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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
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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
