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WELCOME TO HERM<br />
Castaway to an island of clear waters and golden<br />
sands, wild cliff paths and tended gardens, cosy<br />
Inns and fine dining, pretty cottages and countrystyle<br />
hotel luxury, and a history rich in smugglers’<br />
spoils and Prussian princes. In this little pocket<br />
of the Channel <strong>Island</strong>s you will discover a unique<br />
holiday destination with a landscape as diverse<br />
as its history.<br />
Four nights as a castaway in <strong>Herm</strong> is<br />
worth a month anywhere else. We are<br />
ready to face the world again!<br />
<strong>Herm</strong> is an island of great beauty<br />
and tranquillity, which offers a<br />
retreat from the modern world<br />
and a return to life’s purest<br />
pleasures: walking, swimming,<br />
observing wildlife, eating and<br />
sharing happy times with friends<br />
and family. People come from<br />
near and far to let the stresses<br />
and strains of life melt into the<br />
warm waters of the Gulf Stream<br />
but, despite its popularity, there<br />
is an absence of crowds even in<br />
the height of the season. With no<br />
cars, no transistor radios and no<br />
pressures to do anything, this is<br />
the place of childhood memories:<br />
clean, safe and a source of endless<br />
adventure.<br />
<strong>Herm</strong> has an incredibly rich<br />
history: from Neolithic resting<br />
place to monastic sanctuary and<br />
from allegiance to the Duchy of<br />
Normandy to hive of industry in<br />
the 19th century with its granite<br />
quarries. Over the centuries<br />
the <strong>Island</strong> has been let to some<br />
very eccentric tenants including<br />
the Prussian Prince Blücher von<br />
Wahlstatt who introduced a<br />
colony of wallabies (long-since<br />
vanished), writer Compton<br />
Mackenzie who wrote ‘Whisky<br />
Galore’, and Sir Percival Perry, a<br />
Chairman of Ford who gave the<br />
White House Hotel its name<br />
in homage to his transatlantic<br />
connections.<br />
During the Occupation, <strong>Herm</strong><br />
was spared the concrete<br />
structures that scar the coasts<br />
of the other islands and after<br />
the war it was bought from the<br />
Crown by the States of Guernsey<br />
to ensure that visitors could<br />
enjoy it in perpetuity. The search<br />
for a suitable tenant ended in<br />
1949 with the arrival of the Wood<br />
family who worked tirelessly<br />
to create an outstanding legacy<br />
before passing the mantle to the<br />
Starboard Settlement in 2008.<br />
The island’s new guardians are<br />
dedicated to ensuring that its<br />
natural beauty and peacefulness<br />
are preserved for future<br />
generations.
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