About Alderney

Alderney, third largest of the Channel Islands, is roughly 3½ miles long by 1½ at its widest, is about 2,000 acres in extent, and is situated in the mouth of the Channel, 9 miles due West of Cap de la Hague in Normandy. It has high cliffs to the S and W, in the eastern part of which the older harder rocks are overlaid with sandstone, (the only Channel Island to contain this rock), with the main plateau area, about 80m high, containing most of the agricultural land and sloping steeply down to the N and E.

Alderney is surrounded by dazzling, golden, sandy bays and clear seas: the ideal combination for beach-loving families. Youngsters can dig holes to Australia, make giant sand castles and have a thoroughly good time simply and safely messing about, while parents soak up some sun and enjoy the peace.
Many of Alderney's beaches are ideal for watersports, particularly sailboarding and surfing, and all have on thing in common: they are clean, quiet and, above all, blissfully uncrowded.

The island’s proximity to France means that species found on mainland Europe but not in Britain, are sometimes seen here. Among Alderney’s more unusual residents are black rabbits and about 1,000 extremely rare blonde – yes blonde – hedgehogs, also known as “Alderney Spike Girls”. The origin of the blonde hedgehogs which carry no fleas, remains a mystery, although some claim the first species arrived, on the island in the 1960’s, in a Harrods shopping bag. Not albinos, these hedgehogs have a rare recessive gene giving rise to beady, button-black eyes and attractive creamy-coloured spines and Alderney is the only Channel Island known to host them. What’s more, they don’t carry fleas.

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