Have to be honest: I hadn't heard much about Sark until I read an article on +BBC News concerning the Islands power crisis this morning...And after seeing this video, my first ever car-free destination has just been added to my "To visit" list! :-) The power crisis is a concerning thing though, as is the cost you get charged for electricity (66p/0,80€ per kWh!). I have a number of ideas in mind for experimental renewables. Could that be of any help? :-) Finally - Odd question: I cycle everywhere as a rule, but I've become so used to the pace of mainland roads that 40km/h is my usual riding speed and I often achieve it without even realising. Does Sark have and apply official speed limits to its trails? Many thanks for the video! :-)
You would be most welcome to visit Sark and share your ideas. I'm not sure you'd want to travel so fast over here on your bicycle though - we don't have speed limits for bikes but we do have some fairly bumpy bits of lane. And you'd want to slow down to enjoy the scenery!
At my mam's funeral in 1999 I learned I have relatives on Sark. I must do my family tree this year. If anyone was a relative of Maureen Paton from South Elmsall please get in contact. Regards. Alan.
I’ve been to Jersey two years before and loved the nature walks, but I heard there are no cars in Sark. !!! I like walking and bicycling and to look at the horses and nature.🐎🐑🐂🌳🌿 What are the best ways to arrive there? Is it only from France or Jersey or is there another ferry port please? Enjoyed the video!! Please keep Sark forever without cars, and I understand the need for some tractors for farming. They’re so few islands or places in the world that do not have cars such as I know one island in north Germany and the Netherlands, and one in the United States called Mackinac off the coast of Michigan There might be other but I don’t know of them
It's lovely living without cars, and on such a beautiful island. The best way to get here is to fly or take a ferry to Guernsey then there are several boats a day to Sark operated by the excellent Isle of Sark Shipping Company. The crossing takes between 35 and 50 minutes, depending which ferry you travel on. Hope to see you soon. Sounds like you would love it here!
Thank you. Yes, Mervyn Peake lived here for a while and wrote Gormenghast while he was on Sark. My favourite is Mr Pye that is set on the island. Mervyn's wife Meave was also a very talented artist.
I remember the tractor waiting for the boat passengers to take them to the top of the island and the wonderful ride in the horse drawn cart. It is not easy to walk on the rough lanes full of pebbles.
Heaven, and how people should live in every aspect, not in the mess we live on across the world led by corrupt useless governments. The world is in one big mess and until normal folk wake the he'll up it'll only get worse. Sark is a beacon of hope and so are it's people.
Yes, getting a good view of the sky here relies on the weather being kind. At the moment we have clear skies and the view of the stars and Milky Way is amazing. Keep an eye on the weather and when you see no moon and no clouds then come on over. You won't be disappointed.
@Angus Wilson Yes, I've been to Herm and Alderney and they are lovely. They are only a few miles away. Jethou is very close to Herm but I've never landed on it as it's privately owned. Looks nice from the sea!
Right this week they are looking for a dairy farmer.. they have no dairy farmer at the island right no and can offer a lot for the right person.. Contact the govn. at Sark :)
Hi what's the deal/ protacal for UK yachts and anchorages and marina fees, we would like to sail over for the folk festival this year or next, Hope you are all keeping well in this troubled times, Stephen
Hi Stephen, we have no marina but do have two lovely bays with mooring buoys for visitors (which are free but a donation towards their upkeep is always welcome) and there are areas for anchoring too. At the moment the island is closed to visitors but we're all really hoping we can open up later this summer, if not we'll look forward to seeing you here next year. Visit the Sark website for more information at www.sark.co.uk
We do have businesses here although most people are self employed in various ways. There is a small annual personal and property tax and revenue is also raised on impot on cigarettes and alcohol as well as a landing tax. It's enough to run our small island but we all have to cover our own health insurance and make provisions for later life.
Yes, one pound from the price of every ferry ticket to and from Sark goes towards running the island. You would be made most welcome if you decided to visit. You need to get to Guernsey, our nearest island with an airport. There are flights there from London, Southampton, Manchester and other airports in the UK. From Guernsey it is a 50 minute ferry journey to Sark. I hope you can make it.
lizzie W, Im curious have you ever been there? and so what if they charge an arm and leg, its still a beautiful place , One of my colleagues spent time there and couldn't stop raving about it. Perhaps you would rather visit Birmingham ?
