The smallest of the four main Channel Islands at only three
miles (5km) long and barely a mile and a half (2.5km) wide, Sark
nevertheless boasts 40 miles (64km) of picturesque coastline
festooned with bays and coves, caves, deep crystal pools and
deserted beaches, and it certainly does not lack for accommodation
options.
The great novelty of Sark is that there are no cars on the
island, and it can be reached only by sea. Getting around is on
foot, by bicycle or horse-drawn carriage.
Just arriving at Sark is an unrivalled experience. Ferries moor
at Maseline jetty and visitors walk through the tunnel at the end
of the quay to board the 'toast rack', a tractor-drawn bus, which
travels up and down the 300-foot (91m) harbour hill.
The old harbour of Creux is one of the world's smallest, used by
the local fishermen, and is the venue for an extremely popular
annual summer water carnival.
