48 HOURS in ALDERNEY | Hidden Gem of the Channel Islands

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  • Опубліковано 15 жов 2024
  • During our 48 hours to Alderney, we fell in love with this tiny island, witnessing the BEST of what the island has to offer, from food to friends, history to wildlife.
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    The small island of Alderney measures just 3.5 miles long and 1.5 miles wide, and yet it is absolutely TEEMING with fascinating history, beautiful wildlife, and incredible views. As the best-hidden island in the Channel Islands, we didn't know what to expect in our weekend break in Alderney, however, this tiny island soon turned into one of our favourite places in the world.
    Sights and Activities mentioned in this video -
    The Blonde Hedgehog Hotel 03:14
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    St Anne's Church Bell Ringing 06:34
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    Bat and Hedgehog Walk 10:32
    Gannet Rock 10:30
    Wildlife Trust Boat Tour 18:10
    Fort Clonque 24:50
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  • @highlands2hammocks
    @highlands2hammocks  3 роки тому +6

    So what do you guys think of the small island of Alderney? Do you have any favourite sights that we missed from the video? Let’s get chatting in the comments below! We would LOVE to hear your thoughts.
    Read more about Alderney and plan your trip to this incredible island using the guides on our website - bit.ly/3jQykea

    • @XrpCookies
      @XrpCookies 3 роки тому +1

      Thanks for this looking at Alderney as an option.

    • @harrys_railway
      @harrys_railway 3 роки тому +1

      I think you should have gone aboard the mannez quarry to Braye road railway line

    • @highlands2hammocks
      @highlands2hammocks  3 роки тому

      @@harrys_railway we wanted to do that one so bad! Unfortunately we couldn’t get the timing organised with our other activities so missed out 😟 next time for sure! Thanks for the suggestion 😁

    • @Miniature-Expeditions276
      @Miniature-Expeditions276 Рік тому

      Well you did miss the Odeon which is on the cliff by the railway. It's very cool and it's history is very interesting. Also scattered around the island are hundreds of bunkers from ww2. And just before the golf course there's a little foot path and hidden on the footpath is a cave which the Germans used in ww2. It's not directly on the footpath its on the side. Thank you.

  • @stevelecocq9629
    @stevelecocq9629 3 роки тому +8

    Lovely stuff everything crossed we can return this summer!!

  • @yomamabinhavin
    @yomamabinhavin 3 роки тому +7

    Loved this trip!! What a beautiful island

  • @gemmaspence6846
    @gemmaspence6846 3 роки тому +8

    Love Alderney! What a beautiful island 😍

  • @nataliewrigley9785
    @nataliewrigley9785 3 роки тому +6

    So apparently I need to go to Alderney now too! This was awesome to watch guys! Beautiful content! And those hedgehogs are so cute! Looking forward to the next one! x

  • @jojan83
    @jojan83 3 роки тому +2

    nice video! lovely island!

  • @longmayshereign7880
    @longmayshereign7880 6 місяців тому +1

    Just sent off an application for a seasonal role, fingers crossed I get the chance to live there for a short while at least! Love the Channel Islands

  • @robotrob6855
    @robotrob6855 3 роки тому +1

    spent many summers on Alderney , my favourite of all the channel islands, beautiful place .

    • @highlands2hammocks
      @highlands2hammocks  3 роки тому

      We absolutely loved it there too! Would love to go back one day 😁

  • @geezer432
    @geezer432 3 роки тому +3

    Another great vid from the both of you, with good links and info. Alderney looks like worth a trip.

  • @braunbar8385
    @braunbar8385 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you very much for the wonderful video and the view of the wonderful island

  • @TimDavey
    @TimDavey 3 роки тому +3

    Great video, how funny that the intro song is the song I used on my Alderney week 2019 video

  • @sjm.photos
    @sjm.photos 3 роки тому +3

    Subbed. i started my passion for photography and actually sold my first photo from there on Alderney back 31 years ago i need to go back and explore. id certainly be making a youtube video of it

    • @highlands2hammocks
      @highlands2hammocks  3 роки тому

      That is very cool! It is such a beautiful place so I'm sure you got LOADS of beautiful photos. Thanks for watching

  •  3 роки тому +3

    Nice video, Like 7 and Bye from Italy :)

  • @susanashcroft2674
    @susanashcroft2674 3 роки тому +3

    Really enjoyed your video of Alderney and remember the little planes at Guernsey airport going to Alderney. Some good tips to enhance any visit there and the veggie meals looked delish.

