Alderney Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
Channel Island, part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey
About Alderney
Alderney is said to be "the only true Channel Island" since it alone sits in the English Channel, with fierce currents ripping by its shores. It's well north of Guernsey, Jersey and the others which are actually in the Bay of St Malo. Like them, it's a self-governing Crown Dependency, not part of the United Kingdom (and semi-autonomous within the Bailiwick of Guernsey) but ceding defence and international affairs to the UK. In practice it was vice versa, as the Channel Islands defended the UK. The other islands did so by obstructing France, so those were heavily fortified during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Alderney by its position helped to project British naval power into the western Channel. In the mid-19th century, the British panicked that a resurgent France might again chal
Top Attractions in Alderney
Explore the best things to see and do in Alderney:
- ★Alderney Museum
Where to Eat in Alderney
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Georgian House
Where to Stay in Alderney
- 🏨Braye Beach Hotel
- 🏨La Ville Hotel
- 🏨Saye Beach Camping
- 🏨Victoria Hotel
Alderney Travel Guide Sections
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