+Matthew Kendall Would they, though? On an island where cars are banned there are no petrol (gas) stations at all. Such an environment might prove so unusual to them it might change their minds about any invasion! :-)
🇬🇧 What a stunning and beautiful, majestic little island.
Best place on earth, been more than a hundred times and got married there. Relaxation personified
I feel like you have recorded every inhabitant of the island in this video, many of them more than once.
Holiday makers
But yeah it small
We visited a couple years ago and loved it and its much slower pace of life.
Best place to visit!
Have to be honest: I hadn't heard much about Sark until I read an article on +BBC News concerning the Islands power crisis this morning...And after seeing this video, my first ever car-free destination has just been added to my "To visit" list! :-)
The power crisis is a concerning thing though, as is the cost you get charged for electricity (66p/0,80€ per kWh!). I have a number of ideas in mind for experimental renewables. Could that be of any help? :-)
Finally - Odd question: I cycle everywhere as a rule, but I've become so used to the pace of mainland roads that 40km/h is my usual riding speed and I often achieve it without even realising. Does Sark have and apply official speed limits to its trails?
Many thanks for the video! :-)
You would be most welcome to visit Sark and share your ideas. I'm not sure you'd want to travel so fast over here on your bicycle though - we don't have speed limits for bikes but we do have some fairly bumpy bits of lane. And you'd want to slow down to enjoy the scenery!
yes, definitely fascinating
At my mam's funeral in 1999 I learned I have relatives on Sark. I must do my family tree this year. If anyone was a relative of Maureen Paton from South Elmsall please get in contact. Regards. Alan.
I’ve been to Jersey two years before and loved the nature walks, but I heard there are no cars in Sark. !!! I like walking and bicycling and to look at the horses and nature.🐎🐑🐂🌳🌿
What are the best ways to arrive there? Is it only from France or Jersey or is there another ferry port please?
Enjoyed the video!! Please keep Sark forever without cars, and I understand the need for some tractors for farming. They’re so few islands or places in the world that do not have cars such as I know one island in north Germany and the Netherlands, and one in the United States called Mackinac off the coast of Michigan There might be other but I don’t know of them
It's lovely living without cars, and on such a beautiful island. The best way to get here is to fly or take a ferry to Guernsey then there are several boats a day to Sark operated by the excellent Isle of Sark Shipping Company. The crossing takes between 35 and 50 minutes, depending which ferry you travel on. Hope to see you soon. Sounds like you would love it here!
This is how I would love the entire world to be.
Yet I know it would be wrong, because then the jewels like this wouldn't be jewels anymore.
Thank you Miss Daly this was excellent. I happened upon Sark due to the unique author & artist Mervyn Peake who resided there for a while.
Thank you. Yes, Mervyn Peake lived here for a while and wrote Gormenghast while he was on Sark. My favourite is Mr Pye that is set on the island. Mervyn's wife Meave was also a very talented artist.
Namaste from India 🇮🇳🙏🏻 Sark is so beautiful, thank you for sharing, I do have a friend there and I wish to visit Sark someday 🤞🏻
Namaste Supriya. I do hope you are able to visit us soon.
I’m in love with Sark! Although when we got of the boat, the tractor/ train (I don’t know how to describe it haha) we missed it since it was so full!
So interesting island. I cannot resist to visit it one day 🤩
I remember the tractor waiting for the boat passengers to take them to the top of the island and the wonderful ride in the horse drawn cart. It is not easy to walk on the rough lanes full of pebbles.
The roads are still pretty bumpy but it's a wonderful place to live!
@@mermaidone1 What I like best in this video is your first class British accent.
@@francescagillon2018 aah, thank you.
Wonderful - Thank You
Ça fait très beau!
Excellent!!
Heaven, and how people should live in every aspect, not in the mess we live on across the world led by corrupt useless governments. The world is in one big mess and until normal folk wake the he'll up it'll only get worse. Sark is a beacon of hope and so are it's people.
They weren't even a democracy till 2008 lol
Wow it looks so beautiful, I've just seen the autumn diving on Autumn Watch at Sark and was so intrigued I had to look further into the island!
+Belle374 Glad you enjoyed the piece on Autumnwatch and that you come and visit Sark soon. It's a wonderful place.
