Pure Jersey Holiday Guide 2013

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pureJersey Action man Chris Hollins gets quite wet

Weather woman Helen Willetts brings the kids

History boy Roger Thomas goes time-travelling

Beach girl Clare Gogerty samples the sand Plus‌ Foodie Jersey, green Jersey, luxury Jersey, budget Jersey

‘Time on an island can change your

Jersey must-dos: Here’s what our contributors got up to WAT E R & S P O R T

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ine miles by five miles. That’s the size of Jersey. It’s not a lot, you may think. You’d be wrong. The island is a bit like Doctor Who’s Tardis. It seems to get bigger and bigger, and in so doing throws up the most unexpected contrasts. They’re legion: continental cool and English manners, cream teas and croissants, Breton-style beaches and bucolic British countryside, world-class castles and haunting memories of World War Two, small-town charm and a full-on city/café life. Then there’s the seafood, the sophisticated hotels, the quirky customs and sunny disposition. Nine by five? How do they do it?

We’ve tried to come up with some answers in this magazine. Please don’t look upon it as the usual, run-of-the-mill holiday brochure. Jersey deserves better than that. pureJersey is a proper travel and lifestyle magazine, written by contributors who know their subject.

Enjoy the read.

02–05 TV presenter and Strictly Come Dancing winner Chris Hollins went paddleboarding and surfing.

H I S TO R Y & H E R I TA G E

Pages 6–11 There’s also a huge choice of other activities, on land and water, in this action-mad island.

Anyone for blokarting? Or coasteering?

SEAFOOD

12–15 Want to stay in a Napoleonic fort and visit a medieval castle?

Roger Thomas points you in the right direction.

Pages 16–17 6,000 years in Jersey, from prehistory to World War Two.

24–27 Travel and food writer Kathy Arnold tucked into the sealicious Jersey Food Festival.

Pages 28–29 Here’s the full menu from a very foodie island.

Roger Thomas Editor: pureJersey

18–21 Spend time in sandy, sunny St Brelade’s Bay with BBC weather presenter Helen Willetts and family.

Front cover: Corbière Lighthouse with Arthur Lamy. Blue Badge Guide Arthur is one of Jersey’s ‘Ambassadors’ – look out for him on TV ads in 2013

Pages 22–23 The Willetts clan were also kept busy by Jersey’s many family attractions.

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Clare Gogerty raved about Grève de Lecq’s ‘rich red sands’. As Editor-at-Large of Coast magazine she’s a bit of a beach expert.

A look at Jersey’s eco-friendly green scene.

Pages 48–49 More on green Jersey, including gardens.

GREEN ISLAND

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BEACHES

Go shopping in St Helier, soak up a sybaritic spa experience.

C YC L E WAY S

34–39 Father-and-son cycling fanatics Arthur and Matt Lamy got on their bikes and followed the new Cycle West trails that link Jersey with England and France.

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SHOPPING

54–55 Stay at Durrell Wildlife’s new accommodation, pack the suntan (we really are sunnier, you know), get married in Jersey – just some of the items making the news.

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40–43 Have smartphone, will travel.

‘Travel Blogger of the Year’ Abigail King took a bus ride around the island.

Pages 44–45 Some more tips on budget travel in Jersey.

B U D G E T T R AV E L

56–57 Come to a festival. There are lots, celebrating everything from flowers to film, walking to sailing, flying to food.

Pg 58 2013 publications Pg 59 Jersey Visitor Centre/Jersey Pass Pg 60 Accommodation list Pg 62 General information Pg 63 Travelling to Jersey and tour operators Pg 64 Map

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ABIGGERSPLASH TV presenter Chris Hollins and Strictly Come Dancing winner has a reputation as a bit of an action man. We invited him and his wife Sarah to Jersey on a late-season break, which ended up being quite water-based. Find out why Chris ended up buying a wetsuit.

And what Sarah thought of her spa treatment

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lways in a rush? No time to spare?

Desperately trying to fill every second?

Doing the same thing weekend after weekend?

These are symptoms of Cityitis, an affliction my wife and I have been suffering for many weeks.

But this weekend in Jersey was going to be different. ’Don’t bother bringing your golf shoes, you won’t need them. Don’t panic, you’ll have some fun,’ she said as we hurriedly packed after work. And just over two and half hours later – that’s all it took – we were in the Grand Jersey Hotel and Spa on St Helier’s seafront. In the luxurious Champagne Bar, with a glass of white in hand and the catch of the day on a plate in front of me, I was ready to party. But I was told it was time for bed because I had to conserve energy for the next day’s adventures.

Sadly when we awoke the clouds were in and it was chucking it down. ‘This is it for the day,’ I thought. ‘Don’t you worry,’ said ever-optimistic Sarah. ‘Rain doesn’t stop play when you’re

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paddleboarding.’ Perhaps I should explain that paddleboarding involves lying down on a surfboard and, well, paddling with a swimming motion. There’s also a new – and fast-growing – variation known as stand-up paddleboarding where you use a long, single-bladed paddle to propel you along. In watersports-mad Jersey they’ve taken to it like a duck to water.

We made our way to St Brelade’s Bay. The city dwellers were early. Of course we were. We didn’t want to get stuck in the traffic. You can take the people out of the city but you can’t take the city out of the people. So we went for a cup of tea at the cosy Wayside Café. I was about to order a bacon sandwich when Jono walked in. ’Are you ready for it? The waves are pretty good today. You’ll have fun. And don’t worry about the rain. When you’re wet, you’re wet!’

We made our way down to the beach. A quick warm-up and we were on our boards and on the water. Exactly 15 seconds later I was in water. But I was soon back on the board, and then back in again, and that was the pattern for the next 30 minutes.

Stand-up paddleboarding, St Brelade’s Bay

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Learning the ropes

As Sarah and Jono paddled away comfortably, and I began the process of emptying the ears and throat of water for the umpteenth time, I had a good look around. The colours of the early autumn coastline combined with the rich caramel sands of the beach were spectacular. They always say the mark of a place is how stunning it can appear on even a poor day.

What would this bay be like on a summer’s day?

I struggled back on board and, thanks to Jono’s patience, was not only paddling but surfing too. I’ve been trying to do it for 10 years and never managed it. But today I made it and stood on the board.

A quick shower and we headed to the famous Crab Shack on the seafront overlooking the bay. It was our type of place. Fun, buzzing and packed. It was full of families and we couldn’t wait to get stuck in.

stories and forget about the clock. We imagined living by the sea and somehow I ended up buying a wetsuit.

He’s a persuasive man that Jono.

He continued in a similar vein: ‘You’ll need it when you come back – and you will be back. Sarah, you’re a natural. Chris… you’ll get there!’

That evening, we were booked into the Grand’s Michelin-starred Tassili restaurant and I have to say I was slightly concerned. I wasn’t in the mood for a formal dinner, but Tassili is a little different. It’s intimate but not claustrophobic. It’s smart but not too starchy. We were recommended the six-course menu with the sommelier’s choice of wine with each one. It was extraordinary.

Admittedly, I was a little tender as I opened my eyes the next day, but it was great to see the weather was a lot brighter than me. At last we could see this island There’s something for everyone, but the fish courses were incredible. I opted for the crab bisque and then a at its best. We were off for a drive. We decided to follow our noses and the coast. No plan? No satnav? selection of battered fish in a coconut dressing. Hey, I’d earned it! The bottle of sauvignon blanc also helped What’s happening to us? us rehydrate and definitely took the taste of that The Jersey Marathon, taking place that Sunday, was seawater from my mouth. sending us all over the island on various diversions.

