The Atlas Obscura Guide To Sark

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Sark, Guernsey

Updated July 12, 2019

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Unusual Attractions in Sark

Sark, Guernsey

Sark Dark Sky Island

The first island in the world designated a light-pollution-free astronomical observation point.

Sark Prison.

Sark, Guernsey

Sark Prison

One of the world's smallest prisons boasts just two small cells.

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Castle Cornet

Saint Peter Port, Guernsey

Castle Cornet

An 800-year-old island castle in Guernsey's main harbor.

7 miles from Sark

Guernsey

German Military Underground Hospital

Underground hospital complex constructed by slave laborers during the German occupation of the Channel Islands.

9 miles from Sark

Les Vauxbelets, Guernsey

The Little Chapel

An intricately decorated tiny place of worship.

9 miles from Sark

Shrine of the Sacred Heart

Guernsey

Shrine of the Sacred Heart

This World War II bunker is now a shrine covered with sea shells.

11 miles from Sark

The current statue is placed along the path down to Devil’s Hole

St Mary, Jersey

Devil's Hole

This natural crater along the coast of Jersey may take its name from the devil statues who have watched over it.

15 miles from Sark

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