La Sablonnerie
| La Sablonnerie | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Little Sark, Sark |
| Address | Little Sark, Isle of Sark, Bailiwick of Guernsey, Channel Islands GY10 1SD |
| Coordinates | 49°26′1″N 2°21′5″W / 49.43361°N 2.35139°W |
| Opening | 1948 |
| Owner | Elizabeth Perree |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 22 |
| Website | |
| Official site | |
La Sablonnerie is a hotel and restaurant in Sark, in the Channel Islands. It is located in Little Sark, in an old 16th century farmhouse with gardens.[1][2][3] Owned by Elizabeth Perree, the hotel contains 15 double rooms, 6 single rooms and one suite.[3] The 2002 Good Hotel Guide describes the hotel as "Long, low and white-walled... a stylish, idiosyncratic little hotel, much admired."[3] The restaurant is noted for its seafood dishes (especially lobster) and cream teas.[2]
History
On 14-15 July 1940, two weeks after the German occupation of the Channel Islands, a British commando raid, code name Operation Ambassador visited Sark, rather than the intended Guernsey as a result of a faulty compass. Landing on Little Sark the team explored La Sablonnerie and not finding any Germans returned safely to the destroyer.[4]
References
- ↑ Courtenay, Ashley (1972). Let's halt awhile in Great Britain. Ashley Courtenay. p. 317. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- 1 2 Else, David; Atkinson, David; Bainbridge, James; Oliver Berry; Fionn Davenport (1 May 2009). Great Britain. Lonely Planet. p. 980. ISBN 978-1-74104-491-1. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- 1 2 3 Raphael, Caroline; Balmer, Desmond (2002). The Good Hotel Guide 2002 (25 ed.). The Good Hotel Guide Limited. pp. 443–4. ISBN 978-0-09-187967-9.
- ↑ Marshall, Michael. Hitler invaded Sark. Guernsey-Lithoprint (1967).