The Channel Islands are your gateway to miles of sandy beaches, coastal castles and routes, unique history, and mouth-watering local produce and cuisine β and all just a minute hop from the UK and mainland Europe.
When is the best time to visit? Channel Islands has a similar four-season climate to the UK with mild, damp, and cloudy winters and warm and sunny summers with between two and eight hours of daily sunshine; making them the ideal holiday destination. Where is the best place to stay? Discover an array of places to stay in the Channel Islands to suit every budget. Jersey is the largest and most popular of the Channel Islands. This year-round gem offer is perfect for relaxing, exploring, getting active, and savouring the welcoming hospitality.
Get away from it all, recharge your batteries, get ThatIslandFeeeling on the islands of Guernsey; comprising five islands nestled in the bay of St Malo β namely Guernsey, Alderney, Sark, Herm, and Lihou. Experience the sparkling world of diamonds at The Guernsey Diamond Museum. Lihou is just across a cobbled causeway from Guernsey and is the ideal spot for adventure β visit for just the day or spend the night at the nine-bedroomed Lihou House. Try your hand at wild swimming at the tidal Venus Pool and walk back in time at the ruins of Lihou Priory built by Benedictine monks in Alderney is a minute flight or a ferry ride in peak season from Guernsey and the second largest of her islands.
Catch sight of seabirds, dolphins, bats, and blonde hedgehogs along the coastal grasslands and sub-tidal kelp forests. Peer through binoculars to delight in the puffin and gannet colonies in spring and summer.
Escape to the serene La Seigneurie Gardens in the grounds of a 17th-century manor house. Despite its compact size the island boasts a variety of dining venues β from fine dining in hotels to alfresco crab sandwiches and cafes serving afternoon tea.
