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Lavender View Room,
Luxury Bed & Breakfast Accommodation
10 minutes level walk from St Anne
Tea & coffee making
facilities
British TV
Dog friendly accommodation
Lavender View Room - twin or double room and ensuite shower room
The accommodation sleeps up to 2 people in a twin
or double bedroom. The bedroom is on the ground floor, light and bright, and has views over the pretty rear garden, which
is well stocked with shrubs and flowers including lavender. The room has an en-suite bathroom with power shower, washbasin
and a separate WC.There is British TV and tea &
coffee making facilities in the room.
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| Twin bedroom |
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| Private entrance through to shower room |
A comprehensive Continental breakfast is included
for each guest in the price of the room per night.
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| Dining room |
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| Outside terrace for alfresco breakfasts |
Many birds visit the garden as well as a resident
white hedgehog which are extremely rare elsewhere, but are quite normal on Alderney. There are peacocks and chickens in fields
nearby as the house is located in a countryside position on the edge of St Anne.
Well behaved dogs are also allowed to stay, as long as they are with their owners. The owners
have 2 of their own amicable and friendly Jack Russells, Bolly & Isla.
The accommodation is a level 10 minute
walk from the centre of St Anne with all the shops, bars and restaurants yet in a quiet location. St Anne is a pretty
town, with pastel coloured Georgian houses, cobbled streets and has a seaside feel to it.
The proprietors are more
than happy to pick-up from the airport or harbour. There is car and bicycle hire on Alderney as well as a
good taxis service. About Alderney
Alderney is the most northern of the Channel Islands
and the nearest to England and France. It is only 9 miles off the coast of Normandy and it still retains
a Norman flavour. Alderney-French an old dialect which used to be spoken freely on the island has completely
disappeared, but place names and surnames of the locals retain a French flavour. Alderney
which is translated into Aurigny; Auregnais: Aoeur'gny in French. The name of the island in French is Aurigny which one of the airlines still uses today. Quite
how the name became Alderney is something that historians have been unable to explain. Another name which
also is used on for the island is Riduna and some believe that this was a Roman name.
Located
in the English Channel, 60 miles/97kms from the south coast of England. A British Crown dependency and is part of
the Bailiwick of Guernsey which is 20 miles/32kms away. The island is only 3 miles/5kms long and 1.5 miles/2.5kms
wide and has a total area of 3 square miles. Alderney is only 10 miles/16 kms from France and separated from Cap
de la Hague in Normandy in France by the very dangerous currents of La Raz.
The
island is at its highest at 294 feet above sea level at Le Rond But which is east of the airport. Most
of the high ground is a plateau and on the south & west of the island are steep cliffs.The population of Alderney is 2400, and they are nicknamed
"vaques" after the cows, or "lapins" after the many rabbits seen in the island. Alderney has only one
parish, that of St Anne which covers the entire island of Alderney. The town of St Anne has a pretty church and cobbled streets.
Despite being a very small island, there are two primary schools and a secondary school. It has its own post office as well
as hotels, restaurants, banks and shops. Alderney has a real working community, its own government and is ambitious
to make its mark in the world.
Alderney
is a wonderful place for nature lovers, and has a combination of landscapes, wildlife, seabird colonies, magnificent fortresses
and sandy beaches. Like Guernsey and Jersey, the island enjoys a mild climate and independence.
Alderney has preserved
its own special time - "Alderney Time."
Travelling to Alderney & Getting Around
Despite being quite a remote island it is well connected with direct
scheduled air links from the UK, from Southampton,(Blue Islands and Aurigny), Jersey (Blue Islands) and Guernsey (Aurigny)
and connecting flights via Guernsey. A ferry (Manche Iles) runs in the Summer from Guernsey and Dilette, near Cherbourg
in France. There is also a scheduled smaller boat that runs twice a week from Cherbourg and once a week from Guernsey (Lady
Maris II). Alderney has its own airport and harbour.
Eating out on Alderney
Alderney has a very varied selection of restaurants which cater for traditional British,
French and oriental food; some of which have won culinary awards. Every year in May Alderney holds its Annual Seafood Festival
week and Salon Culinaire where top chefs get together to produce some fantastic dishes. Due to the clear and clean water,
the seafood on Alderney is of extremely good quality.
There are a number of pubs on the island which also produce quality food in quaint settings and they are all
worth a visit.
Restaurants and bars in Alderney Link
Direct Flights to and from Alderney
There are connecting
flights to and from Alderney via Guernsey with both Aurigny Airlines and Blue Islands:
Aurigny Airlines
Bristol
Dinard (Brittany)
East Midlands
Jersey
London Gatwick
Stansted
Manchester
Blue Islands
Isle of Man
Geneva
Zurich
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