But far from being a pain it was an adventure. Even Then it happened. when we were directed inland we weren’t disappointed. The French influence was on display as London, work and the desperate need to plan disappeared from our minds. We started to giggle, tell we weaved our way through delightful villages or

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GOREY IS TYPICAL, ITS QuAYSIDE LINED WITH BISTROS, RESTAuRANTS AND CAFES, ALL DOING A ROARING TRADE ‘

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Crab Shack, St Brelade’s Bay

along tree-lined roads. I’ve never had so much fun being lost.

We found ourselves in Cornwall-esque Gorey Harbour on the east coast in the shadow of the imposing Mont Orgueil Castle. Wherever you go in Jersey you’re faced with a great choice of places to eat. Gorey is typical, its quayside lined with bistros, restaurants and cafés, all doing a roaring Sunday lunch trade. We liked the sound of the one that said ‘it’s all about the ingredients without being too fussy’. And they were right. Sarah chose her favourite, mussels and chips. Lovely!

It was finally time to conquer the castle. The little boy in me made an appearance as I tried to engage my wife in a sword fight. But she was having none of it. Sadly no falconry for us to enjoy today but it didn’t matter. This fortress has been here for 800 years, and has many gripping – not to say gruesome – stories to tell. And where else could you enjoy a ‘wheel of urine’, one of its weirder exhibits? Oh come on, they didn’t have television back then.

Our trip was nothing like we expected or even planned. And that’s what made it perfect for us. No agenda, no deadlines, just fun.

I may be back in London now and the Cityitis symptoms are slowly returning, but I only have to open my wardrobe and see that wetsuit and the smile comes back because I know that one day soon, we will return to Jersey.

SPA TImE WITH SARAH Not that I would say this to Chris but I was rather pleased I had the afternoon off. I had heard about the Grand Jersey Spa and really wanted to relax after the morning’s activities. The surroundings were serene and tranquil, a calm oasis in the hotel. I had a quick swim and popped into the steam room to get ready for a massage. I had a good look around and everything from facials to body wraps, pedicures to eyebrow tints, were available. Why did I only allow for an hour? My masseuse asked me whether I wanted to have the de-stress massage or the muscle warmer for aching muscles – a tough choice but I opted for the de-stress. I wasn’t disappointed and floated back up to our room afterwards in a heady daze to find Chris asleep. That was what the weekend was all about – a bit of escapism from our hectic life in the big smoke.

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Action plan Wet and dry…

activities on water and land Chris Hollins stayed at Grand Jersey Hotel and Spa on the seafront at St Helier. It’s one of Jersey’s top hotels, with a state-ofthe-art spa and fine dining at Michelinstarred Tassili restaurant.

Grand Jersey Hotel and Spa, The Esplanade, St Helier JE2 3QA T 01534 722301 www.grandjersey.com He went stand-up paddleboarding and surfing with Active Island Sports.

T 07797 717564 www.activeislandsports.com

Paddle power.

Go kayaking to get upfront and close to hidden coves and rocky foreshores where bigger boats can’t go. We’re a world-class sea kayaking destination, with clear, wildlife-rich waters, alluring reefs, coastal hideaways and remote sea-caves. We’re also big on paddleboarding, the latest must-do in the world of watersports.

Beach boys (and girls). Surfing is big time in Jersey.

Everyone seems to do it. It’s easy to become part of the local scene when you head out west to the big beach – and big surf – along St Ouen’s Bay. Other hot spots include Plémont and Grève de Lecq.

There’s plenty of expertise too – we’re home to one of the world’s oldest surfing clubs, and surf schools, surf hire and surf advice are all plentiful.

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Wet, wet, wet Salt water runs through our veins. The sea is never more than a few miles away in Jersey, giving us a head start when it comes to sailing and watersports. And water meets land along a hugely varied coastline that includes big surfing beaches and intimate rock-bound coves, clear diving waters and gently shelving sands.

What’s more, we’re an island with a rich maritime heritage – the people of Jersey love the sea, and like to share their passion with visiting enthusiasts.

Here are some of the things you can get up to on – and beneath – those Jersey waves.

For the full picture go to: www.jersey.com/active

By boat.

Experience Jersey the best way – the way that locals know it. We’re talking about boat trips, cruises and charters. Cruise around the bay, go fishing, watch dolphins and seals, snorkel off idyllic offshore reefs, try your hand at sailing or sip champagne while your friendly skipper takes care of everything.

Plain sailing?

There’s no such thing in Jersey. Our coastal waters and scenery are very special. Then there’s our thriving maritime culture. So visiting beginners know they’ll be looked after by experts, while experienced sailors can enjoy superb facilities at our marinas, harbours and slipways.

Wind power. Use the wind, take to the water.

Windsurfing combines the thrills of surfing with the tranquillity of sailing, all against a backdrop of a beautiful Jersey coastline.

Wake up to… wakeboarding, which is like snowboarding on water. Get up to all kinds of tricks as you’re pulled through the waves by a speedboat. It’s no more difficult than riding a bike. Those who stick to two skis for their wintersports might prefer waterskis – again, the learning curve is fast in the hands of our experienced operators.

Buried treasure.

Jersey also looks good underwater.

Those clear seas are alive with marine life, much of it now internationally recognised and protected. There are reefs and shipwrecks too… which all add up to sensational scuba diving, especially along the rugged north coast at places like Bouley Bay, Bonne Nuit, Rozel Bay and St Catherine’s Breakwater. Our dive operators welcome beginners and experts.

Absolute Adventures www.absolutejersey.co.uk Active Island Sports www.activeislandsports.com

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A foot in both camps. The crazy sport of coasteering involves cliff climbing and splashing around in the sea – for more details see the following Jerseyfile featuring land-based activities.

Laneez Surf School email: laneeznick@yahoo.co.uk

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Jersey Sailing www.jerseysailing.com

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Gone fishing. You may be away for some time. There’s superb shoreline fishing from rocks, breakwaters and harbours for black bream, mullet, bass, wrasse and conger. Or head out by boat into the shallows, gullies and great blue yonder on a fishing trip for bass, rays, tope, turbot and brill. For freshwater anglers there’s good reservoir fly-fishing for trout as well as coarse fishing.

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There’s a host of experienced, enthusiastic activity operators in Jersey ready and waiting to hear from you. Take a look at this ‘at a glance’ activities grid or go to: www.jersey.com/active

Jet Skiing

Skimming the surface. Enjoy fun on an inflatable as you’re pulled behind a speedboat (our donut and banana rides are fast, furious and famous). Pilot your own jetski – they’re not difficult to handle and are guaranteed to put a big smile on your face.

Or sit back and enjoy a speedboat trip around the bay.

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Action plan Jersey active On these pages we take a look at the things you can get up to on dry land (and up in the air) in Jersey.

You’ll need to bring plenty of energy. Jersey’s outdoor scene is full of activity and adrenaline. Go cycling, abseiling or sky diving.

