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COUNTRY INFORMATION - SARK & HERM

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Location Of Sark and Herm
Sark is a 45-minute boat journey east of Guernsey. It is almost two islands, the two parts being joined by a narrow isthmus known as La Coupée.The main village is situated at La Collinette. The coastline is rugged, with many cliffs and caves. Herm lies between Guernsey and Sark. It has lush and varied scenery.

Airports
There in no international airport on the islands.

Language
English is widely spoken and so is local Patois, a type of old Norman French.

Places To Go
Popular attractions for tourists are the gardens of La Seigneurie, which have been the home of Sark’s Seigneurs since 1730. It has a large Victorian watch tower and is one of the best formal gardens in the Channel Islands. Other attractions include the 19th-century windowless prison, Le Manoir and the ancient windmill, standing at the highest point in the Channel Islands. La Coupée, a very high isthmus carrying a narrow road above the sea, links Sark with Little Sark. Before it gained railings, people used to cross it on their hands and knees when there were high winds. Even now, cyclists and horse carriage passengers must dismount.

Herm is privately leased and run as a resort island. Attractions include a & #8216;Tom Thumb’ village restored from derelict houses, a restored chapel, woods, caves, swimming in rock pools and the shell beach & #8211; covered by countless shells deposited by the Gulf Stream, some from as far away as Mexico. There are quite a few pubs on the island, which devise their own opening hours on a rota system so one will almost always be open.

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