Channel Islands
Channel Islands holidays and short breaks
With long stretches of uncrowded beaches, spectacular scenery and excellent cuisine, the Channel Islands, with a year-round mild climate, are a great choice and one that offers a diverse range of experiences. Although they are closer to France than home, they are very much British Isles and you won’t need to change money or take your passport.
What you will need to bring is an appetite for great food especially the seafood, excellent shopping and lots of activities or as much peace and quiet as you can handle. The Channel Islands: Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Herm and Sark have a wide range of accommodation types and styles and each island has its own distinct style and flavour.
If you are looking for holidays to Alderney, Herm or Sark, please call to speak to our travel advisors, who are on hand seven days a week to offer you unbiased advice and the very latest deals.
The islands have a reputation for clean beaches which include lovely sand, pebble and shingle ones as well as a good choice of watersports. You can explore the islands by bike, play bowls with the locals, enjoy a round of golf or go scuba diving.
If you are looking for a golfing holiday to the Channel Islands, or a scuba diving holiday to the Channel Islands, please call to speak to our travel advisors, who will be happy to help with your enquiry.
There are picturesque harbours and bustling towns with cobbled streets and outdoor cafes and restaurants to visit. Some of the islands are home to museums, craft studios and art galleries. You can visit more than one island on your holiday as a ferry service operates between them all. Take time to visit beautiful Alderney and the sedate Sark where no cars, motorcycles or buses are allowed and enjoy the rugged and spectacular coastline.
The Channel Islands enjoy a healthy balance of shops from both mainland Britain and also the European continent, making and ideal venue for a fashion shopping trip. Low tax rates make duty free shopping a bargain-hunter's delight. Prices lower than mainland England attract a large number of spring and autumn "shopping weekends" and of course a large number of summer holidaymakers as well.
If you would like more information about weekend breaks to the Channel Islands, please call to speak to our dedicated travel team, who will be happy to help with your enquiry.
English is spoken in all islands as the primary language. However many islanders speak at least passable French whilst older residents of the country areas still speak various "Patois" - Norman-French dialect differing from island to island.
The Channel Islands enjoy long, balmy summer days with much on-street entertainment in the evenings, especially in the local parks and gardens. The quieter autumn and spring months are just as glorious, and the winters mild.
Sporting activities on the Channel Islands are so diverse you’ll never want to rest – golf, tennis, squash, wind surfing, sailing, diving, bowling and walking.
If you are looking for a sailing holiday in the Channel Islands, please call to speak to our dedicated travel team, who will be happy to help with your enquiry.
Traditional package holidays to the Channel Islands are offered by several tour operators and can represent exccellent value for money. Alternatively, for greater flexibility, and equally competitive prices, you may prefer to choose a hotel in the Channel Islands from the range of Channel Island hotels available, and add this to a low cost flight to the Channel Islands, to create your ideal Channel Islands holiday.
If you are unable to find the holiday in the Channel Islands that you are looking for, or would like more information about holidays to the Channel Islands, please call to speak to our dedicated travel team, who are on hand seven days a week to help you find your perfect stay in the Channel Islands.