Play golf or try blokarting on our big beaches – it’s an island speciality. Here’s a sample. For the full picture go to: www.jersey.com/active

Rugby Jersey and the game of rugby go back a long way. Jersey Rugby Football Club is one of the oldest, dating back to the 1870s. In the last few years it has raised its game – and profile – in the rugby world, enjoying a meteoric rise through the English ranks to the professional RFU Championship and British and Irish Cup. Home games attract big crowds from locals and supporters of visiting teams, especially since many have easy access to direct flights to Jersey. And more and more enthusiasts are coming not just to watch great rugby at JRFC’s home ground in St Peter but to enjoy a weekend away or longer break on the island. For more details, including fixtures and accommodation packages, go to: www.jersey.com/rugby

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Pedal power.

Jersey is an exceedingly cyclefriendly island. Our roads are mostly quiet (especially the peaceful Green Lanes and traffic-free cyclepaths), there’s a 96-mile across-island network of routes to follow with clear waymarking, and a good supply of cycle shops and hire facilities. See the cycling article on pages 34–39 for a fuller picture.

Blo… what?

You’ve not heard of blokarting?

Then come to Jersey, where it’s big time on our big beaches. A blokart is a wind-powered go-kart, with a steering wheel and rope attached to the sail to control your speed, that propels you along at up to 55mph. It’s something everyone can try – it only takes 10 minutes or so to grasp the basics. For a variation on the theme there’s also X-sailing.

Green and scenic.

It’s not just the greens and fairways, but the views too. Golf in Jersey is highly scenic. We have headland and country courses, 18-hole championship challenges and friendly nine-holers, American-style parkland courses and driving ranges. And our famously sunny climate makes the golf even more enjoyable.

Go geocaching.

It’s catching on in a big way.

Geocaching is high-tech treasure hunting using GPS equipment (all is explained on www.geocaching.com).

There are over 100 caches hidden in Jersey – it’s a fun, family-friendly way of getting out and about.

High times.

Abseiling and rock climbing are popular adventure sports here. Our granite cliffs are just great for climbing – and to cool down when it’s all over, take a dip in the sea. Best of all, combine the two – cliff climbing and splashing around amongst the waves – on a coasteering adventure.

Up, up and away.

Loop the loop, fly across to France, take a trial flying lesson or skydive from 10,000ft/ 3,000m for the ultimate adrenaline rush. Jersey Aero Club and activity operators will have you reaching for – and parachuting through – the skies.

You name it… you can go do it in Jersey. We offer everything from high ropes and zip wire excitement to paintballing and orienteering, go-karting and raftmaking to shooting and multi-activity days out.

It’s all on our website: www.jersey.com/active

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Creepy Valley Adventure Centre www.creepyvalley.je Jersey Adventures www.jerseyadventures.com

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Skydive Jersey www.skydivejersey.net Zebra Hire www.zebrahire.com

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Pure Adventure www.purejersey.com

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Jersey Odyssey www.jerseyodyssey.co.uk

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Absolute Adventures www.absolutejersey.co.uk

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There’s a host of experienced, enthusiastic activity operators in Jersey ready and waiting to hear from you. Take a look at this ‘at a glance’ activities grid or go to: www.jersey.com/active

Sky Diving

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Aerial Trekking & Zip Wires

Keep up with us on: www.twitter.com/jerseytourism www.facebook.com/visitjersey www.youtube.com/jerseytourism www.flickr.com/jerseytourism

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Action plan For more walking information:

Walk this way What’s your walking style?

Laid back and relaxed?

Enthusiastic and vigorous?

Do you like beaches and headlands? Or are you more of a country lover?

T 01534 448877 email: info@jersey.com www.jersey.com/walking

It might be hard to believe, but Jersey answers all those walking questions.

More and more visitors are discovering our coastal paths and Green Lanes in an island blessed with a mild, sunny climate, great natural beauty and bountiful wildlife. So pack your walking boots – and don’t forget the binoculars. www.jersey.com/walking

Best foot forward – some top walking tips We go out of our way to make it easy for you: D See our website for details of suggested routes – www.jersey.com/walking

D Join one of our many regular guided walks. We’re famous for them – again, see the website.

D Get a copy of our attractive free walking guide – it’s packed full of ideas.

D Park the car – or don’t bring one.

Walkers find it easy to explore the island with the help of our excellent, go-everywhere bus service.

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Walk Jersey Our walking guide, available free from Jersey Tourism, tells you why the island is such a great fresh-air, feet-first destination. See the publications coupon on page 58, which also lists other walking guides and maps.

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It’s the way to go. The Channel Islands Way is an inspirational new 110-mile walking route, bringing together all the best coastal walks in Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Sark and Herm. With a bit of island hopping by boat and plane, walkers can enjoy some of the best coastal footpaths on the planet. Full details are in The Channel Islands Way guide priced £9.95 (available from retailers across the Channel Islands and via www.amazon.co.uk).

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Get yourself a guide. We’re proud of our programme of guided walks. In season, there are leisurely walks almost every day of the week with experienced Blue Badge guides covering everything from wildlife to World War Two sites, local customs to maritime history. There’s no better way to get to know the island. From May to December we also run ‘After Dark’ walks that delve into the island’s nooks, crannies and spooky happenings.

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Go for our Green Lanes. The network of around 50 miles of calm, walker-friendly Green Lanes are a famous feature of the island – not to mention yet more paths around our beautiful woodlands, valleys and scenic reservoirs.

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Go in search of wildlife.

You won’t have to look far. Red squirrels still thrive in our woods, and the island is a stopping-off place for many migratory birds. Keep an eye open for the rare agile frog (not found anywhere else in Britain). You’ll have no problem spotting our most famous animal residents – golden-flanked Jersey cows.

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Become a festivalgoer. Make a date with our Spring and Autumn Walking Festivals (see events pages 56–57), which have routes for all abilities and ages. Themes for each walk change every year – previous festivals have included walks for foodies, birdwatchers, history lovers and single people.

Walk with wellies.

Swap your boots for wellies or old trainers and take a ‘moonwalk’.

The island’s massive tidal reach – one of the world’s highest – means that the rocks, reefs and gullies along our south-eastern shores reveal themselves daily as a strange ‘moonscape’.

Always go with a guide, though – the tides can be treacherous.

Follow the trail of the lonesome pint. In partnership with the local Liberation Ales group we’ve put together ‘ale trails’ featuring great walking from some of the island’s finest pubs. All is revealed in the free Walking Routes to Build a Thirst guide from Jersey Tourism.

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See the sea on a classic coast path.

Head for our rocky, rugged north coast.

It’s wild and beautiful, dotted with timeless little bays where you can stop off for a paddle or a sandwich.

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‘Step Out’ with the National Trust for Jersey.

The Trust’s yearlong programme of free guided walks (usually lasting around two hours) celebrates the island’s heritage and environment.

Everyone is welcome. For more details: T 01534 483193, www.nationaltrustjersey.org.je

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Walk ’n’ bus.

Our comprehensive bus service covers all corners of the island, and it runs in a way that allows you to hop on and hop off with ease. Pick up a timetable, pack a picnic and get an unlimited-travel ticket from Libertybus to do some exploring of our spectacular north coast.

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Want to live – or at least stay – in a 16th-century castle, Napoleonic fort or World War Two communications tower?

And then visit prehistoric sites, museums and manor houses?

