Camping on Sark – La Valette campsite review

The Sark Shipping ferry from Guernsey takes 1 hour to arrive at Le Creux Harbour in Sark. La Valette campsite is amazingly situated on the top of these cliffs to the right of the Lighthouse

Booking a pre-pitched tent in sark was fabulous! With a family of four, being able to just rock up and unpack at the campsite was brilliant.

La Coupeé, the famous bridge connecting Little Sark with Big Sark

Hiring bikes is a wonderful necessity on car free Sark

The main strip – The Avenue

Glamp in one of the Cocoons at La Valette Campsite

The shower block is ‘rustic’ but perfectly functionable. Tip: As with most campsites, take your flip flops for the showers

Skimming workshop by Mr Family Freestyler at Grève de la Ville Bay, Sark

Linda showing my eldest the old well that her Mother used to draw water from. Linda, who lived as a little girl in occupied Sark has plenty of stories to tell about Sark, it’s occupation and life from yesteryear.
The luggage tractor drops off & picks up your luggage for £3.00 a bag each way. Tip: remember to label each piece of luggage with Jersey or Guernsey for your return trip as ferries go to each from Le Creux harbour.
If you’re a 5 star freak or can’t do basic facilities then this isn’t for you but if you’re looking for affordable accommodation with spectacular panoramic sea views and want to meet lovely locals with fascinating stories of old then this place is perfect spot for families.

My youngest enjoying the vast space on La Valette campsite
CAMPING IN SARK – LA VALETTE CAMPSITE 2020 PRICES
PRE-ERECTED TENTS
4 person tent – £40 per night/£220 per wk + daily site fee of £10 per adult/£5 per child
5 person tent – £50 per night/£275 per wk + daily site fee of £10 per adult/£5 per child
COCOONS (2-3 people) – £36 per night + daily site fee of £10 per adult/£5 per child or £48 per night for 4 people.
A 3 bedroom cottage (sleeping 6) is also available for rent attached to the main farmhouse. £875 per week.
HOW TO GET TO SARK
The best way to get to Sark is to book a foot passenger fare with Condor Ferries who sail from Poole and Portsmouth to Guernsey. From Guernsey it’s a 2 minute walk to where the Sark Shipping ferry departs for Sark (journey time 1 hour).
www.condorferries.co.uk 0345 609 1024
Left Luggage in Sark
Sark Shipping have a free left luggage shipping container next to it’s departure point in Guernsey for its customers which is useful, although it doesn’t have lockable lockers so make sure you don’t leave any valuables.
Getting your luggage to your campsite on Sark
Your luggage will charmingly arrive at your campsite on Sark via tractor. Be sure to label your luggage with La Valette Campsite (or other accommodation) and it will be delivered directly to your accommodation from the ferry for £3.00 a bag each way.
Getting to yourself to campsite on Sark
The harbour in Sark is at the bottom of a steep hill so there is a tractor train that will take you up to the main Street (The Avenue) in Sark whereupon you can walk to your accommodation (or hike bikes on The Avenue and cycle).
The tractor train costs £1.20 for adults and 60p for children. Collect your bikes from whichever cycle hire you’ve booked with and then follow the signs to the lighthouse & La Valette campsite.
For further information visit www.sark.co.uk
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3 comments
This place looks dreamy. I have never thought about visiting as it wasn’t even on my radar. But, I am adding it to our bucketlist. It would be great to spend time over there after visiting Normandy which is already on our list 😉
I’m so glad you’ve put it on your bucklist Mama Munchkin, it would perfectly fit with your Normandy trip as you can even catch a ferry direct to Sark from St Malo if you didn’t have time to take in Jersey or Guernsey (we loved Jersey also – def worth a visit – see our blog post https://thefamilyfreestylers.com/blog/top-10-things-to-do-in-jersey-with-kids-aged-5)
So we’re trying to be smart and not blow our entire vacation budget in one fell swoop by looking for things we know we need for our first trips,