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| Country Guide > Europe > Channel Islands > Sark & Herm |
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Travel - International Sea Sark and Herm can be reached by sea from either Guernsey or Jersey. Sark The main harbour is at Maseline. All visitors arriving from the UK must transfer at Guernsey. Sailings from the UK are with Condor Ferries departing from Poole or Weymouth. For more details, contact Condor Ferries (tel: (0845) 345 2000; fax: (01305) 760 776). Sailings from France depart from Saint Malo with Emeraude Lines (tel: (2) 2318 0180; fax: (2) 2318 1500). The Isle of Sark Shipping Company runs daily services between Guernsey and Sark in summer (travel time – 45 to 50 minutes), with a more limited service in winter. For further information, contact Isle of Sark Shipping Company Ltd, Harbour Office, Sark GY9 O5B (tel: (01481) 832 450; fax: (01481) 832 567; e-mail: info@sarkshipping.guernsey.net). Herm There is a ferry service daily between Guernsey and Herm (travel time – 20 minutes). Ferries leave every 30 minutes from Guernsey to Herm and faster catamarans can be chartered. Carriers include: Herm Express Ferry and Herm Seaways, Albert Pier, Weighbridge Clock Tower, St Peter Port, Guernsey (tel: (01481) 724 161; fax: (01481) 714 011); or Trident Charter Company, Trident Kiosk, Weighbridge Clock Tower, St Peter Port, Guernsey (tel: (01481) 721 379; fax: (01481) 700 226). Road No cars are allowed on either island. The Sark ‘taxi’ is a horse-drawn carriage which takes visitors around the island. Bicycles can also be hired on Sark. Herm has only a few essential tractors and an emergency 4-wheel-drive vehicle. Note There is a landing tax for all visitors to Sark. |