A quick tour of Guernsey
Went out mid-August for a quick drive around the coast, and decided to take the camera with me. The photos here are from Pleinmont, the South West tip of Guernsey, up the West coast to L'Ancresse, and along to St. Peter Port on the East coast.
My first foray into movie maker, so please don't expect fantastic transitions and effects etc.! Just enjoy the pictures of Guernsey :)
Guernsey - Scenic Drive (MSC Opera Excursion)
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Northern Europe with MSC Opera - 21 to 31 July 2013 :
Cruise Itinerary / Itinerário:
21/07/2013 - Lisbon / Lisboa (Portugal):
22/07/2013 - At Sea / Navegação
23/07/2013 - Bilbao (Spain / Espanha):
24/07/2013 - At Sea / Navegação:
25/07/2013 - Le Havre - Paris (France / França):
26/07/2013 - Southampton - London / Londres (U.K. / Reino Unido):
27/07/2013 - Ijmuiden - Amsterdam / Amesterdão (Netherlands / Holanda):
28/07/2013 - St. Peter Port (Guernsey - U.K. / Reino Unido):
29/07/2013 - At Sea / Navegação
30/07/2013 - Vigo (Spain / Espanha):
31/07/2013 - Lisbon / Lisboa (Portugal):
MSC Opera - Guernsey - St. Peter Port
Tour description by MSC:
This panoramic tour of Guernsey's wild and rocky coastline also includes a visit to the Little Chapel, which is possibly the world's smallest church. From Saint Peter Port, you head north past the harbour at Saint Sampson and on to L'Ancresse Bay. The parish of Vale, which used to be a separate island, affords fine views of some of the coastal fortifications built during WWII. A short drive inland takes you to the19th-century brick kilns at the Oatlands site for afternoon tea. Then it's on to the cliffs at Pleinmont Point and the broad sandy expanses of Vazon Bay and Rocquaine Bay, the latter of which is also home to Fort Grey and its Martello tower. A scenic drive inland then takes you to the Little Chapel for a short photo stop. Built in 1914 as a miniature version of the grotto at Lourdes, this tiny church is beautifully decorated with seashells, pebbles and colourful shards of broken china. Your tour ends with your return to the ship.
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VisitGuernsey: Island Exploration by Bicycle
Swap four wheels for two while exploring Guernsey and get access to the island's best panoramic views as well as keeping fit. Go to visitguernsey.com for more information on cycling in Guernsey.
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.
( Guernsey - UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting Guernsey . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Guernsey - UK
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Guernsey Island
Guernsey Island
officially the Bailiwick of Guernsey is a possession of the British Crown in right of Guernsey in the English Channel, off the coast of Normandy.
Around 6000 B.C., rising seas created the English Channel and separated the Norman promontories that became the bailiwicks of Guernsey and Jersey from continental Europe .
île de Guernesey
officiellement le bailliage de Guernesey est une possession de la Couronne britannique en droit de Guernesey dans la Manche, au large des côtes de la Normandie.
Autour de 6000 avant JC, la montée des eaux ont créé la Manche et séparés les promontoires normands qui sont devenus les bailliages de Guernesey et de Jersey de l'Europe continentale.
Rural Guernsey
Guernsey is famous for its scenic bays & sandy beaches, but let me show you some of it's rural beauty. #MyGuernsey
Guernsey Gifts
Go onto guernseygifts.co.uk for more info about our gifts, which are locally made in Guernsey.
Guernsey Gifts
Guernsey Lily
Guernsey Nerines
Captain Obvious Walks Around Guernsey High Street in St. Peter Port
The Guernsey Trail Ruts
Wagon trail tracks were worn into the soft rocks during the western migration movement and can still be seen today.
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Specsavers Headquarters in Guernsey
Hidden behind a tall escallonia hedge north of Guernsey Airport is the worldwide headquarters of Specsavers. Specsavers are opticians and sell lots of different designs of spectacles, contact lenses and they now also sell digital hearing aids.
