Guernsey | Great Britain
Fly daily to Guernsey with Blue Islands and Aurigny.
Cosmopolitan Guernsey offers the best of both worlds- it's like being home yet abroad at the same time! The mild climate, blue post boxes and French street names make you feel like you're on the Continent. Yet English is spoken more than the local patois, cars are driven on the left, and the currency is sterling.
A hiker's paradise, there are many coastal trails such as the spectacular cliff paths above St Peter Port to Pleinmont Point or the Renoir Walk at Moulin Huet Bay, following in the artist's footsteps around the locations of his paintings during his stay in 1883. There are walking festivals in September and May, while it's possible to circumnavigate the island in just a day on foot.
Victor Hugo lived at Hauteville House in the island's capital St Peter Port for most of his long exile from France, where he completed famous works like Les Misérables. The extraordinary mansion overlooking the sea remains as he left it in 1870 as a fascinating museum to his imaginative interior design - using doors as tables and old chests for wood panelling. St Peter Port, a vibrant harbour town with its 800-year-old Castle Cornet and narrow cobbled streets, is a pleasure to explore - go shopping in its galleries, craft studios and individual boutiques, especially as there is no VAT on Guernsey.
Useful info for your Guernsey trip
Flight Information
Airport:
Guernsey Airport | GCI
Flight Time:
47 mins
Airlines:
Aurigny & Blue Islands
