Start at Fort Grey (Cup and Saucer), a Martello Tower built on a small tidal islet to defend Rocquaine Bay. It houses a shipwreck museum and offers spectacular views of the bay and the Hanois Lighthouse. You can rock pool at low tide or swim amongst the traditional fishing boats at high tide from the pier. Opposite Fort Grey you will find Guernsey Pearl which serves a large selection of hot and cold foods, Guernsey ice cream and other desserts.

Travelling south, walk along Rocquaine Bay and head towards the tranquil Portelet Bay – another traditional fishing anchorage. Portelet Kiosk is open for morning coffees, light lunches and afternoon teas. Its crab sandwiches are to die for, as are the homemade cakes. There is outdoor seating or take away options as well as deckchair hire and beach food and quaint wooden baskets which you can take down to the beach for your picnic.

Beyond Portelet Bay is Pleinmont Point and the enchanting Fairy Ring at the end of the headland. In local folklore the site is linked with fairies, witches, and elves and as such the locals call it the Fairy Ring. Its official name is The Table des Pions which is one of the few existing reminders of the cavalcade known as the Chevauchée. The task of the Chevauchée was, in more recent times, to keep the King’s highways clear.

You can either walk up the path to the top of Pleinmont and back down the road to Portelet Kiosk or retrace your steps along the pedestrian road for a well-earned Guernsey Dairy ice cream. From here you can hop on to a bus just outside the Imperial Hotel which will take you north or south back to Town.