Fort Clonque Alderney, Channel Islands
Thank you for booking this Landmark and we hope that you enjoy your stay here. The income we receive from your booking pays for the repair and maintenance of the building, thus allowing us to preserve it for the enjoyment of those who follow you.
To arrange to get into the Landmark, it is very important that you call the Regional Property Manager at least 48 hours before you are due to arrive. He is Mr Geoffrey Salt, 10 Champs Beulai, Rue de Longis, Alderney, Guernsey, telephone 01481 824031. Early evening is generally the best time to call.
Please do not arrive before 4pm on the first day of your booking. The Housekeeper will have prepared Fort Clonque for you, and we hope and expect that you will leave it as clean and tidy as you can when you leave. On the last day PLEASE BE SURE THAT YOU HAVE LEFT THE BUILDING ENTIRELY BEFORE 10am, leaving it secure and returning the key to the Housekeeper. If you do not leave on time, this makes the Housekeeper's task extremely difficult. If you leave on an earlier day, please let him know.
Fort Clonque is on an island, about 300 yards off the southwest tip of Alderney, and reached by a causeway which sometimes covers at high tide.
It is essential to bring at least two working torches; access after dark could be difficult or impossible without them.
To reach Fort Clonque you can travel by boat or plane.
The Condor high speed ferry from Poole to Jersey/Guernsey, telephone (01305) 761551. It is also possible to charter an Alderney-based boat, the MV Voyager, telephone (01481) 823666 or mobile (07781) 102962. This can carry up to twelve people.
Fort Clonque is about a mile from Alderney airport, a pleasant walk if it is a fine day (the attached map shows the route). By hire car turn left out of Airport, follow road to the bottom of Tourgis Hill and then turn left onwards |
to Fort Clonque. The airport is served by daily flights from Southampton. Flights from London Stansted, Manchester and East Midlands via Guernsey and Jersey. Also direct flights from Jersey and Guernsey. These are operated by Aurigny Air Services. For details and costs, please contact Central Reservations (0871) 8710717. Jersey and Guernsey airports are, of course, served by flights from many other locations.
Since the above details can change at short notice, you may wish to contact Tourist Information (see below) for the latest details. Sailings or flights may change, and some stop in the Winter.
Alderney is only about 3 1/2 miles long and a mile wide, so it should be hard to get lost.
Bicycles and cars can be hired; contact Alderney Tourist Information for details. Aurigny offer a fly-drive package.
Travel arrangements can also be made through an Alderney travel agency, Raymond Travel, PO Box 12, Alderney GY9 3AQ, 01481 822881 , fax 01481 822733.
Parking: If you rent a car, it can be parked just outside the fort entrance.
Public Transport: Buses operate across the island, in peak season only. Contact Alderney Tourist Information for details of services.
There are two taxi firms, J S Taxis (077811) 00830, and Island Taxis (01481) 823823.
Please see the special note below about ordering groceries in advance.
Fort Clonque has thirteen single beds: there are two in the Officers' quarters, three in the Soldiers' Quarters, two in the German Bunker, two in the Gatehouse, two in the Guardroom and two in the Upper Magazine. Please contact the Housekeeper if you will need the folding cot. This is suitable for children up to two years old; we provide a mattress but no bedding. |
The Fort is heated by electric storage radiators and there is one open fire. There Is a gas cooker. The cost of fuel for heating and cooking is Included in the price, but please use this sparingly to keep our costs (and prices) down. Fuel for the open fire is not included, but can be bought locally.
Well-behaved dogs are welcome, If booked with us in advance. Please keep them under control at all times, clear up any mess they make, both inside and out, and especially never allow them on beds or furniture.
There is enough crockery and cutlery for two extra people. However, the building must not be used to entertain others beyond that number, and the number sleeping in it should never exceed thirteen.
We provide sheets, pillowcases, towels, tea towels, and blankets. An equipment list is attached.
Our buildings were made to the standards of earlier ages, often without the intention that they should be lived in. Consequently, you may encounter features that reflect their particular characteristics, but which deserve due care and attention, particularly for the young, elderly, less mobile or visually impaired. Examples of these are steps worn with age or with narrow treads, uneven surfaces, low doors, ceilings and beams, unexpected drops and changes of level, and (by modern standards) low or absent lighting. In all cases we have sought to make a sensible compromise between due regard for safety and the careful retention of the character of each building, which makes it an interesting place to stay.
Even familiar things, for example; polished floors and stairs, hot water temperature, open fires and hot stoves, can differ from home and so surprise the unwary, particularly the very young. We ask you to appreciate and use the building in the same spirit of care, and recommend you read the Information and Advice folder on arrival, to familiarize yourself with the building and its surroundings.
The 'Information & Advice' folder in the Landmark gives essential information about the building and local amenities, including shops for provisions. The nearest Tourist Information Centre is in Alderney, (01481) 823737 or 822994.
Landmarks do not have postal deliveries, and mail sent to them may not reach you. |
In an emergency you may call our Regional Manager Mr Geoffrey Salt telephone 01481 824031 In exceptional circumstances urgent messages may be left with the Regional Property Manager, but please do not ask our staff to do this otherwise, since they may live several miles away.
Please be appreciative of neighbours and anyone else you meet, since they may have to coexist with Landmark visitors 365 days a year!
We hope you enjoy your stay.
Special Notes:
Like most military buildings, Fort Clonque was not intended for domestic habitation. and a certain amount of damp inevitably finds its way into the building.
The fort (unusually for a Landmark) has a coin operated telephone. The number is (01481) 822651.
If you wish to receive post, it is essential that it is addressed to and collected from the Post Office, Victoria Street, Alderney.
The fort is in a remote location, over a mile from the nearest shop. You are advised to arrange in advance for groceries and milk to be delivered (if your flight is delayed, shops may be closed when you arrive in Alderney). There are two local shops which will take telephone orders and deliver to the Fort: Jeans Stores, 01481 824113, and Riduna Stores, 01481 822692. They will ask for payment over the telephone with a debit card. Please advise them to deliver between 11 am and 2 pm on the day you are due to arrive, so that the food is waiting for you. We do supply washing powder and pot scourers at the Fort.
Old forts ineviteably contain many unprotected precipitous walls and rooftops. Do not allow your children to play unsupervised in these areas. The cliff face is dangerous in many places. Great care should be taken to avoid falling, loose or overhanging rock. |