    • @highlands2hammocks
      @highlands2hammocks  3 роки тому

      Glad it was helpful! The planes are hilarious haha Thanks for watching

  • @rolandgauvain6079
    @rolandgauvain6079 3 роки тому +3

    Thank you both it was a real pleasure to accompany you on your visit. Looks like the boat trip went well and thanks for showing the island off at it's best!, oh and Gemma your pronunciations is great but the white is definately a lot of poo, plus 11,000 birds :)

    • @highlands2hammocks
      @highlands2hammocks  3 роки тому +1

      We are so grateful for your tme and energy Roland! I hope your trip to and from the UK was a smooth one. Please send our thanks to the whole team at Alderney WT for all their hard work

  • @geof1954
    @geof1954 3 роки тому +1

    Spent many a holiday here and it is truely wonderful. Hasn’t changed since I visited 50 years ago. Fantastic video. Thank you.

    • @highlands2hammocks
      @highlands2hammocks  3 роки тому

      Such a beautiful part of the world! This island was so welcoming and friendly to us, we loved our trip 😁❤️

  • @southerner4566
    @southerner4566 2 роки тому

    I love Aldeney , I've been every year since 1994 except 2020 when we couldn't travel. Done 40-45 trips in total .I love the fishing there.

  • @martinw245
    @martinw245 3 роки тому +1

    Nicely filmed! I'm in Guernsey, been here 12 months. Will certainly be visiting Alderney soon.

    • @highlands2hammocks
      @highlands2hammocks  3 роки тому

      Thank you very much Martin 😁 Guernsey is beautiful but Alderney is amazing too 😁

  • @DJ-uk5mm
    @DJ-uk5mm 3 роки тому +2

    Great vid guys. Been watching you throughout the government lockdowns really enjoyed your content and the quality of the filming is getting better each time :-) thanks

  • @kurtsteiner8384
    @kurtsteiner8384 Рік тому +1

    Alderney is a mile long and half a mile wide. Its possible to walk everywhere.
    Been there many times with the rn , used to go to the divers pub and seaview hotel.
    It featured in tbe eagle has landed, if you remember that. Both the airstrip and harbour and pubs.
    Alderney has one of the most tidal waters in the world changes 50 ft in 4 hours.

    • @highlands2hammocks
      @highlands2hammocks  Рік тому

      Beautiful island! 😁

    • @Chief_Brody
      @Chief_Brody 4 місяці тому

      It's 3 miles by 1 and a half miles. Get your facts right.

    • @kurtsteiner8384
      @kurtsteiner8384 4 місяці тому

      @@Chief_Brody
      Dont know much do you, was it out of a book

  • @paulmason2708
    @paulmason2708 2 роки тому

    Alderney not really changed since I left there in 2001. Have some great memories of the lovely island. 1st time seeing The Blonde Hedgehog, looks amazing.

  • @TyroneBeiron
    @TyroneBeiron 3 роки тому +1

    2 Pax, two days on an island in Spring and those bags you both had were like.... 😆

    • @highlands2hammocks
      @highlands2hammocks  3 роки тому +1

      Haha we love to pack heavy.. 😂 we actually went for a week so we had to pack a little bit more for the trip 😁

  • @Bproda
    @Bproda 3 роки тому +2

    Wow Alderney looks stunning. Love the quality of your videos. I look forward to seeing more especially when you come back to Scotland.

    • @highlands2hammocks
      @highlands2hammocks  3 роки тому +1

      Thank you so much! We can't wait to share more of scotland on this channel! Thanks for watching

  • @lindsaywright730
    @lindsaywright730 3 роки тому +2

    Nice to see you are checking out all the islands whilst in Guernsey, doesnt look like the airport has changed much lol, or the plane ride, if you want to try another island with warmer waters come to the Cayman Islands,

    • @highlands2hammocks
      @highlands2hammocks  3 роки тому +1

      Couldn’t leave without completing the Bailiwick 😁 and that would be nice haha water might be a bit warmer!!

  • @georgeedwards8744
    @georgeedwards8744 3 роки тому +1

    the video is made beautifully. Keep doing guys.

    • @highlands2hammocks
      @highlands2hammocks  3 роки тому

      Thank you so much! Really appreciate that. Hope you enjoyed the beauty of Alderney, we wish we could go back again one day

  • @philallen2762
    @philallen2762 3 роки тому +1

    I remember seeing you both at Alderney wee airport checking in what a great video and fantastic island 👍

  • @serinadelmar6012
    @serinadelmar6012 3 роки тому +1

    Such a beautiful island ♥️ and loved seeing your travels. Subbed!

    • @highlands2hammocks
      @highlands2hammocks  3 роки тому +1

      Thank you so much, we are really glad you enjoyed watching our video 😁 Alderney is a really beautiful island!

