WHERE IS GUERNSEY SITUATED?

Guernsey is part of the island group called the Channel Islands, at the same latitude as the French Normandy in the Bay of St. Malo.These islands are only a few kilometres from France and more than a hundred from England.

They are engulfed by the warm Gulfstream; that’s why palmtrees are so prolific there. Although Guernsey doesen’t have a tropical climate, the temperature is usually very pleasant, which allows the Guernsey cow to graze on the juicy grass the whole year round.

WHAT MAKES GUERNSEY SO SPECIAL?

The Channel Islands are bathed by the warm Gulfstream; that’s why there are plenty of palm trees to be seen. Even though the islands haven’t got a tropical climate, the temperature is generally very pleasant and the cows graze on the juicy grass the whole year round.

Despite the fact that the Channel Islands are so near France , they have been part of the United Kingdom for centuries. As regards its size, Guernsey can be best compared to Ameland, and Jersey to Terschelling. In all other aspects- they are just beyond comparison! Each channel island has a beautiful coastline with charming bays, impressive cliffs, ravines and caves.

Guernseyis the most picturesque of all the islands. No motorways, only a network of narrow roads zig-zagging across the island.You are made welcome here by good old English hospitality plus a touch of the French “joie de vivre”. The atmosphere here is one of geniality and simplicity. There is no such thing here as mass tourism.The visitor can find peace and quiet here in the unspoilt landscape, and only has to come into contact with Guernseymen, who don’t know the meaning of the word “stress”.

Crime is almost non-existant here. Houses and cars are usually not locked and local produce is sold at the side of the road. People just assume you’ ll drop the right price of the article into the tin provided.

The wealth of flowers is amazing. In springtime and early summer the mimosa, the tamarisk, the camellia and the fuchsia are to be seen everywhere. And along the side of the road daffodils, primrose, violets, blackberry bushes, and hydrangea.

HOW ABOUT AGRICULTURE ON GUERNSEY ?

It may seem idyllic but it’s not. No manic agri-business here. No re-allocation of land nor the terror of artificial fertilizer and pesticides. The farming landscape is still a patchwork of meadows, fields, orchards, hedges and woods. No up-scaling. No wheezing M1 cows, having to breath in exhaust fumes the whole day long.

Actually, Guernsey is one great plea for small-scale agriculture.

THE GUERNSEY TRIP

Every other year, somewhere in October, the Guernsey Cream Club members pays a short visit to Guernsey to see the dairy and the ladies themselves who are waiting in the meadows for the ice-cream makers and the chefs. Waiting for a hug.