Roger Thomas tells you how Jersey bristles with fortifications. Over the centuries the strategic location of this ‘Crown Peculiar’ within fighting distance of Britain and France has led to disputes, invasions and booming order books for military architects. Nearly 30 towers and forts ring the island, built in the 18th and 19th centuries to ward off threats from France. And Hitler almost bankrupted his budget in turning Jersey into an impregnable occupied island of bunkers, gun emplacements and defences – a grandiose folly on his part – which Churchill and the Allies simply ignored.

It all amounts to another of those Jersey paradoxes.

On the one hand we have a sweet little island of beautiful beaches and a leafy countryside latticed with Green Lanes. On the other, there’s a gripping, hairy history that’s – quite literally – monumental in scale.

And it’s accessible in unusual ways. Thanks to Jersey Heritage Holiday Lets, you can stay at various bona fide historic sites, using them as self-catering accommodation. Here’s a cross-section of what’s available, together with some ideas on how best to glimpse into Jersey’s past.

WHERE TO STAY? FORT LEICESTER , BOULEY BAY WHAT IS IT ? There were defences here in the 16th century to protect the rugged north coast, though the present layout dates from the 1830s. Its stark, solid appearance belies a bright, attractive and comfy interior.

HOW BIG? It’s split into three levels and can sleep eight.

During World War Two, the Germans added a searchlight position that now houses the kitchen and dining area with patio doors opening onto a terrace.

STAR QUALITIES. The view, obviously. You’re perched on a spectacular headland overlooking the harbour at Bouley Bay. On a clear day you can see the old enemy, France. There’s plenty of outdoor space and picnic tables. And – not to be sniffed at – a private parking space down on the harbour.

WHAT’S TO VISIT LOCALLY? La Hougue Bie, Jersey’s ‘Stonehenge’, no less. It’s an amazing prehistoric site, a giant mound topped by a medieval chapel. But the best bit is hidden underground, where a long passage grave – one of Europe’s finest – was aligned so that the sun crawls in during the summer and winter solstice, eventually reaching the mother stone to make it ‘glow like an ingot’

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WHERE TO STAY? ELIZABETH CASTLE , ST HELIER WHAT IS IT ? A truly massive 16th-century castle with later additions right up to the time of German Occupation, just off the coast from Jersey’s capital – and you have it all to yourself once the day visitors have left.

HOW BIG? Very big. But the accommodation is in one apartment only sleeping up to six, so you’re occupying just a tiny fraction. It’s plain and simple with well-proportioned rooms, ideal for families.

STAR QUALITIES. You get to be king of the castle every evening. It’s one big adventure playground for kids, with soaring battlements and World War Two bunkers, a huge parade square and St Helier’s 6th-century hermitage. At low tide you can walk to the castle along the causeway but when the tide is in you catch the ‘Puddleduck’ – great fun, and free if you’re staying in the apartment.

WHAT’S TO VISIT LOCALLY? The children will also fall head over heels for St Helier’s Maritime Museum, stuffed full of interactive exhibits and jokey displays that bring Jersey’s seafaring past to life. It’s seriously entertaining. Adults love the place too – and the more conventional, but no less fascinating, Jersey Museum and Art Gallery.

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WHERE TO STAY? L A CRÊTE FORT, BONNE NUIT WHAT IS IT? It shares a similar history with Fort Leicester, as well as a stunning north coast location – this time on a headland overlooking Bonne Nuit bay and harbour. Until relatively recently, it was the weekend retreat of Jersey’s Lieutenant-Governors. One TripAdvisor review called it ‘Awesome. THE most amazing place to stay.’

HOW BIG? There’s plenty of space. La Crête’s unusual upper room, complete with vaulted granite ceiling, has access to a garden terrace. Downstairs there are bedrooms, a spacious shower room and large lounge/diner. It sleeps four plus one child.

STAR QUALITIES. Like Fort Leicester, it’s a case of Location, Location, Location, though La Crête is even more remote and isolated (access by narrow road).

WHAT’S TO VISIT LOCALLY? Hamptonne Country Life Museum is just down the road. This collection of traditional pink-stoned farm buildings authentically conjures up the sights, sounds and smells of rural life from a bygone age. Think pigs and apple harvests, stables and thatched roofs, blacksmiths and open fires, vegetable patches and guides in period costumes.

WHERE TO STAY: BARGE AROUND, ST OUEN’S BAY WHAT IS IT ? It’s a delight, a joke, a folly. Barge Around is a small house looking like a landlocked boat that has been washed up from the beach. It’s the last surviving example of the beach chalets, built for fun and relaxation in the inter-war years, which once lined St Ouen’s Bay. HOW BIG? Although it’s dinky, it will sleep six. The cosy bunk bedrooms are just like those on a boat – they even have portholes for windows. There’s a good-sized living area, but best of all is the open-air upper deck. That’s just what it feels like, the deck of a ship that’s going nowhere. But with a view like that, who cares?

STAR QUALITIES. Simply being there puts a smile on your face – you won’t find accommodation that’s more playful or quirky.

And the upper deck is perfect for chilling out, gazing across St Ouen’s endless sands and crashing surf.

WHAT’S TO VISIT LOCALLY? Les Monts Grantez is an impressive prehistoric burial chamber, one of many in Jersey (see Fête des Dolmens box feature), perched on the headland above.

WHERE TO STAY? THE RADIO TOWER , L A CORBIÈRE WHAT IS IT ? Well, it’s… a radio/observation tower, built by occupying forces during World War Two. Resembling a lighthouse on steroids, it has been restored in a way that’s true to its modernist, rather brutal style. It sleeps six, with three double bedrooms on different levels (each with its own adjacent shower/WC) and, right at the top, a lounge/diner with sensational 360-degree views. Expect lots of winding spiral staircases.

STAR QUALITIES. You’re on the edge of a cliff. Better still, you’re high up on the edge of a cliff with a seagull’s-eye view. And you’re overlooking a real lighthouse – Corbière – on a rocky promontory, one of Jersey’s most photogenic sites.

WHAT’S TO VISIT LOCALLY? Where else but the War Tunnels?

Hitler created a catacomb of bomb-proof tunnels in a hillside above St Aubin’s Bay. Nowadays they’re home to an immensely moving sequence of displays and narratives, images and artefacts that recreate life in occupied Jersey during World War Two. Raw, emotional and hard-hitting, they’re the real thing, not Dad’s Army.

The unmissable War Tunnels are a major contribution to our understanding of the heroism and pragmatism, the true grit and the compromises – the shelter of refugees from the Nazis at great personal danger and, yes, the collaboration – thrown up by war.

Fête des Dolmens It’s a highlight of Jersey’s ‘Hidden Treasures’, a week-long celebration of the island’s history and heritage which this year takes place 7–15 September. Hop on the ‘Dolmen Bus’ for a day-long magical mystery tour to some of Jersey’s many prehistoric sites. Last year, the trip started at La Hougue Bie (described in the Fort Leicester entry) then visited seven burial chambers. Highlights included La Pouquelaye de Faldouët. This Neolithic passage grave, its structure still clearly evident but, unlike La Hougue Bie, stripped of its earthen mound, has a main chamber topped by a massive 24-ton capstone. Jersey’s dolmens crop up in the most unlikely of places, on windy clifftops and in semi-suburbia.

