutique Caves - according to legend, a past haunt of smugglers.
• Enjoy the gardens of La Seigneurie, which has been the home of Sark's Seigneurs since 1730. It has a large Victorian watchtower and is one of the best formal gardens in the Channel Islands.
• Try not to get claustrophobic in Sark's 19th-century windowless prison (still occasionally used to keep disorderly drunkards for a night or two), then blow away the cobwebs with a trip to the ancient windmill, standing at the highest point in the Channel Islands.
• Cross La Coupée, a very high isthmus (79.2m/260ft above sea level) carrying a narrow road above the sea, which links Sark with Little Sark. Before its railings, people used to cross on hands and knees when there were high winds; even now, cyclists and horse riders dismount.
• On Herm, visit the Tom Thumb village restored from derelict houses, a restored chapel, woods, caves, swimming in rock pools and the shell beach - covered by countless shells deposited by the Gulf Stream, some from as far away as Mexico.
• Drop into the Mermaid Tavern, Herm's only pub and the island's social hub.
See Contact Addresses for further tourist information.
• Swim off Sark's jagged coast from small sandy beaches like that at Dixcart Bay. Enjoy the island's rock pools, including the Venus Pool (a 6.1m/20ft tidal pool) and Adonis Pool; accessible at low tide. It's also a pleasure to swim, snorkel and dive off Herm Island, which has long sandy beaches on its northern shore.
• Go sailing: The islands of Sark and Herm both welcome visiting yachts and boats.
• Make the most of these car-free islands by going walking: there are numerous scenic walks along the cliffs, and a guide with pathways can be obtained from the tourist offices. It is possible to walk around Herm in less than two hours.
• Bring the binoculars: Both islands are a treat for birdwatchers.
• Come ashore through cliff-cut tunnels in the tiny but picturesque Creux Harbour.
• Visit the northernmost point of the Sark, where the Bec du Nez or ‘Oystercatcher's Rock', a stretch of rock that juts out to sea, commanding a breathtaking view.
• At low tide, take a boat trip around the coastline of Sark to visit caves including the Boutique Caves - according to legend, a past haunt of smugglers.
• Enjoy the gardens of La Seigneurie, which has been the home of Sark's Seigneurs since 1730. It has a large Victorian watchtower and is one of the best formal gardens in the Channel Islands.
• Try not to get claustrophobic in Sark's 19th-century windowless prison (still occasionally used to keep disorderly drunkards for a night or two), then blow away the cobwebs with a trip to the ancient windmill, standing at the highest point in the Channel Islands.
• Cross La Coupée, a very high isthmus (79.2m/260ft above sea level) carrying a narrow road above the sea, which links Sark with Little Sark. Before its railings, people used to cross on hands and knees when there were high winds; even now, cyclists and horse riders dismount.
• On Herm, visit the Tom Thumb village restored from derelict houses, a restored chapel, woods, caves, swimming in rock pools and the shell beach - covered by countless shells deposited by the Gulf Stream, some from as far away as Mexico.
• Drop into the Mermaid Tavern, Herm's only pub and the island's social hub.
See Contact Addresses for further tourist information.
• Go sailing: The islands of Sark and Herm both welcome visiting yachts and boats.
• Make the most of these car-free islands by going walking: there are numerous scenic walks along the cliffs, and a guide with pathways can be obtained from the tourist offices. It is possible to walk around Herm in less than two hours.
• Bring the binoculars: Both islands are a treat for birdwatchers.
• Come ashore through cliff-cut tunnels in the tiny but picturesque Creux Harbour.
• Visit the northernmost point of the Sark, where the Bec du Nez or ‘Oystercatcher's Rock', a stretch of rock that juts out to sea, commanding a breathtaking view.
• At low tide, take a boat trip around the coastline of Sark to visit caves including the Boutique Caves - according to legend, a past haunt of smugglers.
• Enjoy the gardens of La Seigneurie, which has been the home of Sark's Seigneurs since 1730. It has a large Victorian watchtower and is one of the best formal gardens in the Channel Islands.
• Try not to get claustrophobic in Sark's 19th-century windowless prison (still occasionally used to keep disorderly drunkards for a night or two), then blow away the cobwebs with a trip to the ancient windmill, standing at the highest point in the Channel Islands.
• Cross La Coupée, a very high isthmus (79.2m/260ft above sea level) carrying a narrow road above the sea, which links Sark with Little Sark. Before its railings, people used to cross on hands and knees when there were high winds; even now, cyclists and horse riders dismount.
• On Herm, visit the Tom Thumb village restored from derelict houses, a restored chapel, woods, caves, swimming in rock pools and the shell beach - covered by countless shells deposited by the Gulf Stream, some from as far away as Mexico.
• Drop into the Mermaid Tavern, Herm's only pub and the island's social hub.
See Contact Addresses for further tourist information.
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