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Herm

A tiny car-free island of white beaches, with Shell Beach made of countless crushed shells.

Photo: Daniel Kraft · CC BY-SA 3.0
Open
Boats sail mostly from spring to autumn
Price
Paid for the boat
Time Needed
Half a day
Address
Herm Harbour, HermDirections
Getting There
About 20 minutes by boat from St Peter Port.

Why Go

Just 2 kilometers long, Herm has a harbor hamlet, a little chapel, farm paths and dunes. Walk around it in about two hours, and swim off Shell Beach and Belvoir Bay.

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