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Airways Holidays offers seven nights’ bed and breakfast at the three-star Les Rocquettes in St Peter Port
from £676, or from £655 at the beachfront Cobo Bay Hotel. Both prices include flights
from Gatwick or Southampton, departing May 21. airwaysholidays. com
Premier Holidays features five nights’ bed and breakfast at the four-star Bella Luce from £489 by sea from Poole, or from £559 by air. Five days’ car hire adds £135. The prices are valid from May to September.
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Four nights’ bed and breakfast at the five-star
Old Government
House Hotel starts at £499 with
Prestige Holidays, including afternoon tea, flights and
private transfers, departing October 4.
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St Peter Port is a good base, not least for its restaurants, which include brasserie Mora, cocktail bar Red, harbourfront Le Nautique and Pickled Pig gastropub at the Duke of Normandie hotel. Accommodation includes the island’s
only five-star, elegant Old Government House Hotel, with its conservatory restaurant and Crown Club bar. Four- star options include La Fregate, an 18th-century house with fantastic views and a renowned restaurant, quirky Red Carnation hotel Duke of Richmond and 14-room boutique newcomer Hotel Ziggurat, with its Moroccan-inspired decor. Among Guernsey’s excellent three-star options is Les Roquettes, a short walk from town.
w GREEN SCENES With plentiful free parking, a low speed limit and filter signs instructing cars to take turns at junctions, driving is relatively unstressful. Bucolic scenes of wildflowers and grazing Guernsey cows in green fields are a common sight,
Bucolic scenes of wildflowers and grazing Guernsey cows in green fields are a common sight
thanks in part to a sustainable dairy economy that’s kept farming viable. Look out for the quirky Little Chapel in Saint Andrew parish, and the historic house and gardens at Sausmarez Manor, then get a glimpse of local craftsmen at work at gold and silversmith Bruce Russell & Son. The family business has been making traditional jewellery for four generations, and offers free entry to its workshop and showroom, while its three-hectare garden is a nice spot for a stroll, and there’s a popular Mint Brasserie and Tea Room. Peaceful retreats and sea-view hotels
are plentiful across the island’s 10 parishes. Suggest the three-star La Barberie, a farmhouse hotel with award- winning restaurant, or four-star Bella Luce, also renowned for its food, both in the southeastern parish St Martin. Other recommendations include luxury hotel Fleur de Jardin and La Grande Mare Hotel, Golf & Country Club near Vazon Bay, and boutique four-star The Farmhouse in St Saviour.
w COASTAL PURSUITS Guernsey’s coast is its shining jewel, with irresistible walking and cycling, as well as 27 bays that are excellent for surfing, windsurfing and fishing. Mac’s Adventures has a self-guided Guernsey Coastal Path holiday suited to keen walkers, and companies such as Outdoor Guernsey offer abseiling, kayaking and climbing, while Island Rib Voyages has trips on inflatable boats. The south coast is particularly spectacular, with towering granite cliffs, quiet beaches such as Petit Port, and the Pea Stacks, a series of large
LEFT: St Peter Port
BELOW: Hauteville House BOTTOM: Hotel Ziggurat
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