Guidebook for Saint Sampson

Jo
Guidebook for Saint Sampson

Food Scene

Our neighbouring area has a great choice of eateries - from beach kiosks to restaurants, chippies to tearooms, barmeals to cafés! Read on to whet your appetite and find distances of up to 2 miles / 3 kilometres. Other places are in my Guernsey guidebook.
The Puffin & Oyster is 1 mile North on the Houmet headland overlooking Grandehavre. Parking is directly in front. The food and service are good, and the manager, Nich, will ensure you have a super meal here. Tell her Jojo sent you!
Puffin & Oyster
The Puffin & Oyster is 1 mile North on the Houmet headland overlooking Grandehavre. Parking is directly in front. The food and service are good, and the manager, Nich, will ensure you have a super meal here. Tell her Jojo sent you!
At Rousse peninsula, a relaxed, stylish bar / restaurant just 1 mile North. Parking is directly behind it. Surrounding are a playground, golf, beaches, kiosk, Martello tower and swimming pier South of Grandehavre bay.
The Peninsula Hotel
At Rousse peninsula, a relaxed, stylish bar / restaurant just 1 mile North. Parking is directly behind it. Surrounding are a playground, golf, beaches, kiosk, Martello tower and swimming pier South of Grandehavre bay.
2 miles South at neighbouring sandy Cobo bay are The “Rocky” Rockmount bar/café, La Réunion restaurant, Cobo Tearooms, Cobo Chippy, supermarket, hairdressers, pharmacy, doctors’, dry cleaners and other small businesses.
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The Rockmount
Côbo Coast Road
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2 miles South at neighbouring sandy Cobo bay are The “Rocky” Rockmount bar/café, La Réunion restaurant, Cobo Tearooms, Cobo Chippy, supermarket, hairdressers, pharmacy, doctors’, dry cleaners and other small businesses.
At horseshoe-shaped Port Soif bay, get super baguettes and beach supplies, with surrounding nature walks and football club, approximately a kilometre from my place.
Port Soif Kiosk
At horseshoe-shaped Port Soif bay, get super baguettes and beach supplies, with surrounding nature walks and football club, approximately a kilometre from my place.
This family-run sports bar is within a mile inland. It serves bar-meals, has a skittles alley, snooker tables, darts boards, weekend Open the Box, and live music. Sheltered smokers’ area and parking onsite.
The Hampshire Lodge
This family-run sports bar is within a mile inland. It serves bar-meals, has a skittles alley, snooker tables, darts boards, weekend Open the Box, and live music. Sheltered smokers’ area and parking onsite.
Within two miles South/inland is this pretty, contemporary dining venue offering afternoon tea lunch and dinner. There can be multiple sources of music in bar, which staff will turn down on request.
Hougue Du Pommier Hotel
Rte de la Hougue du Pommier
Within two miles South/inland is this pretty, contemporary dining venue offering afternoon tea lunch and dinner. There can be multiple sources of music in bar, which staff will turn down on request.

Arts & Culture

The North West was once two islands! The dividing channel infilled for military protection a couple of hundred years ago. See our excellently preserved Norman fortifications and Vale Church with its granite outcrops.
Not in St Sampson but my family church. A walk North around the coast and you can’t fail to notice its tall spire catching the sun. Its prominent position the more interesting considering that, a few hundred years ago, it stood on a separate island! Those attending from mainland Guernsey rowing and mooring up to its then seawall.
The Vale Church, Guernsey
La Route De L'Islet
Not in St Sampson but my family church. A walk North around the coast and you can’t fail to notice its tall spire catching the sun. Its prominent position the more interesting considering that, a few hundred years ago, it stood on a separate island! Those attending from mainland Guernsey rowing and mooring up to its then seawall.

Sightseeing

Guernsey has 200 quarries, Les Vardes being the largest with its own nature walk. It is also an exporter of flowers and the Freesia Centre permits a stroll in its scented greenhouses with a shop for any purchase/postage.
This Norman fortification reveals life from bygone times. Climb around to see cannon and weapons store. Read about Guernsey when it was two islands! Just one mile North with surrounding beaches, pier and kiosk.
Rousse Tower
This Norman fortification reveals life from bygone times. Climb around to see cannon and weapons store. Read about Guernsey when it was two islands! Just one mile North with surrounding beaches, pier and kiosk.

Parks & Nature

Just around the coast North from my place, a scenic, environmentally-aware walk around Guernsey’s largest - and active - granite quarry, where seagulls roost in the evenings.
Les Vardes Quarry
Just around the coast North from my place, a scenic, environmentally-aware walk around Guernsey’s largest - and active - granite quarry, where seagulls roost in the evenings.

Shopping

From cafés to gift-shops and children’s entertainment, Oatlands or “Oaty and Joey’s” is a lovely historic brick maker’s grounds in which to while away a sunny afternoon. Just two miles inland from my place. There is also a freesia centre nearby.
Oatlands Village
Les Gigands
From cafés to gift-shops and children’s entertainment, Oatlands or “Oaty and Joey’s” is a lovely historic brick maker’s grounds in which to while away a sunny afternoon. Just two miles inland from my place. There is also a freesia centre nearby.
Interesting, hands-on candle making and super gift shop make this a favourite with tourists and locals alike. Easy parking and toilets. Just a mile and a half inland from my place, and en route to Oatlands...
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Guernsey Candles Ltd
Les Petites Capelles
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Interesting, hands-on candle making and super gift shop make this a favourite with tourists and locals alike. Easy parking and toilets. Just a mile and a half inland from my place, and en route to Oatlands...
Just South around the coast from my place is this beach bums’ clothing, equipment and accessories shop. Close enough to pop back with shopping or head onward to nearby Port Soif bay.
Yakwax Surf & Skate Shop
Portinfer Coast Road
Just South around the coast from my place is this beach bums’ clothing, equipment and accessories shop. Close enough to pop back with shopping or head onward to nearby Port Soif bay.

Neighbourhoods

Lovely old winding lane from the North West’s Pequeries Bay coastal walk, bus stops and coast road. Bordered by stone cottages, low hedges, an old church, open fields and a pet-shop which was once a school! This road passes directly past my clos.
Route de la Passėe
Route de la Passėe
Lovely old winding lane from the North West’s Pequeries Bay coastal walk, bus stops and coast road. Bordered by stone cottages, low hedges, an old church, open fields and a pet-shop which was once a school! This road passes directly past my clos.
A crossroads hosting a supermarket with bottle shop, surf shop, chippy, butchers, vets, beauty clinic, estate agents & other businesses. Historically, an islet between the Northern & Southern islands of Guernsey!
L'Islet
A crossroads hosting a supermarket with bottle shop, surf shop, chippy, butchers, vets, beauty clinic, estate agents & other businesses. Historically, an islet between the Northern & Southern islands of Guernsey!