The bottle-shaped tomb of Mont Ube, for example, hides itself away on a wooded hilltop amongst houses on the outskirts of St Helier, while you’ll come across the gallery grave of Ville-ès-Nouaux when wandering through St Andrew’s Park on the other side of Jersey’s capital.

La Pouquelaye de Faldouët

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A wealth of heritage There’s heritage everywhere in Jersey.

Roger Thomas stayed at La Place Hotel.

It’s centered on a 17th-century traditional country house that has been sympathetically extended and refurbished, retaining many original features along with all contemporary comforts. Self-catering country cottages are also available (more details on pages 54–55).

La Place Hotel and Country Cottages, Route du Coin, La Haule, St Brelade JE3 8BT T 01534 744261 www.hotellaplacejersey.com For more details on the truly unique collection of Jersey Heritage Holiday Lets described on the previous pages – everything from Napoleonic forts to a World War Two observation tower – contact: T 01534 633304 www.jerseyheritage.org The Officers’ Quarters at 19th-century Grève de Lecq Barracks are also available for weekly let. See the National Trust for Jersey website. www.nationaltrust.je

Past masters Is there another patch of land measuring nine miles by five on the planet that’s richer than Jersey when it comes to historic sights? If there is, we’d like to know. The island is studded with places to visit ranging from haunting prehistoric tombs to gripping reminders of World War Two. In between, there are medieval castles, museums and manor houses. And it’s all served up in an engaging way.

You’ll relive the WW2 Occupation Family at the island’s unmissable War attractions Tunnels experience. On a We have heaps of these too, lighter note, mums, dads and ranging from world-famous kids will love exploring Durrell Wildlife to adventure exciting Elizabeth Castle and parks and activity centres. singing along to sea shanties Please see the Jerseyfile on at the Maritime Museum. pages 22–23 for details.

Timeline 6,000 years ago. La Hougue Bie is Jersey’s ‘Stonehenge’. One of Europe’s finest passage graves burrows into a huge man-made mound, topped by a medieval chapel. Stoop down and enter the long, gloomy tunnel which has been cleverly aligned to allow the sun’s rays to penetrate the inner chamber at spring and autumn equinoxes. The island is dotted with many other prehistoric graves and tombs that you can visit at all reasonable times. For details go to: www.jerseyheritage.org www.prehistoricjersey.net S

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13th century. That’s 14th century. Go to when they started the mysterious ruins of building Mont Orgueil Grosnez Castle and Castle, a Jersey icon. Its ponder its fate. Pack a presence is overpowering, camera, for Grosnez – completely dominating on a windy headland the harbourside at Gorey as it climbs up overlooking Guernsey – is worth visiting the sea cliff in a series of giant fortified for its breathtaking location alone.G terraces. Within, imaginative – and sometimes ghoulish – displays and 15th century. Buildings exhibitions evoke the castle’s past.G have been recorded at Hamptonne since 1445.

It’s a complete rural Samarès Manor also community in miniature dates from Norman – a cluster of farm times, but like many historic houses evolved dwellings, barns and workshops that over the centuries. Take recreate a vanished way of life from Jersey’s bygone times.S a guided tour, visit the ancient dovecote and Rural Life and Carriage Museum, or wander around its beautiful grounds and gardens.S

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The island’s history, traditions and culture come together under one roof at Jersey Museum and Art Gallery. Exhibits range from the priceless pure gold 3,000-yearold St Helier Torque to an atmospheric Victorian merchant’s house. Artzone is an interactive space for younger visitors.

3 Exploring the dark heart of La Hougue Bie prehistoric site.

3 Plotting your voyage around the world at the Maritime Museum.

3 Watching Master Gunner ‘Gilly’ Gilman instructing – and intimidating – his poor recruits at re-enactments in Elizabeth Castle. You’ll be glad you never enlisted.

3 Sharing the emotions of islanders and listening to tales of heroism and collaboration – the two sides of the coin – at the haunting War Tunnels.

3 Looking at the amazing detail – and countless hours of hard work – that went into the Occupation Tapestry.

3 And, of course, standing at the very top of Mont Orgueil Castle – preferably in a stiff breeze – and wondering how a would-be attacker could ever scale such heights.

Jersey’s seafaring past comes to life in St Helier’s hugely entertaining Maritime Museum. Listen to sea shanties, sail a boat, walk the decks, shiver your timbers.

It also contains the Occupation Tapestry, a monumental – and moving – work of art based on World War Two island life.

The Pallot Steam, Motor and General Museum is a fascinating private collection of steam engines and other machinery, with a display on Jersey Railways, steam and diesel train rides.

The Channel Islands Military Museum, St Ouen Open early March–October.

T 01534 483205 or 07797 732072 email: damienhorn@gmail.com Elizabeth Castle, St Helier Open daily March–November.

T 01534 723971 www.jerseyheritage.org Georgian House, 16 New Street, St Helier Open March–November.

T 01534 483193 www.nationaltrust.je Grosnez Castle, St Ouen Accessible at all reasonable times.

Hamptonne Country Life Museum, St Lawrence Open June–September.

T 01534 633374 www.jerseyheritage.org La Hougue Bie, Grouville Open daily March–November.

T 01534 633373 www.jerseyheritage.org

Tracing the past Société Jersiaise promotes and encourages the study of the history, archaeology, natural history, language and many other subjects of interest in Jersey (T 01534 758314, www.societe-jersiaise.org).

The Channel Islands Family History Society is dedicated to studying and tracing the family histories of Channel Islanders (www.jerseyfamilyhistory.org).

Late 16th century.

That’s just the first chapter in Elizabeth Castle’s long story. Begun in 1590, this huge offshore fortress – only when you get there do you realise it’s that big – spans island history from Sir Walter Raleigh to the German Occupation. At high tide, the short boat trip from St Helier is great fun (when the tide is out you can walk).G

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1939–45. Jersey’s compelling World War Two history crops up everywhere, in coastal fortifications and museums, but most forcefully at the War Tunnels. This mustvisit site is an atmospheric underground world that evokes the German Occupation and all it entailed – the human as well as the military story, the everyday struggles of island folk as well as Hitler’s grandiose folly 18th century. Step back in creating a ‘fortress island’. centuries to see how the The Channel Islands Military Museum is also gentry lived at the housed in a former fortified German bunker. meticulously restored It’s Jersey’s only display of all-authentic and furnished Georgian House in St Helier, built in German World War Two militaria plus civilian Occupation items. around 1730. Just out of town, Le Moulin de Quétivel is the only working mill left in St The Channel Islands Occupation Society is a Peter’s Valley that still grinds its own flour. volunteer organisation dedicated to keeping Buy some at the mill shop, then see the key sites from Jersey’s Occupation open to exhibition and short film. S the public throughout the warmer months. www.ciosjersey.org.uk

Jersey Museum and Art Gallery, St Helier Open March–December.

T 01534 633300 www.jerseyheritage.org Jersey War Tunnels, St Lawrence Open March–November.

T 01534 860808 www.jerseywartunnels.com Maritime Museum and Occupation Tapestry, St Helier Open March–November.

T 01534 811043 www.jerseyheritage.org Mont Orgueil Castle, Gorey Open March–December.

T 01534 633375 www.jerseyheritage.org Le Moulin de Quétivel, St Peter Open Saturdays May–September.

T 01534 483193 www.nationaltrust.je Pallot Steam, Motor and General Museum, Trinity Open daily (except Sundays) April–October.

