The Islander Goes To: Herm Island

Living in the Channel Islands means that we have loads of new places to visit just a hop, skip and a jump away from home. Last weekend I made the most of the glorious sunshine we’ve been having and travelled the twenty minute boat journey with a friend to Herm from our home island of Guernsey.

Herm is a diddy little pebble in the English Channel and stands at just three miles long! It has only fifty inhabitants and vehicles are prohibited apart from tractors and quad bikes.

We turned left at this sign and started our trip with a wander down the sandy golden paths to Shell Beach, a long stretch of soft sand with little boats bobbing along the shore.

We sat for hours and soaked the scorching sun into our pores and relaxed with a picnic. Watermelon has got to be the most refreshing fruit you can eat at this time of year...

After a full afternoon of lounging we decided to pack up and shift to another beach a little further away, Belvoir Bay. Here we grabbed an ice lolly and took the opportunity to take a few quick photos!

Before heading back we then took a long walk past the fields full of cows and through the less trodden paths around the southern cliffs of the island. From here we could see the private island of Jethou, and saw the coast of Guernsey off in the distance as the day drew to a close.

You can walk around Herm in about half an hour or so and it is an absolutely stunning get away whether you live on Guernsey or are visiting the Channel Islands. The Travel Trident sets off regularly every hour until five o’clock. However if you are enjoying a late meal at the weekend, boats will occasionally run at eleven-thirty to accommodate the party goers! See you soon, Herm!