Alderney

Alderney is the third largest of the Channel Islands, one and a half miles wide and three and a half miles long with two thousand inhabitants and though it is the most northerly, it is the closest to France, which is only 6 miles away. However, the island remains British, both politically (as a Crown dependancy) and in character.

The French writer Victor Hugo described the Channel Islands as "Little bits of France dropped into the sea and picked up by Britain". This little group of islands - Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Sark and Hern lie in the English Channel, just off the coast of France's Normandy. They are blessed with reliable sunny weather and sandy beaches making them popular with families for a seaside holiday. They are also popular with the yachting world and have beautiful marinas at St. Helier, Jersey's capital and St. Peter Port, Guernsey's capital. There are pleasant beaches, good walks and cycle rides on the islands, and the famous conservation zoo started by Gerald Durell is on Jersey.

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