Guernsey Walking Holidays

Visiting Sark is like slipping back into another time entirely, no motorised vehicles travel its roads (with the exception of tractors) and the island is governed by its own island parliament.

It's a much wilder landscape that the other Channel Islands, with travel around the island conducted on foot, bike or horse and carriage. Visitors to the island may want to walk across the La Coupée (pictured) to the little Sark peninsula. Sark Shipping Company run ferries (www.sarkshippingcompany.com) that operate daily from St Peter Port (45 mins).

Aside from a few historic buildings (a pub, hotel and a collection of cottages) the island of Herm is blissfully undeveloped. Yet despite its subdued nature, the island has neolithic burial chambers, sites of Nazi occupation and a history of hosting an eclectic mix of famous residents.

It's a great place to relax, and there are a few campsites along the long quiet, stretches of surf. Ferries to the island are operated by Travel Trident, (www.traveltrident.com) operating daily from St Peter Port (20 mins travel time).