Vazon

Vazon is a beach in Guernsey. Vazon is situated nearby to the health club La Grande Mare Health Suite, as well as near the historic site WW2 bunker.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort Homme and Lihou Island.

Fort Homme

Fort

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Fort Hommet is a fortification on Vazon Bay headland in Castel, Guernsey. It is built on the site of fortifications that date back to 1680, and consists of a Martello tower from 1804, later additions during the Victorian Era, and bunkers and casemates that the Germans constructed during World War II. Fort Homme is situated 750 metres north of Vazon.

Lihou Island

Islet

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Lihou is a small tidal island just off the west coast of the island of Guernsey, in the English Channel, between Great Britain and France. Administratively, Lihou forms part of the Parish of St Peter's in the Bailiwick of Guernsey, and is now owned by the States of Guernsey, although there have been a number of owners in the past. Lihou Island is situated 4 km west of Vazon.

Guernsey Airport

Aerodrome

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Guernsey Airport is an international airport on the island of Guernsey and the largest airport in the Bailiwick of Guernsey. It is located in the Forest, a parish in Guernsey, 2.5 nautical miles southwest of St. Guernsey Airport is situated 4 km south of Vazon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St Andrew and St Martin.

St Andrew

Hamlet

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Saint Andrew is located in the centre of Guernsey and as such is the only parish on the island to be landlocked. As it is customary to list the parishes round the coast, either clockwise or anti-clockwise, starting with St Peter Port, St Andrew is usually the last parish to be mentioned in such a list. St Andrew is situated 4 km southeast of Vazon.

St Martin

Village

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The Bailiwick of Guernsey is a group of islands in the English Channel, part of the Channel Islands. Guernsey is the main island, some 50 miles west of the Cotentin Peninsula in France. St Martin is situated 6 km southeast of Vazon.