Tag Archives: Channel Islands

Special: A walk to Seymour Tower, Jersey

Posted on March 18, 2019 by jcombe

March 2019 A few years ago I walked around the coast of Jersey (you can read about these walks here). However Jersey has a very large tidal range (about 12 metres). This means at very low tides the island more … Continue reading →

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102. Alderney part 2

Posted on March 29, 2016 by jcombe

July 2012 I had spent the night at the Saye Beach campsite. The previous day I had pitched my tent behind some bushes just behind the dunes of Saye beach in the hope I would be able to fall asleep … Continue reading →

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101. Alderney Part 1

Posted on March 22, 2016 by jcombe

July 2012 The last of the Channel Islands that I visited and walked around is Alderney. Alderney is the third largest of the islands, but unusually for an island it does not have much in the way of ferry services. The … Continue reading →

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100. Herm

Posted on March 8, 2016 by jcombe

July 2013 Herm was the fourth of the Channel Islands I walked around and it was a case of third time lucky! The first time I visited Herm was in 1998 on a family holiday. We had set off under clear … Continue reading →

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99. Sark

Posted on March 1, 2016 by jcombe

July 2012 Having walked around Guernsey it was now time to visit another island, this time Sark, one I had not been to before and was looking forward to very much. Legally it is also unique with it’s law based … Continue reading →

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98. Castle Cornet

Posted on February 24, 2016 by jcombe

July 2012 Having first planned to walk around Guernsey in 4 days but actually only taking 3 meant I had a day free. In this trip I had planned to visit Alderney and Sark, but not Herm, as I had … Continue reading →

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97. Grandes Rocques Bay to St Peter Port

Posted on February 23, 2016 by jcombe

July 2012 This is my last walk around the island of Guernsey. I had originally planned to walk around in 4 days, but I made better progress than expected on the first day, meaning I now only needed 3 days … Continue reading →

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96. Fort Grey and Lihou Island

Posted on February 16, 2016 by jcombe

October 2014 As I wrote about last week, a a couple of years prior to this walk, I had walked the coast of Guernsey over the course of 3 days. On the second day I walked from Torteval to Vazon … Continue reading →

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95. Torteval to Grandes Rocques Bay

Posted on February 9, 2016 by jcombe

July 2012 This is my second walk around the coast of Guernsey and this time I am taking in the rest of the south coast, west coast and part of the north coast. From the campsite I was staying at … Continue reading →

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94. St Peter Port to Torteval

Posted on February 2, 2016 by jcombe

July 2012 This was my first day of my walk around Guernsey. I had breakfast at the campsite because it was Sunday and the buses did not start running that early. In fact I decided to take advantage of this fact … Continue reading →

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