Honoured as a Top Performing hotel as reviewed by travellers on the world’s largest travel site La Sablonnerie Hotel, Little Sark, Channel Islands today announced that it has received a TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence award. The accolade, which honours hospitality excellence, is given only to establishments that consistently achieve outstanding traveller reviews on TripAdvisor, and is extended to qualifying businesses worldwide. Only the top-performing 10 per cent of businesses…
Monthly Archives: May 2013
My name is Elsie and I would like to welcome you to my home. My family have been on Sark since 1565, one of the original forty founding families. I have a comfortable ensuite twin/double room with WIFI, television and tea/coffee making facilities. It has its own private entrance onto my beautiful peaceful garden. Your breakfast will be made using local produce when possible, and will be served either in…
Sark School was very quiet at the end of April when almost half the students were away on a PGL adventure week on the Isle of Wight. 16 pupils from Classes Two and Three travelled by ferry, plane, bus, another ferry then coach with teacher Mandy Gray and head teacher Sarah Cottle. The first highlight was the Blue Islands lounge with its free biscuits followed by a flight where the…
The wet, cold weather this winter has obviously been good news for Sark’s flora because this spring the colour and sheer abundance of wildflowers is stunning. Most noticeable is the gorse with its banks of bright yellow blooms covering huge areas of the cliffs and heathland. The bluebells are also in full bloom in the woodlands, on the cliffs and by the roadsides along with red campion and…
Sark’s post box received a fresh coat of gold paint this month in readiness for the summer season. The post box, the only one on Sark, is usually dark blue but was painted gold last summer to celebrate the Olympic gold medal win in dressage by Sark horseman Carl Hester. The post box has become something of a local celebrity featuring in the carriage tours and being photographed by many…
Sark Magic Society presented a ‘Festival of Mind Reading and Mystery’ during the first weekend in May with three performances at the Island Hall. The group is made up of eight well-known professional magicians who share a love of both Sark and magic. They meet periodically around the world as well as in Sark and last year were officially recognised by the International Federation of Magic Societies who declared them…
The bright, sunny weather with a cooling breeze on Bank Holiday Monday was just perfect for the World Aid Walk here on Sark with walks also taking place on Guernsey and Herm at the same time. Since the first event in 1970, World Aid Walks have raised more than three quarters of a million pounds to help people in need around the world. Funds raised go towards the work of…
Ten Chelsea Pensioners and a group of Ghurkhas were in Sark on 10th May to commemorate the 68th anniversary of the Liberation. The Ghurkhas arrived on the early boat and spent the morning at the shooting range while the Pensioners had a more leisurely start to the day arriving at 11am. The first stop was a photo call at the Bel Air followed by a little refreshment. Next came…
The last jumble sale of the season took place on Saturday 11th May when crowds packed the Island Hall in search of a bargain. There was the usual selection of stalls selling clothing, toys, books and bric-a-brac as well as a tombola, raffles and cake stall. There was also a sale at the Old Island Hall earlier selling crockery and other household items all for the same cause. The events…
There are rock pool rambles on May 28th, July 23rd and August 1st, 8th and 20th. La Seigneurie Gardens has a guided walk with one of the gardeners every Wednesday at 11.30. Guided walks around the Gardens for groups of six or more can also be booked in advance on any day of the week. For more information on any of these walks and to book a place call the…
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