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) BLUE GUIDE THE CHANNEL ISLANDS Z^>^>%^/W,ZW«. firms/..stumteMI^ \4^ I Ctos^\^ iKUMi Uo- the ISLKSot cverxsey/ Jkrsky \10 /: KG 1. 1Sir ^ -r>^^^^ ^\. rliftr /<? C HA-I^lSffii^ m4- i^ii .J? THE CHANNEL ISLANDS THE BLUE GUIDES ENGLAND LONDON SCOTLAND WALES AND THE MARCHES THE CHANNEL ISLANDS IRELAND NORTHERN ITALY ROME AND ENVIRONS VENICE SICILY GREECE ATHENS AND ENVIRONS CRETE CYPRUS PARIS AND ENVIRONS LOIRE VALLEY, NORMANDY, BRITTANY BELGIUM AND LUXEMBOURG MALTA SPAIN: The Mainland MOSCOW AND LENINGRAD BLUE GUIDE THE CHANNEL ISLANDS PETER McGregor eadie Atlas and maps andplans by John Flower ERNEST BENN LIMITED LONDON AND TONBRIDGE RAND McNALLY & COMPANY CHICAGO, NEW YORK, SAN FRANCISCO First Edition 1981 Published by Ernest Benn Limited 25 New Street Square, London EC4A 3JA & Sovereign Way, Tonbridge, Kent Rand McNally & Company Chicago: New York: San Francisco © Ernest Benn Limited 1981 Printed in Great Britain ISBN Hardback 510 01640 5 528-84620-5 (USA) ISBN Paperback 510 01641 3 528-84619-1 (USA) Set by Cold Composition Ltd, Tonbridge, Kent Printed in Great Britain by Fletcher& Son Ltd, Norwich PREFACE The Channel Islands are by-and-large a holiday venue for the whole family. Their long sandy beaches, rocky coves, flowers, country walks and well preserved megalithic and medieval ruins attract one and three quarter million visitors annually. Nestled uptothecoastofFrance, these islandsenjoymildwinterswhichmakethempopular forconferences,and longcontinental summers with temperatures in thehigh 60sand low 70s. The strong attraction of the venue for families has led Blue Guide the Channel Islandsto set a precedent by introducing pictures, legends and anecdotes aimed at appealingtoall agegroups. Whileprovidingthisnew dimensiontotheseries, theimportantemphasisonhistoricalresearchand detailed practical information which is the hallmark of Blue Guides has also been retained. I am grateful to Dr I. A. Kinnes m.a., ph.d., f.s.a. of the British Museum and Mr Robert Burns, assistant curator of the Guernsey Museum, for their archaeological introduction to the book. They are at present engaged in excavating the recently discovered passage grave, Les Fouaillages, on L'AncresseCommon. Thedighasreceivedmuchpublici- tyinthepress becauseofits importancein re-assessingour knowledgeof thisperiod, andweareindeed fortunatetohaveavailablethemostup-to- dateinformation, atthetimeofgoingtopress,ontheprogressofthisim- portant work. The author would also particularly like to thank Mrs Rhona Cole, Curator of the Guernsey Museum and Art Gallery, for her considerable assistance in providing guidance and information in the preparation of thisbook. Appreciation mustalsobeshowntoMissCookandMrHassel ofthe Priaulx Library who introduced me to so many interesting books and early editions from their archives, and toMrRichardHigginbottom — M.A., A.M.A., F.R.N.s. the Jcrscy States Museum Adviser. ParticularthanksarealsoduetoMrGeoffreyP. Gavey, directorofthe Channel Islands Galleries Ltd, who so kindly provided the original steel engravings from 'Harwood's Illustrations of Guernsey' (1842-56), *Mudie's Channel Islands' (1838), and a series of prints published by Rock&Cobetween 1855 and 1866, andthemaponthefrontcoverwhich is reproduced from a copper engraved map by George Augustus Walpoole, published in the 'New British Traveller' by Alexander Hogg c. 1784. Visitors to Guernsey who would be interested in seeing the full rangeofsteel engravingsand mapsavailablecanvisit thisgallery/shopat the Island Craft Centre, Trinity Square, St Peter Port. NoauthorcouldcompileandwriteaGuidewithoutreceivingassistance fromcolleagueswithinthetouristindustrywhosogenerouslygiveoftheir time and effort. In this respect the author is grateful to Mr Michael J. Waldren, Director of Tourism for the States ofGuernsey Tourist Com- mitteeand to Mr WilliamNann, Director ofthe JerseyTourist Informa- tion Office in London, and to their able colleagues, Mr Evan Ozanne, ConferenceandTravel DevelopmentOfficerinGuernsey,andMissAnne 6 PREFACE Walker, Public Relations Executive in Jersey. The author and his wife would also like to mention how much they enjoyed the welcome and assistance of Major and Mrs Peter Wood at their home on the isle of Herm. Very particular thanks go to two friends and colleagues of long stan- ding, Mr Jim Hannah, Account Controller (Shipping and International Services)ofthe British Railways B—oard, andMrNormanLingham, direc- torofChannel Hotelsand Travel thebiggest hotel groupin the islands. AIuwthoourlidtya,lsMorliMkiechtaoelthBaunrkbrMirdgeBrainadnMWr.ESdmwiatrhdoOfwtehne.Civil Aviation Lastandcertainlynotleast, theauthorisverygratefulindeedforallthe trouble that Marion Kinton and her team took to check through the manuscript beforepublication. The author is well awareofthe difficulty of avoiding errors, and suggestions for the correction and improvement ofthe Guide will be most gratefully welcombed. DEDICATION I dedicate this book to my wife Fionnuala, in appreciation ofher assistance with its research and compilation. CONTENTS Page Preface 5 TheChannelIslands: ArchaeologyandEarlyHistory 9 by Ian Kinnes andR. B. Burns TheChannelIslandsfromNormanTimes 27 Explanations 36 PRACTICALINFORMATION Geography, LanguageandClimate 37 ApproachestotheChannelIslands 38 Transport 40 TypesofHolidayandAccommodation 42 GeneralInformation 44 BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY I Route 1 St Peter Port 49 2 St Peter Port to Saline Bay 60 3 St Peter Port to L'Eree 68 A Saumarez Park and the S.W. Coast 68 B Kings Mills, Mont Saint and Les Buttes 73 C St Andrew, La Villiaze and Les Buttes 75 D S.E., S. and S.W. Coast 77 4 Herm and Jethou 84 5 Sark 86 A Derrible Bay, the Hog's Back and Dixcart Bay 88 B La Coupee and Little Sark 89 C Pilcher Monument, Havre Gosselin and W. Coast 92 Beaches and Caves D La Seigneurie, Porte du Moulin and Le Platon 94 E L'Eperquerie Landing, Les Boutiques, Banquette 95 Landing, Greve de la Ville and Sark Lighthouse 6 Alderney 97 BAILIWICK OFJERSEY II St Helier 106 St Helier to Greve-de-Lecq via St Ouen's Bay 117 Excursions from St Helier 127 A To St Peter's 127 B To the Church of St Mary 127 1 CONTENTS 8 C To the Church of St John 129 D To Trinity Church 130 E To St Martin's Church 131 F La Hougue Bie 132 G To St Martin de Grouville 136 10 St Helier to Gorey via the Coastal Route 138 11 GoreY Castle TO BouLEY Bay 144 12 Greve-de-Lecq to Bouley Bay 147 Index 151 MAPS AND PLANS Atlas attheendofthebook St Peter Port 5 StHelier 107 ElizabethCastle 108 LaHougueBie 133 MontOrgueil 142
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