Some of Sark’s children enjoyed a night camping out at the beginning of August. The event was organised by the Sark Watch wildlife group and was based at the Forest School site within the grounds of the Seigneurie. Once the tents were pitched there were games on a natural history theme then after sunset local wildlife expert Penny Prevel led the group on a bat-watching walk. Penny explained how bats…
Fascinating images from the archives have been on show this month thanks to two events organised by La Société Sercquaise. The first was an evening presentation at the Island Hall revealing a collection of mostly Victorian photographs from glass lantern slides. The images are a gift to Sark from photographic expert John Hepburn and include pictures of Creux Harbour, the Manoir Cottages and the island’s coast. As well as showing…
Friends of La Seigneurie Gardens gathered in the newly renovated Chapel this month for a midsummer garden party. With Pimms in hand the guests wandered around the walled garden that is looking stunning this month with many plants and flowers now in full bloom after a late and chilly spring. Most impressive is the millennium rose garden that was re-planted two winters ago with David Austin roses in shades of…
A crowd gathered near the end of L’Eperquerie last week to mark the completion of the restoration work on the Butts tower and remember the life of Dennis Hurden. The restoration work was organised by La Société Sercquaise and led by council member Jeremy La Trobe-Bateman and was partly paid for by a bequest from the Hurden family. Various other benefactors donated the rest of the money to cover the…
Built in 1926 the Sark Methodist Chapel has an interesting history to say the least! It is Open 9am to 6pm daily until end of October 2013. Come and find out about the Church that had to move because the singing was too loud! A leaflet can be purchased from Sark Visitor Centre for 20p on the John Wesley walk, and for 50p you can buy a guide in English,…
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…
Le Hurel Farm Cottage can be found on the East coast of Sark, close to Greve de la Ville bay and beautiful coastal paths. The lovely one bedroom studio apartment is part of a larger cottage and is no more than ten minutes from ‘The Avenue’ for shopping and all restaurants/bars /pubs are also within convenient walking or cycling distance. The double-bedded, ground floor flat is cosy and simple with…
Clos de Saignie is a single storey wood shingle house on the West Coast just north of the Seigneurie. The house sits in a quiet green field position above Saignie Bay. The house sleeps up to 8 people in 2 double bedded ensuite rooms. The master suite (pictured) has a super kingsize bed, the other has a kingsize bed. There are in addition 2 twin bedded rooms with the use…
Cottages sleep 2 – 6 people and are fully equipped ton a high standard, including SKY TV and wifi internet access. Open all year. Children of all ages are welcomed.
Some results of the Jubilee Project are on display. Thanks to Sark Electricity we have a computer-generated map of tenements and other land holdings, linked to a historical database of land usage. Other maps show agriculture and pasturage in 1945 and now. Historical maps from 1813, 1816 and 1845 show the location and sometimes the exact shape of the houses. Accompanying analysis of the Census of 1841 shows how many…
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