Specsavers was founded in 1984 by Mr. and Mrs. Perkins in their spare bedroom. After four years they had opened 100 stores and in 2009 they now have 1,300 stores worldwide. The 14th February 2009 was their 25th anniversary.
This building used to be Tektronix main worldwide factory where they made oscilloscopes and other electronic components.
Guernsey
Pictures of Guernsey
Guernsey Birdsong. Nothing exciting, just the sun coming up
Dawn Chorus at the back of my house in Bordeaux, in the British Channel Island of Guernsey.
Recorded 9th April 2007 6:30am
Clearly audible are a variety of small birds as well as wood pidgeons and seagulls over the low thrum of a small fishing boat going out. After 3 minutes I move the camera to get a lesser kestral on a neighbours chimney pot but he's a bit far for my compact camera.The sun comes up over a disused vinery furnace, which lies fallow after the decline in the tomato industry. There're lots of these sites in Guernsey which coupled with our long growing season make for extensive hedge-rows full of berry bushes and mouse holes giving plentifull food for migrating and resident birds.
Guernsey Wedding Show Catwalk 2011
The Guernsey Wedding Show Catwalk 2011 was held at St Sampsons High at 1400hrs on Sunday 13th March 2011.
Graveyard Beauty - St Sampson's churchyard, South Hill, Cornwall, UK
My walk today took me to South Hill.
St Sampson's church at South Hill was dedicated in 1333. St Sampson was born around 500 AD and is believed to have set up a monastery at either South Hill or Golant. Proof of the existence of early Christianity at South Hill came with the finding of a Romano-British granite pillar about 8ft high with an inscribed cross and inscription on it. It was found in the rectory grounds in 1891 and was re-erected in the churchyard.
Unfortunately the church was locked so I was unable to go inside for a look.
Clips at the end were filmed on my walk home.
Places to see in ( St Peter Port - UK )
Places to see in ( St Peter Port - UK )
Saint Peter Port is the capital of Guernsey as well as the main port. In Guernésiais and in French, historically the official language of Guernsey, the name of the town and its surrounding parish is St Pierre Port. The port distinguishes this parish from Saint Pierre Du Bois.
As well as being a parish, St. Peter Port is a small town consisting mostly of steep narrow streets and steps on the overlooking slopes. St Peter Port is known that a trading post/town has existed here since before Roman times, the pre-Christian name of which has not survived into the modern era. People from St. Peter Port, were nicknamed les Villais (the townspeople) or cllichards in Guernésiais.
St. Peter Port is located on the east coast of Guernsey. It borders St. Sampson in the north, The Vale in the north-west, St. Andrew in the west and St. Martin in the south. On the seaward side it faces Herm to the east, across the Little Russel, and Sark and Brecqhou even further east across the Big Russel between them and Herm. The Bréhon Tower sits in the Little Russel between St. Peter Port and Herm.
St. Peter Port has an English Isthmian League club, Guernsey F.C. who play at Footes Lane. The Guernsey Rugby Football Club also play at Footes Lane and compete in National League 3 London & SE. Candie Gardens, an award-winning restored Victorian Garden features a statue of Victor Hugo. Cambridge Park is a recreational park that includes a skate park. In 2014 the parish was a Gold & Category Winner in the RHS Britain in Bloom competition
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The Construction of the QE2 Marina, Guernsey
WATCH IN FULL SCREEN MODE TO SEE MORE DETAIL a video showing the construction of the QE2 Marina at St. Peter Port, Guernsey in the Channel Islands. It also shows recent video of what it looks like now. It was built between 1984 and 1989 and covers an area of 20 acres. I was only 11 - 13 years old when I took the photos and it was done on an 124 or 126 format camera which gave square photos.
Fog In The Harbor
Really foggy day today at the harbor. Could barely see a thing.
Sixth Form Promo Video 2015
Guernsey Grammar School & Sixth Form Centre Promotional Video. Life in the the Sixth Form from a student perspective