The Great Outdoors – July 2019

IN MY QUEST for flight-free European
adventures, I’d homed in on Guernsey:
just under 100 miles south of mainland
Britain, it’s reachable by a three-hour ferry
from Poole and is diminutive enough for
circumnavigating in a few days, but with
a wild and rugged coastline that’s steep
enough to wake up your calf muscles.
I had enlisted the companionship of a
fellow flight-free travel enthusiast, Isobel,

and together we set out on a three-day

walking holiday which, while not quite

encompassing the whole circumference of

the island, would take in what we hoped

would be the most scenic parts.

Visit Guernsey has handily produced

a series of self-guided ‘Tasty Walks’ which

combine the island’s two best features: food

and scenery. Our trip would link several of

these routes together.

A TASTE OF

GUERNSEY

[right] From Prevôté Tower [below] Morning view from Jerbourg

PHOTOS: DIANA JARVIS

Diana Jarvis takes a jaunt into the English Channel

on a self-guided walking holiday with a culinary focus

“So, where do we start?” I asked at

the tourist information desk.

“You see those trees? Just head for them

and keep on walking. So long as you keep

the sea on your left you won't get lost...”

60 The Great Outdoors July 2019