T 01534 865307 www.pallotmuseum.co.uk Samarès Manor, St Clement Open April–October.

T 01534 870551 www.samaresmanor.com

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Jersey isn’t a Costa – far from it – but it’s still a popular destination for family holidays. Beaches play a big part in this, but as BBC weather presenter Helen Willetts and family discovered, they are just part of the story Jersey? – Yes of course! Why hadn’t we thought of it before? When Phil made the suggestion, it seemed such a great idea I felt daft for not thinking of it sooner. The last time we’d been to Jersey was pre-kids, and it had struck me as a super destination – fantastic beaches, plenty of culture, brasseries with delicious seafood, and activities for young, old and all in-between. As an added bonus, the island is extremely easy to get to.

We have two girls, Sophie, aged five and Katie, three. We had previously shied away from flying away for holidays. The short skip (just over 30 minutes) across the Channel was therefore a first-class opportunity to introduce them to air travel.

It wouldn’t be right for me not to mention the weather in the southernmost extent of

Britain. Jersey lies less than 15 miles from the coast of France, so it’s unsurprising to find that it can rightly stake a claim to be the sunniest part of the UK. My expectation was that even if it was overcast (or even raining), in the summer months the girls would be more than happy digging and splashing on a beach in such mild conditions – a real consideration after 2012’s summer which was dominated by rain across most parts of the UK. As luck would have it, it only rained once during our week’s stay, and that was on our last day. We did have a couple of cloudy days – one with sea fog lingering – but it had little impact as our two are happy on the beach come rain or shine. But beaches are just one of the many strings to Jersey’s bow. Other attractions for us included castles, museums, swimming pools, boats, wildlife parks… the list goes on.

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(aged 5½) I loved playing on the beach, and liked the hotel and borrowing their buckets and spades to dig holes to catch the sea, and collect lovely shells. I liked watching the people and dogs on the beach. It was fun flying through the big long cloud to get there, and the bumpy bits were very exciting.

As well as the beach, I liked going to the parks and doing my 10-pin bowling (at Jersey Bowl).

Visiting the castle (Mount Orgueil) was interesting. I loved dressing up in the pink dress as a Disney princess. The worst bit was when Katie got stung by a bee.

And not once did we have to answer the one question that children always ask, ‘Are we nearly there yet?’

Nothing in Jersey is more than 20 minutes away. Our beachfront hotel at St Brelade’s Bay (any closer and we would have been in the sea), for example, was just 10 minutes from the airport. St Brelade’s is a large bay on the sandy south coast. The north of the island, in contrast, is rocky and more imposing, with sheer cliffs and small, coved beaches, so again we were spoilt for choice when it came to the simple pleasures of splashing about in the sea and building sandcastles.

St Brelade’s square mile of golden sand was irresistible to the under-sixes. They bounced out of bed at 7am the first morning, buckets and spades in hand, and before we knew it we’d scampered out to the beach in bright sunshine. They would have been happy spending the next six days there, but Jersey isn’t your typical ‘fly and flop’ destination – there’s just too much to do.

Elizabeth Castle, which watches over St Helier, spans more than 300 years of history, right up to the German invasion of the island in World War Two. But its most novel feature for us was the access – you can

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(aged 3½) I liked the sea and jumping over the waves. I liked picking up the sand and I enjoyed painting the shells when I got home. aMaizin Maze! had gokarts and a toboggan run and a big yellow bouncy pillow thing. I loved the castle (Mont Orgueil) but I wanted the pink dress (Sophie nabbed the last remaining pink dress). I also liked the snakes and frogs (at Durrell). The worst bit was not getting the pink dress and getting stung by a bee. It wanted my ice cream.

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walk to it across a causeway at low tide, but it is completely cut off by sea at high tide, so you have to catch the ‘Puddleduck’ ferry, a hybrid ‘tractor-boat’.

The children loved the sheer novelty of it.

The other Jersey castle on the ‘must-visit’ list is Mont Orgueil towering over the east coast. History really does come to life here, offering fantastic adventures for children as they explore the maze of staircases, corridors and rooms. A special treat for the girls was the chance to dress up as princesses (or knights) and wander around the castle with a wooden hobby horse, sword and/or shield – ours chose the sword and princess combination.

Another favourite was the aMaizin Maze!, a great fun park for children and an opportunity for the whole family to get lost in a complex maze made out of, well, maize, with what seemed like miles of twists and turns. Even without getting lost we could easily have spent the whole day here, bouncing on the giant pillow, go-karting, viewing farm animals, taking tractor rides, climbing, swinging and sliding.

No trip to Jersey is complete without a visit to Durrell Wildlife, a conservation reserve with a worldwide outreach. It gave our girls the opportunity to see animals they had previously only seen on television – in particular a group of very active orang-utans who appeared to be teasing the visitors, giving us as much attention as we gave them. Durrell is that kind of place, it’s respectful of its animals. The girls also loved the reptile house and play park, and who could resist the cute meerkats living – like all of Durrell’s animals – in habitats as close to their natural environments as possible. It truly is inspirational.

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(aged 40½) Jersey is a lovely island, and easy to get to. Although we contemplated heading over by ferry, flying was the preferred option and proved to be a great experience for the girls. There’s a definite twist of France, but driving is straightforward and on the left like the UK, and if you feel you’ve missed something in a particular part of the island on one day it’s quick and simple to drop in there the next. We knew there were loads of things to do, having visited several years previously as a kids-free couple.

Everyone was very friendly and helpful, the beaches are clean and provide a fantastic place for the kids to run around, dig and swim/splash safely. Staying in St Brelade’s was great for the family and we visited the beach every single day. I was particularly interested in the canoeing and coasteering possibilities. Although our girls are clearly not yet ready for these sorts of pursuit they do love the sea and being outdoors, so I can definitely see a return to Jersey when the children are older.

In between visits to these attractions lots of time was spent on the beach – not just St Brelade’s but up on the north coast at Grève de Lecq (great for ice creams and rockpooling, as well as the most gorgeous red-tinted sands). Overall we’d been lucky with the weather.

I’ve been told on occasion that I have a knack for choosing the best weeks to go away, but must earnestly deny any insider knowledge.

Getting lost at aMaizin Maze!

St Brelade’s Bay

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Happy families It’s not difficult to keep the kids (and parents) entertained in Jersey. Quite apart from all those beaches, sandcastles, rock pools and ice cream opportunities, the island has a suitcase full of tricks and treats to keep children happy – whatever the weather.

Helen’s accommodation Helen Willetts and family stayed at the Golden Sands, a stylish seaside hotel in a perfect setting beside the beach at St Brelade’s Bay. Golden Sands Hotel, La Route de la Baie, St Brelade’s Bay JE3 8EF T 01534 741241 www.goldensandsjersey.co.uk

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Most of the attractions Helen and family visited are covered by the great-value Jersey Pass. It’s a must-have item if you’re visiting the island, giving you admission to many attractions and places to visit. For details see page 59. Or go to: www.jersey.com/jerseypass

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Air, land and water How high do you want to go? There’s thrilling aerial trekking and acrobatics on high ropes, zip wires and giant swings at Creepy Valley Adventure Centre. For all kinds of water games head for the pools, slides and flumes at Aqua Splash. And for sports facilities there’s Fort Regent and Les Quennevais Sports Centre (the latter complete with indoor pool).

