Starfish of Sark

For that something simply different !

At just three miles long and a mile and a half a mile wide, Sark is one of the smallest Channel Islands. Its geographic position provides the warmest sea temperatures in the British Isles which, combined with the excellent visibility and fantastic marine life, offers some of the best diving in northern Europe.

 With over forty miles of rugged coastline and countless reefs and drop offs, the waters around Sark are a divers paradise. The sheer walls are home to sea fans and soft coral and crammed with jewel anemones in every shade of the rainbow. Being so much further south than the mainland the marine life has a distinctly exotic flavour most spectacularly illustrated in the rare and stunning sunset cup coral. Add to this the colourful and inquisitive cuckoo wrasse and more nudibranchs than you can shake a Nikonos at and you can see why so many diver's return to Sark. For those who prefer wrecks to reefs there's also plenty on offer. There are Second World War cargo vessels and two minesweepers as well as older wrecks and paddle steamers all in varying depths.

The Channel Islands experience one of the greatest tidal movements in the world which makes for some pretty exciting drift dives. Then there are the infamous Gouliot Caves. The walls are smothered with so much life that the locals call them the Jewel Caves. Possibly the best four metre dive in the world! The island itself is well worth exploring with its wooded valleys, secluded coves and miles of picturesque footpaths all unspoilt by the total lack of cars. Puffins, peregrine falcons, guillemots, gannets and razorbills are seen all through the summer and the hedgerows and heaths are awash with wild flowers. There is a fantastic choice of restaurants, cafes and pubs offering a mouth watering variety of food, wine and beer.

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