The Knowhere Guide

Best and Worst in St. Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands*

St. Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands Triumphs and Tragedies

Favourite Building

• Snail House - near cliffs at Le Gouffre.
• The imperial
• Castle Cornet
• There are some lovely old farmhouses in the 'more exclusive' parts of Guernsey. ie, the south, where all the people are rich and bigoted and prejudiced and overly proud.
• Sausmarez Manor, St Martin
• Castle Cornet - a historic landmark situated at St Peter Port Harbour, it welcomes visitors by sea to the most georgeous place in the world to live (well I think so!). It's open to the public, and has a superb Maritime Museum, as well as hosting outdoor theatre during the summer months.
• Castle Cornet - living history. Vale Castle - see the music section for the reason!

Demolish It Now Building

• States Offices - Sir Charles Frossard House.
• the grammar school sir charles frossard house
• It just has been flattened - The Royal Hotel
• Custard Castle, the States Of Guernsey's Civil Service Board...Frossard House, is a dusgusting purple and yellow building. Flatten it, along with most of the States Deputies!
• Typical - a goverment (known as the States of Guernsey) office block - known to the locals as Custard Castle - Sir Charles Frossard House sadly is not a fitting tribute to the fine Guernseyman it's named after!
• Sir Charles Frossard House built by the states of Guernsey its awful

The Best Things

• Cliff walks, scenery, making friends.
• guernsey people
• The fresh fish shop on the harbour side
• The Summertime
• Small and Friendly go out you'll always see at least one of your mates.
• The fact that it is a close knit community. The fact that you could still knock on someone's door at any hour of the night if you had broken down or whatever and you would be safe. The crime level is very low, unless we are talking about certain estates like The Bouet or Rue Jehannet. The people are mostly friendly and accomodating. The beaches and the fantastic views. The fact that people you don't know will stand and talk to you like they've know you all their life. The VAT free prices (apart from M&S) and the way that Guernsey is still an exclusive little island that is safe. The fact that we have local shops where people will call you by your first name and talk about your family.
• Lack of crime. Food. The veiw from the Rockmount Hotel.
• The great number of varied walks one can take at a moment's notice - as soon as the sun appears - and all within a short drive away. For a writer Guernsey has an invitingly peaceful air, conducive to musing.
• There are no Jersey people!!!!!!!!
• I think terrorvison are playing on April the 1st, which seems to be stirring up a lot of interest for some reason ?
• Being away from "The Rat Race".............& still having £1 notes !!
• The people - some of the friendliest in the world. The scenery - a floral paradise mixed with (mainly)tasteful buildings - many built with local granite stone. Attractive cost of living, and VAT free shopping.
• Brilliant nightlife - just go out & pub-crawl through St Peter Port on a Friday or Sat'day night - you'll be bound to make a friend or two!

The Worst Things

• Calling guernsey part of the county of the channel islands, there is no such thing. from a crapaud
• Traffic (isn't it everwhere?)
• english people
• getting to the mainland without having to take out a mortgage to cover the travel costs1
• Then Wintertime
• The house prices. Don't expect to get anything here for under £110,00. And if you do, it will be a tiny hole masquerading as a one bedroomed flat in St Peter Port. The increase of teenage pregnancies and drug usage. Some of the barmy idea's the States pass and allow to happen.
• Guernsey locals. House prices. Flat beer. No Celtic. Inbred dumbwits who shag their neices. The Castel Hospital. It's tiny. Flight prices. Ormoughs or however you spell it. The smaell of Garlic. Patios. People driving Ferrari's when the speed limit is 30MPH.
• The cost of housing.
• The heavy separations between people at the public schools and people at the states schools.
• The cleeks and freaks (there are plenty) Also most people are inbred (but not quite as much as Alderney and Sark)
• Not being able to buy petrol on a Sunday, due to an old local law. Too many cars (a 40 sq km island with 40,000 motor vehicles!)
• A stringent police force. A good & a bad thing. Never try taking drugs into the island - you'll get busted! If you want to spend the weekend in jail & get fined £400 then thrown off the island, give it a try.

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Last updated: 2007-06-21