  • @Paul2377
    @Paul2377 2 роки тому

    What a great video! I've always wanted to go to Alderney and this just makes me want to visit more. Thanks for the upload. 😀

  • @BenFiorePhotography
    @BenFiorePhotography 3 роки тому +1

    Holiday blues!! Boat tour looked wild haha

  • @FieldofVisions
    @FieldofVisions 3 роки тому +1

    I’ve never even heard of Alderney before now but defo going to put it on the list. Happy bday Gemma for next week 🎉 such a great video and you are brave for going for a swim. Lordy lordyyy haha

    • @highlands2hammocks
      @highlands2hammocks  3 роки тому +1

      We are so happy you liked it 😁 thanks for watching!! Haha brave or stupid? 😂

    • @FieldofVisions
      @FieldofVisions 3 роки тому +1

      @@highlands2hammocks hmm Lordy Lordy that’s all I will say 😂

  • @paul_gsy_ci
    @paul_gsy_ci 3 роки тому +1

    Fantastic video guys!

  • @crispyri
    @crispyri 6 місяців тому +1

    Alderney is a tranquil paradise ✨️ my ancestors home

  • @rocktigerdesign
    @rocktigerdesign 3 роки тому +1

    Finally got the time to watch this video and you guys are never disappoint with amazing places. That bell tower was just super amazing, the Gannet Rock is spectacular and I cannot even imagine how this trip must have felt like... one thing that stood out to me the most is the sense of "normality" that you guys happened to experience which is waiting for us all here in the mainland. Such a great island, such an amazing place and I cannot stress enough that the quality of your videos are getting better and more cinematic now... kudos to you both. ;)

    • @highlands2hammocks
      @highlands2hammocks  3 роки тому

      Thanks for watching mate!! Yeah it was so amazing to be able to “travel” again, somewhere different and exciting. Looking forward to more in future. Thanks again man!

  • @markpateman4
    @markpateman4 3 роки тому +3

    Team H2H, love your channel. Alderney appears to have a raw beauty that reminds me of Block Island or Nantucket. My girlfriend and I are based in Flordia but hope to relocate to Guernsey in a few years. Will be hiking and biking Hadrian’s Wall next May for my 50th birthday and then a week with all my cousins who live in St. Albans north of London. The plan was to head to Guernsey for two weeks after that in June (2022) and rent a house. But now seeing this video do we manage the additional travel and rent in Alderney instead?

    • @8563robbie
      @8563robbie 3 роки тому +2

      Now you mention it there are similarities with Nantucket...

    • @highlands2hammocks
      @highlands2hammocks  3 роки тому +2

      Wow we have never been there but that is interesting! I would suggest spending a couple of days over here at least, just to see it for yourself. Maybe two weeks here would. be too long, but two weeks in Guernsey would allow you to hop around the other islands too!

  • @farhanahaque3157
    @farhanahaque3157 3 роки тому

    I was living in jersey for 5 years and loved it sad though couldn't visit St Anne

  • @naycnay
    @naycnay 3 роки тому +1

    It's funny. A lot of us islanders rarely travel to the other islands. Especially us from Jersey and some from Guernsey. I went to Guernsey once as a kid. I'd like to revisit Sark for night time photography one day. The one I want to go to is Herm with its interesting beach on the North side.

    • @highlands2hammocks
      @highlands2hammocks  3 роки тому

      Yeah its always the same, your own back garden is the last place we tend to explore! Sark is amazing for night photography! And herm is amazing as well

    • @naycnay
      @naycnay 3 роки тому +1

      @@highlands2hammocks Just watching a few of your videos. Have you popped across to Jersey yet? Overall probably many similar characteristics, but there are plenty of gems to be found over here. Also, authentic Jersey milk :)

    • @highlands2hammocks
      @highlands2hammocks  3 роки тому

      @@naycnay that was next in the list but because of lockdown we just didn’t have time unfortunately.. leaving guernsey next week so maybe sometime in the future!

  • @Miniature-Expeditions276
    @Miniature-Expeditions276 3 роки тому +2

    ik alderney is amazing i go there every year

  • @johnandhayleysmart5651
    @johnandhayleysmart5651 3 роки тому +2

    We
    lived there for 24 years.

  • @XrpCookies
    @XrpCookies 2 роки тому +1

    Lovely. W have decided to move to Alderney instead. Property cheaper and the closest to Utopia?? Hopefully.

    • @highlands2hammocks
      @highlands2hammocks  2 роки тому +1

      Best of luck with your move! Do you have a date yet?

    • @XrpCookies
      @XrpCookies 2 роки тому

      @@highlands2hammocks no no date yet. Crypto even though down has done well for us and is doing so, `passive income`. So nearly there in that respect. Hard to plan anything as you know. fingers crossed this year.....

  • @bradleymccreary2223
    @bradleymccreary2223 Рік тому

    That room is definitely not "rustc".

  • @isanelehm4939
    @isanelehm4939 3 роки тому

    ALDERNEY - THE LAND OF FOOLS!