Guernsey Walking Holiday,
including Herm and Sark
on The Channel Islands
Relaxed Pace
10 nights and 9 days walking
Day by Day Itinerary
A 44 mile coastal walking holiday around the isle of Guernsey, with day trips to Herm and Sark.
This is one of our Channel Islands walking holidays, one of our Coastal Walking Holidays in UK and Ireland, and also one of our Island Walking Holidays.
Relaxed Pace Guernsey Walking Holiday on The Channel Islands
Guernsey Coastal Footpath including the Islands of Herm and Sark
Enjoy a self-guided “around island” walking holiday on the 44 mile coastal footpath around the Island of Guernsey in the Channel Islands in the UK, with day trips to Herm and Sark.
This Guernsey Walking Holiday offers an amazing variety of terrain, from heath-covered cliffs with views across the sea to the other Channel Islands, sandy bays, and rocky coves.
This wonderful coastal path around Guernsey, the 2nd largest of the Channel Islands, can be walked over 9 days at about 7 miles per day. Explore the islands of Herm and Sark to make this holiday into 6 days of great walking. You stay in St Peter Port for the entire holiday and we include daily transfers back to your accommodation.
Guernsey, Herm and Sark are steeped in history with relics dating back to Neolithic times, as well as reminders of the Channel Islands more recent past, including Martello Towers of the Napoleonic Wars and extensive German fortifications from the Second World War.
The coast paths of these islands offer relaxing walking and a great way to unwind and recuperate.
Our self-guided walking holidays are designed with your comfort and enjoyment in mind and can be tailor-made to your own personal requirements.
The routes are clearly way-marked to provide reassurance on your hiking vacation.
We use a selection of guest houses, inns or small hotels with en-suite or private bathroom to ensure you are well rested each night after a busy day hiking and sightseeing. Rest assured that all our accommodation walking holiday providers are hand-picked and offer you that famous British hospitality.
Special diets can be catered for, including vegetarian, vegan, and gluten free.
We organize the luggage transfer so your bags are at your next accommodation when you arrive. We try to get your bags delivered by 4pm, but this may be delayed due to road conditions.
Let’s Go Walking has developed one of the largest selection of walking holidays.
Our offices are staffed 9am to 9pm during our walking season (March to September) to ensure your walking holiday runs without a hitch.
All our walking holidays are self-guided and you must be a confident map reader and able to navigate from a compass bearing. The weather in the UK and Ireland can change quickly effecting visibility and underfoot conditions. It is important to carry a selection of clothing with you on your hike each day to cope with changing weather conditions. If you are not confident of completing any days walk, do not set out.
This walking holiday in the UK operates March to September and in either direction.
The daily distances are only a suggestion. If you would like to walk longer or shorter distances, we can arrange that too.
Our stated distances include mileage to the accommodation or pickup point and so may not agree with the guide book mileages.
Rest days can be taken in any location.
Why not combine this walk with a hiking tour in another part of the UK or Ireland. Our staff will be happy to advise on necessary transfers.
Online booking available.
A deposit of £85 per person is required to secure the booking, with the balance due 6 weeks before departure.
Optional extra days and accommodation upgrades can be added during the booking process online.
Please wait for the confirmation of your holiday before making final travel plans just in case your holiday is not available for your requested date.
Guernsey Walking Holiday
Suggested Tour Duration:
10 nights, 9 days walking
Total Distance:
44 miles
Min/max daily distance:
6/8 miles
Average Daily distance:
7 miles
Grading:
easy
Features:
beaches, second world war relics, castles, boats, gardens, wildlife
This itinerary includes return ferry from Poole or St Malo to Guernsey
and return ferries from Guernsey to Herm and Sark.
The ferry between Poole and Guernsey sails up to 4 times a week. The ferry between St Malo and Guernsey sails up to twice a week. Dates and times of sailings depend on tides. Please have some flexibility in your starting date to coordinate with the sailing schedule.
Guernsey Walking Holiday
on the Coastal Path, including Herm and Sark
Relaxed Pace Walking Holiday on The Channel Islands
10 nights and 9 days Walking
Day by Day Itinerary
Optional Day: Optional overnight in Poole
The ferry departure time from Poole is dependent on the tides and so the departure time can be early. If this is the case we can include an overnight stay in Poole to enable you to be in plenty of time for the ferry.
