Alderney Attractions
St.
Anne's Church
Victoria Street
The island's only Anglican church is St Anne's situated on a hill between
Victoria Street and La Vallee.
Built in 1850 to the design of the famous English architect Sir George Scott, it is
one of the finest Victorian buildings in the Channel Islands. The cost of the
building was financed by Reverend Canon John Le Mesurier, son of the last Hereditary Governor
of Alderney. To find out more, click
here
The
Alderney Lighthouse
This 32 metre high lighthouse on the east coast is a spectacular and famous
land mark at Quesnard point.
Its beam of four flashes every 15 seconds can be seen 23 sea miles away
but is no longer manned. It became fully
automated in 1997 and is now operated by the Trinity
House Operational Control Centre at Harwich in Essex.
Conducted tours of the lighthouse are available in the summer on
Friday, Saturday and Sundays at 2.30pm and 3.30, or by
appointment for groups of eight or more.
Tel: 01481 824309
Alderney Angling
Offshore
Angling provides charter for all types of angling and charter using 'Alderney
Felix', a 35foot Offshore Pro Charter vessel based in Alderney harbour.
She has been custom built with safety, comfort , and angling high on the agenda,
and is licensed to operate up to sixty miles offshore (CAT 2). She carries state
of the art electronics. She is fully insured and skippered by a fully licensed
skipper/owner who has been fishing around Alderney for over thirty five years.
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Tel: 01481 823934.
Fax: 01481 823934
Alderney Cinema
Situated in Victoria
Street, the Alderney Cinema shows the latest film releases and is
supported by the Alderney Cinema Club. The reel has to be changed at half time
but the
audience retires to the pub.
On can find details of the films currently showing on posters throughout the
island.
The Alderney Library
Connaught Square
Located inside the Island Hall and open every
weekday, this excellent and extensive library, run by dedicated
volunteers, provides a service for islanders and visitors. You
will be asked to pay a deposit which is refunded on return of all
borrowed books.
Alderney Pottery
Les Mouriaux
See the potters at work and then browse through the shop where you will find
a wide range of hand made pottery plus various other souvenirs and toys. One is
You are quite welcome to browse.
Open weekdays 9.00am to 5.00pm and 9.00am to 1.00pm on Saturday.
Alderney Railway
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| Photo courtesy of Simon Robinson |
Alderney has the only
railway in the Channel Islands, thanks to the support and enthusiasm
of volunteers .
The "Orient Express" opened by Queen Victoria and Price Albert
celebrated its
150th birthday in 1997 and attracts enthusiasts from all over the World.
It runs from the harbour up to the north-east coast and back
again. The railway line was inaugurated by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. The
diesel engine pulls former London Underground carriages built in 1938 along a scenic coastal
route before cutting across country towards Mannez Quarry and the nearby Mannez
Lighthouse. In 2000, 2,700 passengers were carried.
Two newer London Underground aluminium carriages built in 1959 have been
bought and in 2001 will replace the older ones.
This train and the little Wickhams can also be chartered. For
bookings call : +44 (0)1481 823180, 822980 or 822643. For
running times call Sandy Keay on 823580
For the history of Alderney, click here
The Alderney Society Museum
High Street
The museum was opened in 1966 and is run by
volunteers. It gives a unique insight into Alderney's fascinating
history from Neolithic times to the modern technological age of the
21st century.
Among the items worth seeing are artefacts from the shipwrecks around the
island including a cannon and muskets from an Elizabethan warship discovered
less than a mile off the island's north-east coast.
Open daily.
Click
here
for more details to be found on the island's official government site, or the
Alderney
Tourism site
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