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I went today it was so fun
I take images of the sky. But Sark is so windy and cloudy and this is what is putting me of going there the weather.
Yes, getting a good view of the sky here relies on the weather being kind. At the moment we have clear skies and the view of the stars and Milky Way is amazing. Keep an eye on the weather and when you see no moon and no clouds then come on over. You won't be disappointed.
I will come - Hope in early 2017. I had to cancel last year as weather and had a flight booked :-(
Good luck with your plans.
Thank you - Feb hope.
Would love to visit after the whole covid thing subsides.
You would be most welcome. We feel very lucky to be living here during this terrible time.
@Angus Wilson Yes, I've been to Herm and Alderney and they are lovely. They are only a few miles away. Jethou is very close to Herm but I've never landed on it as it's privately owned. Looks nice from the sea!
are the locals nice? Is it mainly rich old people?
Simplemente hermosa
How about becoming a resident? I would love to move there i have landscaping experience and worked in the agriculture, i have done field work in USA?
Right this week they are looking for a dairy farmer.. they have no dairy farmer at the island right no and can offer a lot for the right person.. Contact the govn. at Sark :)
Is there anyway to move and live in Sark? Which work opportunities do you have?
Ночной Позор Most people on the island are employed locally on farms or in the shops/cafes. Most work ie firefighters are done by volunteers.
Hi what's the deal/ protacal for UK yachts and anchorages and marina fees, we would like to sail over for the folk festival this year or next, Hope you are all keeping well in this troubled times,
Stephen
Hi Stephen, we have no marina but do have two lovely bays with mooring buoys for visitors (which are free but a donation towards their upkeep is always welcome) and there are areas for anchoring too. At the moment the island is closed to visitors but we're all really hoping we can open up later this summer, if not we'll look forward to seeing you here next year. Visit the Sark website for more information at www.sark.co.uk
Sue Daly thank you for a really quick reply, I will definitely look at the website , It’s great you have moring buoys sounds perfect
Nice and amazing video
So different to jersey
Do they have internet?
Yes of course!
lt looks very lovely but you had me with _free beer for everyone over seven years old._
What language do they speak in Sark ?
I'm guessing English and French ?
Yes, English is the language here although we are closer to France than England!
🙏💝💝
Wow beautiful but after visiting 25 countries i think i might stand out a bit after watch this vid.
How do I live on sark or guernsey?
If you follow this link there is lots of information about living on Sark sarkgov.co.uk/living-on-sark
Est-ce l'île au trente cercueils ?
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Greetings from Turkey 😊
Great place to get away from USA high rent and taxes. Tranquility so sure there.
what a beautiful island, I understand there are no corporations there? so how do they raise revenue?
We do have businesses here although most people are self employed in various ways. There is a small annual personal and property tax and revenue is also raised on impot on cigarettes and alcohol as well as a landing tax. It's enough to run our small island but we all have to cover our own health insurance and make provisions for later life.
A landing tax???
After watching your video I would love to see your island when I visit England this fall.
Yes, one pound from the price of every ferry ticket to and from Sark goes towards running the island. You would be made most welcome if you decided to visit. You need to get to Guernsey, our nearest island with an airport. There are flights there from London, Southampton, Manchester and other airports in the UK. From Guernsey it is a 50 minute ferry journey to Sark. I hope you can make it.
the capitalist1 probably charge an arm and a leg for everything there
lizzie W,
Im curious have you ever been there? and so what if they charge an arm and leg, its still a beautiful place , One of my colleagues spent time there and couldn't stop raving about it.
Perhaps you would rather visit Birmingham ?
The barclay brother messed up that place
@mrsark
If only they returned to feudalism... 🤔
Creepy place
Ruined by the Barclay brothers
It hasn't been ruined at all - it's still a wonderful place.
No me gusta que los caballos hagan esos trabajos mejor libres
Animal misery. No thanks.
Why isn't Sark communist?
what
Because America would invade
Because most it's revenue comes from rich people using it as a tax haven.
Jacob Furrow That’s Guernsey 🇬🇬
+Matthew Kendall Would they, though? On an island where cars are banned there are no petrol (gas) stations at all. Such an environment might prove so unusual to them it might change their minds about any invasion! :-)
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