Day 1: Arrive Poole or St Malo or fly to Guernsey
To start your Channel Islands walking holiday you make your own way to Poole in Dorset or St Malo in France to get the fast catamaran ferry to St Peter Port, Guernsey. We can assist with air, coach or train transfers if required. You could use this as an opportunity to explore the Jurassic Coast, or combine this holiday with a walking holiday on the South West Coast Path. Car parking is available for the duration of your self-guided walking holiday on Guernsey.
Day 2: St Peter Port to Jerbourg Point 6 miles
After exploring St Peter Port, you walk along by the harbour past the Underground Military Museum and the Aquarium. Enjoy very pleasant walking along the wooded cliff path to Fermain Bay, then around Jerbourg Point.
Day 3 : Jerbourg Point to Occupation Museum Le Bourg 7 miles
From Jerbourg Point there are good views to the South and South West towards the Islands of Sark and Jersey beyond. The Gun Battery at La Moye is worth viewing on route. En-route the area around Icart and Saint’s Bay offer a choice of places for lunch. You then walk inland through farmland before reaching the German Occupation Museum.This interest has a museum has an very homely and welcoming feel and normally offer a good selection of drinks and snacks.
Day 4: Occupation Museum Le Bourg to Portelet Harbour 7.5 miles
Today’s walk starts with a gentle walk back to the coast then continues along the rugged cliff path of the stunning south coast of Guernsey via Le Gouffre and Havre de Bon Repos. Visit the watch tower at La Prevôté, originally built to protect the island from the French, and later added to during the German occupation. The path continues around the Pleinmont peninsula at the extreme southwestern end of Guernsey to Portelet Harbour. The hotel at Portelet Harbour offer a fine selection of local beers and locally sourced meals.
Day 5: Portelet Harbour to Cobo Bay 8 miles
A pleasant mostly flat walk today from Portelet Harbour to Cobo Bay alongside sandy beaches. A visit to Fort Grey, a Martello tower housing a shipwreck museum and Guernsey Pearl before starting your walk is worth considering. If the tide is out, you can walk around the small Lihou Island. Cobo Bay has a beach popuar with swinners and a hotel and beach cafe for drinks and snacks.
Day 6: Cobo Bay to Le Grand Havre 7 miles
A another flat walk today from Cobo Bay to Le Grand Havre alongside 6 beaches. The area has number of cafes and the few shops enroute together with some of the Islands best beaches. The area is also a great place to spot birds playing in the surf. Le Grand Havre has a couple of hotels and cafe for afternoon snacks and drinkies.
Day 7: Le Grand Havre to Bordeaux Harbour 7 miles
Today you are walking around the northwest peninsula of Guernsey via Fort Pembroke and Fort La Marchant. As you come around the point the islands of Alderney, Herm and Sark can be clearly seen.
Day 8: Bordeaux Harbour to St Peter Port 7 miles easy
Today you are walking is easy and this part of the island offer more shops and is generally more build up. The walking route enters St Peter Port by the Yacht Marina. The Gardens , Museum and Art in the park above the harbour are well worth a visit and offer great views over the town.
Day 9: The Island of Herm
Take a day-trip from St Peter Port to the island of Herm, only half a square mile, but 4 miles of coastal footpaths. Herm is a paradise of dramatic cliffs, wild flowers, hills, valleys, golden beaches and no cars.
Day 10: The Island of Sark
Take a day-trip from St Peter Port to the island of Sark, only 2 square miles, but 15 miles of coastal footpaths. Sark is entirely cliff-bound, and even the main harbours are at the foot of the cliff and access from them to the village is through tunnels and up a steep track. Little Sark is linked with the rest of the island by the knife-edge pass of Le Coupée.
Day 11 : Depart after breakfast
You take the fast ferry back to Poole or St Malo. The ferry departure time from St Peter Port is dependent on the tides and so the arrival time in Poole can be late. If this is the case we can include an overnight stay in Poole. Or if traveling by plane, we transfer you back to the airport. This walking holiday can be combined with our Jersey Coastal Footpath holiday to make a 15 day holiday.
