Its main port of entry, including for freight, is Braye Harbour, a commercial harbour, a short distance to the north of the town. Also known as the Alderney Harbour, it is located on the north side of the island at the mouth of the English Channel. It has one of the longest harbour walls in Europe and is, in fact, the longest such harbour wall in the British Isles. The harbour faces out onto the Swinge, which is part of the English Channel. It is more or less a suburb of St Anne, which is a large settlement in Alderney about away from the harbour. Harbour precincts have the ambiance of an industrial establishment with all harbour facilities, a knitwear factory, a sailing club, toilets and a handful of places offering food and drink.