Luxury dog-friendly hotels in Alderney, United Kingdom

Northernmost inhabited Channel Isle Alderney has to accept that it’s very quaint. Main town St Anne with its cobbled streets and rainbow-coloured cottages? Adorable. The only place in the world you’ll find the cute-as-a-button blonde hedgehog? Heart eyes. A dinky steam train pootling about and a timewarp sense of Famous Five-esque adventuring? Quaint and quaint. But, make no mistake, behind those button-nose looks lies a heart that’s very wild; abseil down to the remote beaches and you can watch dolphins and seals breach the waves, and puffins, gantries and other rare birdlife have claimed orbiting islets as their own. A dark history too – crumbling wartime fortifications and tunnels can attest to that – adds to Alderney’s many layers, impressive for a place no bigger than 4 square miles. So yes, it’s charming as can be, but complex enough to captivate you throughout your stay.