Family activities at Les Mielles Activity Centre include mini-golf, laser clay pigeon shooting and Segway Rally course. Jersey Bowl’s 18-lane bowling centre (plus video games and outdoor play area) is another popular family attraction

aMaizin! Maze and Adventure Park, St Peter T 01534 482116 Open April–mid-September. www.jerseyleisure.com Aqua Splash, Waterfront Centre, St Helier Open all year.

T 01534 734524 www.aquasplash.je Creepy Valley Adventure Centre, Les Ormes Golf and Leisure Village, St Brelade Open all year.

T 01534 638888 www.creepyvalley.je Durrell Wildlife, Trinity Open all year.

T 01534 860000 www.durrell.org Fort Regent, St Helier Open all year.

T 01534 449800 www.active.je

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It’s our most famous attraction. But even that description doesn’t begin to do justice to Durrell Wildlife. Jersey is the base of this international organisation dedicated to conserving endangered species worldwide. See how they go about things at Durrell’s beautiful 32-acre/13ha grounds, home to over 1,400 mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians, including gorillas, orang-utans and manic meerkats.

Get lost – in the best possible way – at aMaizin! Maze and Adventure Park.

After you’ve found your way out of the maze enjoy the rides, games and farm animals. Adventure and family fun are also the themes at Jersey’s Living Legend Village, a large complex with multi-media theatre, adventure golf, go-karting, crafts, play areas and outdoor entertainment.

Jersey Bowl, St Peter Open all year.

T 01534 490444 www.jerseybowl.com Jersey’s Living Legend Village, St Peter Open March–November.

T 01534 485496 www.jerseyslivinglegend.co.je Les Mielles Activity Centre, St Ouen’s Bay Open April–November.

T 01534 485984 www.lesmielles.com Les Quennevais Sports Centre, St Brelade Open all year.

T 01534 449880 www.active.je

Attractions that are positively historic For information on places to visit that bring Jersey’s rich history and heritage to life please see pages 16–17.

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Travel and food writer Kathy Arnold samples Jersey’s Food Festival. The island’s superb seafood obviously plays a big part – but let’s not forget Jersey Royals, Jersey cows, Jersey chocolate and Jersey chillies

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Fresh and local: that is what the Jersey food scene is all about. The island may only be 45 square miles, but it’s one big hamper, with the bounty of the sea matched by that of the land. Both are celebrated during the annual Food Festival. But, as well as enjoying tasty treats, this week-long jamboree is a chance to meet producers and chefs, watch cookery demonstrations, take guided walks and join behind-the-scenes tours.

Oh my: Oysters and Ormers One of Jersey’s delights is its seafood. During the Festival you’re guaranteed to get up close and personal with local shellfish.

‘At high tide, we could be 25 feet underwater,’ Derek Hairon of Jersey Walk Adventures tells us. We are standing on the seabed in the Royal Bay of Grouville, half a mile from shore. Around us are oysters – thousands of them, feeding on micro-organisms in the clean flowing water. These are Pacific oysters, which can be eaten year round; and having heard about their life and times, we are keen to taste some. So it’s off to the Seymour Inn, just across from the beach. First comes a lesson in shucking, then it’s time to slurp. Fresh on the nose, these oysters are crisp, with hints of cucumber and lemon, followed by a lingering tang.

Less familiar are ormers, a Jersey speciality. On a hillside above Anne Port we meet up with Marcus Taylor at a former quarry, now home to the Jersey Ormer Hatchery. He’s an expert on this member of the abalone family, whose dull, stone-coloured shell hides a mother-of-pearl lining that shimmers with pink and blue. Ormers start off as microscopic bits of life down on his ‘farm’, with its tanks, sheds and laboratory-like contraptions. After six months they are moved to the sea, where they grow for a further two and a half years until large enough to harvest. Sadly, when we are there, none of what the French call ‘truffles of the sea’ are ready to eat. Instead, Marcus offers us some of their equally delicious cousins: fresh oysters and grilled scallops.

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During the festival restaurants lay on special events and menus. It’s all part of a thriving, year-round food culture. They like to eat well in Jersey, in beach cafés and fine-dining restaurants.

One of the Food Festival’s rare treats is going behind the scenes to see how some of the island’s most famous produce is – well – produced. Take Jersey Royal new potatoes. All are still planted by hand; many are still lifted by hand; and they can only come from Jersey, just as champagne can only come from the Champagne region of France. In the AlbertBartlett Packing House we watch as Jersey Royals are washed, rolled, cooled and packed. ‘The minute they come out of the ground, the clock is ticking,’ Operations Director Tim Ward tells us. Time is of the essence to maintain quality in this Rolls-Royce of potatoes: those we see packed into crates were in the ground only three hours ago.

When Andrew Baird took over as Head Chef at Longueville Manor, one of the island’s top hotels, he was only 23 years old. That was over two decades ago – and he is still there. Why? ‘Because I never get bored,’ he says. And, no wonder: Andrew picks herbs and salads from the Victorian kitchen garden in this Relais & Châteaux hotel’s beautiful 24-acre estate, uses honey from the hives and smokes his own salmon. He also sources nothing but the best from the island’s fishermen and farmers. During the Food Festival’s ‘Audience with Andrew Baird’ he talks enthusiastically about Jersey produce and what he does with it. This chef has won plenty of awards, but he does not seek the limelight. ‘I’m not a guy who goes around the tables asking if everything’s all right,’ he says. Instead, he lets his food speak for him – and it does so, loud and clear.

‘Why was the crab sent to prison? Because he kept pinching things!’ That sign in – where else? – the Crab Shack, St Brelade’s Bay, may be jokey, but the topic of its special Food Festival dinner is serious: sustainable fishing. Food for thought is provided by the Jersey Fishing Federation’s Don Thompson, fisherman Chris Bean and restaurateur Dominic Jones.

The ins and outs of the piscatorial world are covered, from how fish are caught and priced to tips on filleting. Our meal is a special feast of oysters, fish soup and soused mackerel – sea-licious!

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Jersey Royals have been grown on the island since the late 19th century; Jersey cows are, so to speak, much older. And the breed is one of the world’s purest, thanks to the controls placed on imported cattle introduced in 1763. As Eamon Fenlon, Managing Director of Jersey Dairy, takes us round the state-of-the-art plant we learn that there are some five million pure-bred Jerseys in the world.

Small, gentle and caramel coloured, their creamy milk is rich in nutrients, particularly protein. Twenty-six farmers belong to this cooperative: the milk goes in and out comes cream, yoghurt, cheese, pasteurised milk and ice cream (‘The best!’ exclaims one lip-smacking teenager as samples are handed around).

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The Food Festival pro motes Genuine Jersey produce. But even if you miss the events, look for the Genuine Jersey logo awarded only to the real McCoy.

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When tucking into Jersey-grown food the best accompaniment, of course, is an island-produced beer or wine. During the Festival I saw how they were made.

‘The Chilli Kitchen all started because of the apple trees,’ Lesley Garton explains. A bumper crop in 2007 inspired her to create an Indian-spiced chutney. Her repertoire now includes 30 jams, relishes, chutneys and sauces, available in the island’s shops and markets.

