Best place on earth, been more than a hundred times and got married there. Relaxation personified

🇬🇧 What a stunning and beautiful, majestic little island.

We visited a couple years ago and loved it and its much slower pace of life.

Best place to visit!

I feel like you have recorded every inhabitant of the island in this video, many of them more than once.

@michaelkennedy8135

2 жыл бұрын

Holiday makers

@michaelkennedy8135

2 жыл бұрын

But yeah it small

yes, definitely fascinating

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! :-)

@mermaidone1

5 жыл бұрын

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!

Ça fait très beau!

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.

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!

Wonderful - Thank You

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.

@mermaidone1

5 жыл бұрын

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.

Excellent!!

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.

@mermaidone1

2 жыл бұрын

The roads are still pretty bumpy but it's a wonderful place to live!

@francescagillon2018

2 жыл бұрын

@@mermaidone1 What I like best in this video is your first class British accent.

@mermaidone1

2 жыл бұрын

@@francescagillon2018 aah, thank you.

I went today it was so fun

So interesting island. I cannot resist to visit it one day 🤩

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.

@comradeweedity1648

Жыл бұрын

They weren't even a democracy till 2008 lol

Simplemente hermosa

Namaste from India 🇮🇳🙏🏻 Sark is so beautiful, thank you for sharing, I do have a friend there and I wish to visit Sark someday 🤞🏻

@mermaidone1

3 жыл бұрын

Namaste Supriya. I do hope you are able to visit us soon.

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.

@mermaidone1

7 жыл бұрын

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.

@davidcocklin2109

7 жыл бұрын

I will come - Hope in early 2017. I had to cancel last year as weather and had a flight booked :-(

@mermaidone1

7 жыл бұрын

Good luck with your plans.

@davidcocklin2109

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you - Feb hope.

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!

@mermaidone1

8 жыл бұрын

+Belle374 Glad you enjoyed the piece on Autumnwatch and that you come and visit Sark soon. It's a wonderful place.

@carolinemorse8536

5 жыл бұрын

Belle374 z

Would love to visit after the whole covid thing subsides.

@mermaidone1

3 жыл бұрын

You would be most welcome. We feel very lucky to be living here during this terrible time.

@mermaidone1

3 жыл бұрын

@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?

Nice and amazing video

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?

@moirhann

5 жыл бұрын

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

@mermaidone1

4 жыл бұрын

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

@sailingyoumeandjosapea6770

4 жыл бұрын

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

Wow beautiful but after visiting 25 countries i think i might stand out a bit after watch this vid.

Is there anyway to move and live in Sark? Which work opportunities do you have?

@royaltyulster1356

5 жыл бұрын

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.

lt looks very lovely but you had me with _free beer for everyone over seven years old._

Do they have internet?

@mermaidone1

Ай бұрын

Yes of course!

What language do they speak in Sark ? I'm guessing English and French ?

@mermaidone1

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, English is the language here although we are closer to France than England!

Greetings from Turkey 😊

Est-ce l'île au trente cercueils ?

@obiwac

Жыл бұрын

ouep

How do I live on sark or guernsey?

@mermaidone1

2 жыл бұрын

If you follow this link there is lots of information about living on Sark sarkgov.co.uk/living-on-sark

@mrsark

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?

@mermaidone1

8 жыл бұрын

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.

@thecapitalist1502

8 жыл бұрын

A landing tax??? After watching your video I would love to see your island when I visit England this fall.

@mermaidone1

8 жыл бұрын

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.

@lizziew8811

7 жыл бұрын

the capitalist1 probably charge an arm and a leg for everything there

@thecapitalist1502

7 жыл бұрын

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 ?

Ruined by the Barclay brothers

@mermaidone1

4 жыл бұрын

It hasn't been ruined at all - it's still a wonderful place.

If only they returned to feudalism... 🤔

No me gusta que los caballos hagan esos trabajos mejor libres

Slava Stalin

Why isn't Sark communist?

@observer4916

7 жыл бұрын

what

@matthewkendall8592

6 жыл бұрын

Because America would invade

@Jacob-yg7lz

6 жыл бұрын

Because most it's revenue comes from rich people using it as a tax haven.

@royaltyulster1356

5 жыл бұрын

Jacob Furrow That’s Guernsey 🇬🇬

@ddragon8154

5 жыл бұрын

+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! :-)