including day trips to Herm and Sark
in Channel Islands
11 day itinerary
9 days walking and 10 nights
Relaxed Paced
Suggested Itinerary
| Optional Day: | Optional overnight in Poole | |
| Day 1: | arrive Poole or St Malo transfer by ferry to St Peter Port, or fly to Guernsey Airport | |
| Day 2: | Walk St Peter Port to Jerbourg Point | 6 miles |
| Day 3: | Walk Jerbourg Point to Occupation Museum Le Bourg | 7 miles |
| Day 4: | Walk Occupation Museum Le Bourg to Portelet Harbour | 7.5 miles |
| Day 5: | Walk Portelet Harbour to Cobo Bay | 8 miles |
| Day 6: | Walk Cobo Bay to La Grand Havre | 7 miles |
| Day 7: | Walk La Grand Havre to Bordeaux Harbour | 7 miles |
| Day 8: | Walk Bordeaux Harbour to St Peter Port | 7 miles |
| Day 9: | day trip to Herm | mileage to suit |
| Day 10: | day trip to Sark | mileage to suit |
| Optional Day(s): | optional extra days in Guernsey | |
| Day 11: | depart Guernsey by ferry or plane, optional overnight in Poole |
11 day itinerary 10 nights
| Double or Twin Occupancy | Single Occupancy travelling with others | Solo Traveller |
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| 2024 | £2,030 | £2,720 | £3,020 |
All prices subject to change
including UK/France/Channel Island ferry and inter-island ferries
Seating upgrades available on ferry, just select when booking
£10 reduction in price if arriving by air in lieu of ferry
Extra nights from £64.00 per person
depending on location
What’s included
in your Channel Islands
Guernsey walking holiday
including Herm and Sark
- accommodation at a high quality hotel on a bed and breakfast basis
in St Peter Port - room with en-suite or private bathroom, tea and coffee making facilities
- return transfer on fast ferry from Poole in the UK or St Malo in France to St Peter Port on Guernsey and transfer to accommodation, or return
transfer airport / accommodation - daily transfer to and from walking route
- return boat trip to Herm and Sark
- support should there be any problems on route
- detailed itineraries
- maps of Guernsey, Herm and Sark
Optional Extras
on your Channel Islands
Guernsey walking holiday
including Herm and Sark
- upgrade to the region’s most elegant, prestigious and famous hotels, where available
- parking facilities
- rest days
- visits to France and other Channel Islands, Jersey, Alderney
What’s not included
on your Channel Islands
Guernsey walking holiday
including Herm and Sark
- lunches and dinners
- travel insurance
- The cost of taking your car to the Channel Islands is not included in our price. We can provide a quotation if required, however all transfers are included and so you will find that your car is not required on this holiday.
Lunches and Dinners
These are not included.
Evening meals
These are available at overnight locations, either at your accommodation or in the town/village.
Packed lunches
These can be provided by your accommodation or can be obtained from a local store, or cafe or inn along the route.
Holiday Travel Insurance
We require that you take out holiday insurance as Let’s Go Biking Ltd accepts no liability for the following:
cancellation, personal accident, illness, loss/theft of personal possessions and/or money, any unforeseen circumstances, especially travel delays, and additional accommodation arising out of ferry or flight cancellations.
Should ferries or flights included within your holiday itinerary be cancelled or delayed Let’s Go Biking Ltd will endeavour to arrange alternative accommodation which may be subject to additional charges.
We will also assist with arranging onward land transfers (where appropriate) as we deem required to enable you to continue your holiday as originally scheduled.
This is in addition to our existing booking conditions.
Please contact us if you have any questions.
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Guernsey Walking Holiday:
How to get there
- By Ferry from Poole UK/ St Malo France to Guernsey
- By Plane to Guernsey
A 44 mile coastal walking holiday around the isle of Guernsey, with day trips to Herm and Sark.
This is one of our Channel Islands walking holidays, one of our Coastal Walking Holidays in UK and Ireland, and also one of our Island Walking Holidays.
Circular coastal walks around the islands of Jersey and Guernsey, and day trips to Herm and Sark.
This is one of our Coastal Walking Holidays in UK and Ireland, and also one of our Island Walking Holidays.
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- Isle of Man
- Isle of Mull
- Isles of Scilly off the coast of Cornwall
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- Lecale Way in Northern Ireland
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- Arran Coastal Way in Scotland
- Channel Islands
- Guernsey, Herm and Sark in the Channel Islands
- Hebridean Way in Scotland
- Isle of Anglesey part of the Wales Coast Path
- Isle of Man
- Isle of Mull
- Isles of Scilly off the coast of Cornwall
- Jersey Coastal Footpath in the Channel Islands
