UK & IRELAND GUERNSEY DESTINATIONS RIGHT:
Guernsey bean jar
FAR RIGHT: ‘Hedge veg’
including a full-day trip to Sark from the latter.
ASK THE EXPERT
Gill McCarthy, sales director, Airways Holidays “Guernsey has one of Europe’s most beautiful harbour towns, fantastic restaurants and eclectic shopping. With nearly 30 miles of cliff paths, it’s great for walkers, with a full programme of guided walks and walking weeks in the spring and autumn. For foodies, there are more than 70 restaurants. Guernsey’s also perfect for exploring the neighbouring islands of Sark, Herm and Alderney.”
w FOOD FOR THOUGHT While Jersey’s culinary reputation has been growing, thanks to four Michelin-starred restaurants, Guernsey has stayed under the radar – until recently. Confidence in the island’s culinary scene is such that in September, the inaugural Guernsey International Food Festival was held. Tennerfest, which has been running
for more than 15 years, involves more than 170 restaurants across the Channel Islands offering three-course menus from £10-£20 in October and November. Visit Guernsey has also developed a series of Tasty Walks ideal for
The German Occupation Museum is an impressive extension of a schoolboy collection started in 1966
recommending to foodie clients, with downloadable podcasts and maps of 15 self-guided food-themed trails. Local and seasonal are the
buzzwords, be it roadside ‘hedge veg’ stalls selling fresh produce, or ormers, the rare mollusc caught at low tide. Specialities include thick yellow Guernsey butter, ice cream, Fort Grey
cheese, fruit loaf gâche (‘gosh’) and Guernsey bean jar, traditionally made with pig’s trotter. Guernsey’s kiosks such as Port Soif and Richmond are excellent spots at which to sample such treats.
w THROUGH THE AGES Historically and culturally, Guernsey is fascinating. Dating from 8000BC, when it separated from mainland Europe, its numerous neolithic and bronze age monuments include Dehus burial chamber and La Varde Dolmen, the island’s largest megalithic structure. Other sights include the Fort
Grey Shipwreck Museum and the 15 defensive loophole towers, built by the British in 1778-79 after France allied with US rebels during the American Revolutionary War. As the only British territory to be
LEFT: Fort Grey Shipwreck Museum
occupied by the Germans, Second World War history lures many to the Channel Islands. Suggest the German Military Underground Hospital and German Occupation Museum. The latter, run by Richard Heaume since 1966, is an impressive extension of what started as a schoolboy collection. Victor Hugo described the Channel Islands as “fragments of France that fell into the sea and were gathered up by England”. Guernsey is that – and more.
Compact and captivating, it also has a certain je ne sais quoi.
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