Channel Islands

[Binky]

Thinking of taking a family holiday in the Channel Islands in mid-July for approx. five days. Any suggestions? We need the use of a car when there. Would it be better to take our car on the ferry or fly and hire one? Any advice on attractions etc. would be welcome. Thanks in advance.

[dzug]

Large cars on the narrow roads of the islands can be a pain to drive - better in that event to fly and hire a small one - maybe Fiesta sized.

[sholay]

We used to go to Jersey every year for our summer holidays when I was a kid! We always used to take the plane and hire a car when we got there. There isn't really all that much to do once you're there, though. Fantsastic beaches and loads of pubs. It's going back a few years so I don't know if it's still there, but on Jersey there was a theme park on the side of a cliff and you had to go in a cable car to get to it.

There are cheap ferries to the other islands. On Sark cars are banned and I remember going round on a horse and cart - which I thought was the best thing ever (I was about 6!) Elizabeth Castle is on Jersey and there's also an underground Nazi hospital from WWII - it was the only part of the British isles to be invaded during the war.

I don't think teenagers will be thrilled they're there but it's lovely and relaxing and little kids will love the beaches. I'm pretty sure everything's tax free too.

I don't know about Guernsey, we stuck to Jersey, Sark and Alderney (I think its called) but I don't think they're drastically different. I wouldn't mind going back actually, make a nice change.