The Herm Island Experience - Great Days out in Guernsey
Sail to our closest sister island and maroon yourself on this car free paradise, take the Trident from St Peter Port in only 20 minutes, then take the South Coast cliff paths that offer unrivalled views of the other Channel Islands. Stop off at Belvoir Bay and Shell beach, dip your toes in the clear waters, explore Manor Village then head back to the harbour for refreshments and souvenir shopping before travelling back to St Peter Port.
Places to see in ( Guernsey - UK )
Places to see in ( Guernsey - UK )
Guernsey is one of the Channel Islands in the English Channel near the French coast, and is a self-governing British Crown dependency. It's known for beach resorts like Cobo Bay and the scenery of its coastal cliffs. Castle Cornet, a 13th-century harbor fortification in the capital of St. Peter Port, now contains history and military museums. Hauteville House is the lavish former home of French writer, Victor Hugo.
Guernsey is an island in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy. With several smaller nearby islands, it forms a jurisdiction within the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a Crown dependency. The jurisdiction is made up of ten parishes on the island of Guernsey, three other inhabited islands (Herm, Jethou and Lihou), and many small islets and rocks. The jurisdiction is not part of the United Kingdom, although defence and most foreign relations are handled by the British Government.
The entire jurisdiction lies within the Common Travel Area of the British Isles and is not a member of the European Union, but has a special relationship with it, being treated as part of the European Community with access to the single market for the purposes of free trade in goods. Taken together with the separate jurisdictions of Alderney and Sark it forms the Bailiwick of Guernsey. The two Bailiwicks of Guernsey and Jersey together form the geographical grouping known as the Channel Islands.
For most of the Second World War, the Channel Islands were occupied by German troops. Before the occupation, 80% of Guernsey children had been evacuated to England to live with relatives or strangers during the war. Some children were never reunited with their families. Guernsey, Herm and some other smaller islands together have a total area of 71 square kilometres (27 sq mi) and coastlines of about 46 kilometres (29 mi). Elevation varies from sea level to 110 m (360 ft) at Hautnez on Guernsey. There are many smaller islands, islets, rocks and reefs in Guernsey waters. Combined with a tidal range of 10 metres (33 feet) and fast currents of up to 12 knots, this makes sailing in local waters dangerous.
Ports and harbours exist at St Peter Port and St Sampson. There is a paved airport: Guernsey Airport but no working railway. The States of Guernsey wholly own their own airline, Aurigny. The decision to purchase the airline was made to protect important airlinks to and from the island and the sale was completed on 15 May 2003. It was announced that the States would sell Aurigny to a rival Channel Islands' airline, Blue Islands, in July 2010, but the talks fell through in September 2010 due to uncertainty as to whether arrival/departure slots at Gatwick Airport could be guaranteed.
The Guernsey Railway, virtually an electric tramway, began working on 20 February 1892 and was abandoned on 9 June 1934. It replaced an earlier transport system which was worked by steam, the Guernsey Steam Tramway. The latter began service on 6 June 1879 with six locomotives. Alderney is now the only Channel Island with a working railway.
Guernsey, with its sandy beaches, cliff walks, seascapes and offshore islands has been a tourist destination since at least the Victorian days. Guernsey enters Britain in Bloom with St. Martin Parish winning the small town category twice in 2006 and 2011, Saint Peter Port winning the large coastal category in 2014 and St Peter's winning the small coastal prize in 2015. Herm has won Britain in Bloom categories several times: in 2002, 2008, and 2012, Herm won the Britain in Bloom Gold Award.
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Herm Island - A flying visit to paradise
Please find out more about Herm Island here:
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You can find out more about Travel Trident here:
This is a compilation video of clips taken during a day trip to Herm Island on Friday April 7th 2017.
It was a beautiful spring day with just a slight haze, so typical at this time of year in the Channel Islands.
This was a collaboration trip between myself and Guernsey Tom, so please check out his YouTube channel too for more clips from this trip.
The video clips were mostly taken using a DJI Phantom 3 Professional drone, plus some were taken on a Go Pro Hero 5 Black and a Panasonic HC-VX980 camcorder.
We are especially grateful to both Herm Island and Travel Trident for giving us permission to fly and film our day trip to Herm.
I will be making some more videos from other footage taken during this trip, and would love to return later in the summer to capture the island when the summer foliage is in place.
Thanks to Google for the zooming in to Herm clip which was generated using Google Earth Pro.
Credit for the music soundtrack:
Brandenburg Concerto No4-1 BWV1049 - Classical Whimsical by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (
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