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St Peter Port is the capital of Guernsey, as well as the main port of the island. The population is around 16,500. As well as being a parish, St Peter Port is a small town consisting mostly of steep narrow streets and steps on the overlooking slopes.
Industry
St Peter Port is home to a small fishing fllet but the major industry is Tourism. There is a wide range of accomodation available including bed and breakfast, hotel accommodation, self catering, guest house, cottage, Camping and caravan sites.
Geography
St Peter Port is located on the East coast of Guernsey. It borders St Sampson's in the North, The Vale in the North-West, St Andrew's in the West and St Martin's in the South. The land in the North and by the harbour is low lying but in the South, the land gets much higher. This means that there are quite a few cliffs on the coast between Havelet and Fermain.
History
Although Guernsey is geographically closer to the Normandy coast than to the south coast of England it is a dependency of the British Crown. In 933 AD the Channel Islands became part of the Norman Realm. In 1066, the Duke of Normandy became William I of England. The Channel Islands, however, remained part of the Duchy of Normandy and continued to be governed as such. When Continental Normandy was lost in 1204 the Channel Islands remained loyal to the King of England as the King promised to rule the islands as though he was the Duke of Normandy (i.e. observing the Duchy’s laws, customs and liberties). This arrangement has been confirmed in charters of successive sovereigns. Indeed the Islands are independent in all matters with the exception of international representation and defence, for which the United Kingdom is responsible.
Places of Interest
The Royal Court House, Hauteville House, St Peter Port Harbour, Castle Cornet, Elizabeth College.
Accommodation
Stayinbritain provides a selection of many thousands of accommodation properties in all parts of St Peter Port,
from Self Catering cottages and serviced apartments, bed and breakfast, hotels, guest house, camping, caravan sites and narrow boats in all parts of
the UK and Ireland. We take no commision or booking fees from our visitors or our property owners and encourage you to deal directly with the owners.
We have provided facilities for this by showing their address and telephone number, links to email and websites and where applicable, we provide direct
links to their booking and tariff pages.
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