Causeway
At low tide.
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Lihou is a small tidal island off the west coast of Guernsey, in the parish of St Peter, about 8.6 km in a straight line west of the capital, St Peter Port. A stone causeway that only appears at low tide links it to the mainland. Its name probably carries the Norman suffix «-hou», meaning a small hill, and Guernsey people once gathered seaweed here to fertilise their land. Today it is part of a Ramsar wetland site protecting rare birds and plants, managed by the Guernsey government together with a charitable trust. At low tide visitors cross the causeway to a low, grassy island with the ruins of an old priory and a farmhouse, surrounded by rock pools full of sea life. Its rocky shores look out over Guernsey's west coast and the open sea. The visit is free. The causeway is only open at set times around low tide, so check the published crossing times before you go, head back before the tide rises, and do not disturb the birds.
At low tide.
Old remains.
Sea life.
St Peter, Guernsey
At set times around low tide; check the timetable.
No, bring your own water and food.