"The Channel Islands are a curious blend. Closer to mainland Europe than Britain, they have a soupçon of Gallic flair: historic ties to France run deep and many place names have roots in Norman French. But in other ways these British Crown Dependencies feel more English than England. Or like an England of the 1950s, where doors can be left unlocked, traffic is minimal (or outright banned), children can run wild and the pound note is still legal tender. Holidaying here feels like a throwback to a different age - in the best possible way."
"There's a pleasingly slow pace across all of the islands, from Jersey, the biggest - (though, at nine miles by five, hardly sprawling) to the Bailiwick of Guernsey, which embraces Guernsey, Alderney, tiny Sark, even tinier Herm and a sprinkle of uninhabited outposts. History noses onto the coast too: the islands are strewn with fortifications, some built over the centuries to repel the French, others part of Hitler's 'Atlantic Wall' during the Nazi occupation."
The Channel Islands lie closer to mainland Europe than Britain and retain Norman French place names alongside strong British cultural traits. Many islands feel like an England of the 1950s with unlocked doors, minimal traffic, free-roaming children and use of the pound. The archipelago includes Jersey and the Bailiwick of Guernsey (Guernsey, Alderney, Sark, Herm and uninhabited outposts). Coastlines are dotted with fortifications from various eras and sites from the Nazi occupation, with Liberation Day celebrated on 9 May. Mass tourism declined after the 1980s, leaving a peaceful, reflective group of islands that trade on abundant natural beauty and cultural heritage.
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