All are made with local ingredients, from rhubarb and tomatoes to blackberries, damsons, peppers, onions and more. And all are seasonal. ‘When I run out, that’s it until the next season,’ she says, offering me a glass of freshly made elderflower cordial. You can visit her stall at farm and craft markets (details from Jersey Tourism). My favourite? The mouth-zapping Twisted Sister Tomato Relish – HOT!

‘When it comes to hop plants, only the female is important,’ says Paul Hurley. ‘The male isn’t worth anything – no good at all.’ We chuckle, pints are handed round and we raise a glass to Germaine Greer; our visit to the Liberation Brewery is off to a convivial start.

Paul explains the basics of transforming water, grain, yeast and hops into beer. We learn about germination, mash and racking; we sniff dried hops (lemony); and we nibble roasted barley (biscuity) and black malt (burnt coffee). Even after 30 years as Head Brewer, this Jerseyman remains passionate about beer, whether it is Liberation Ale, new in 2009, or Mary Ann Best, a dark bitter first brewed 130 years ago.

Guided tours take place throughout the year at La Mare Wine Estate on the north coast. But during the Food Festival the visits are special and book up quickly. Who wouldn’t want to taste wine, cider, apple brandy – and chocolate, which is also made here? Let alone talk to the folks who make them? In the chocolate kitchen we compare flavours: mint v chilli; 33% v 80% cocoa butter; Madagascar v Ecuador.

Outside, we get a crash-course in vine pruning, then head indoors to sip wines straight from the vats. In the distillery, we sample Jersey Apple Brandy and Cream Liqueur. ‘I never realised so much work went into all this,’ was the reaction of one delighted foodie.

tasty trails During the Food Festival marine biologist Andrew Syvret, who comes from a long line of Jerseymen, leads coastal walks that cover everything from geology to wild food. From Grève de Lecq on the north coast we follow the coastal path for some four miles, hearing the piping of oystercatchers, looking across to France and Sark, learning about the difference between Jersey and Canadian lobster and tasting sea vegetables. Highly rated by innovative chefs, these seaweed-like plants include kombu (savoury), wakame (delicious when deep-fried) and pepper dulse (crunchy, with hints of mushroom, garlic and curry).

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A taste of Jersey Kathy Arnold stayed at the Cristina, a hotel noted for its friendly service, food and stunning location on a hill overlooking St Aubin’s Bay. Hotel Cristina, Mont Felard, St Aubin’s Bay JE3 1JA T 01534 758028 www.cristinajersey.co.uk She visited the Jersey Food Festival, which in 2013 takes place 18–26 May.

Jersey, if you’ve never visited, comes as a starry, culinary surprise. Fine dining and Michelin-starred restaurants are just for starters. What really impresses is the quality of the food across the island, from What’s on the cheerful beach cafés to trendy A taste of Jersey,menu? like the island itself, gastropubs, chic city bistros is a mix of influences – contemporary British and classic French, with a dash to cosy country inns, of Italian and Portuguese thrown in. star-rated hotels to plain-andAnd, for lighter bites, everything from frothy cappuccinos and simple restaurants. It’s all good. ciabattas to the best English cream teas and sandwiches this side of the Queen’s Garden Party.

Perhaps it’s something to do with our rich soil, fertile farmlands and gentle climate. Or the fact that we’re so close to the famously food-obsessed French. It’s certainly a reflection of our island status and all that super-fresh seafood that surrounds us.

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Seafood: Our clear waters, warmed by the Gulf Stream, produce an abundance of top-quality shellfish including crabs, lobsters, mussels, scallops and oysters.

Most of the latter are exported to France – but don’t worry, there’s plenty for local consumption. Go to restaurants in St Aubin, Gorey and St Helier for sensational Jersey plaice, sea bass, monkfish and mackerel.

Fruits of the soil: Our prized Jersey Royals aren’t the only crop (they really do taste different, you know). Lots of vegetables and fruits are grown here, including asparagus, bell peppers, broccoli, courgettes, strawberries, Jersey Royale tomatoes and rare varieties of mushroom.

It’s all-year freshness – there are at least three Jersey vegetable crops in season whatever time of year you visit.

Jersey cows: They’re more than just pretty faces. It’s because of Jersey cows that we have tasty local treats like rich milk, cream and butter, ice creams, yoghurt, crème fraîche and organic milk.

Genuine Jersey: Look out for the label when shopping for genuine home-grown, home-sourced produce. www.genuinejersey.com

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rOsettes, stars and accOlades We aren’t the only ones who reckon that Jersey is one of Britain’s top foodie destinations. Between them, our restaurants have been awarded 32 AA rosettes for 2013, making us one of the most highly awarded holiday destinations in the UK. See the AA Restaurant Guide (www.theaa.com/restaurant-and-pub).

B (places that ‘stand out in their local area’) • Boat House, St Aubin • Greenhills Country Hotel, St Peter • Green Island Restaurant, St Clement • Montana Restaurant, Hotel Savoy, St Helier • Moorings Hotel and Restaurant, Gorey • Retreat Restaurant, Hotel La Place, St Brelade • Salty Dog Bar and Bistro, St Aubin • Seasons, Best Western Royal Hotel, St Helier

Shop at the farm then pack a picnic Our farm shops are full of fresh-from-thefields produce plus other local delicacies.

Call into places like Classic Herd, Manor Farm, La Route de Manoir, St Peter (www.classicfarmshop.com) and Farm Fresh Organics, La Bienvenue Farm, La Grande Route de St Laurent, St Lawrence (www.farmfreshorganics.com). Then head west for a few miles to Grantez headland above St Ouen’s Bay for a picnic with breathtaking views.

At the last count there were around 15 ‘Genuine Jersey’ farm shops. Plus, of course, fresh food markets and many supermarkets selling island produce.

Sometimes there’s not even a shop or shopkeeper in sight, just roadside stalls and boxes filled with fruit and veg, all sold on an honesty basis. That’s Jersey for you.

BB (‘excellent restaurants’ with ‘increasing standards and consistency’) • La Chaire Restaurant, Château La Chaire, Rozel • The Grill, L’Horizon Hotel and Spa, St Brelade’s Bay • Mark Jordan at the Beach, St Peter • Oyster Box, St Brelade’s Bay • Sumas, Gorey

Jersey also has three Michelin-starred restaurants (www.viamichelin.com) – Bohemia, Ocean and Tassili – and 12 entries in the 2013 Good Food Guide (www.goodfoodguide.co.uk). And the accolades keep coming: Richard Allen, Executive Head Chef at Grand Jersey’s Tassili, has been awarded the prestigious ‘Restaurant Chef of the Year’ from the Craft Guild of Chefs.

BBB (‘standards that demand recognition well beyond their local area’) • Longueville Manor, St Saviour • Tassili, Grand Jersey, St Helier

BBBB (‘the top restaurants in the UK, where the cooking demands national recognition’) • Bohemia Restaurant, Club Hotel and Spa, St Helier • Ocean Restaurant, Atlantic Hotel, St Brelade

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Market forces

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We don’t go in for jet-lagged food in Jersey. Save air miles by going shopping in St Helier’s characterful fresh food and fish markets – they’re full of taste, not just for their fabulous produce but as architectural period pieces too.

Why not? It’s very sunny here, and the island is on the same latitude as some of the continent’s famous wine-producing areas. La Mare Wine Estate’s vineyards produce an excellent range of wines (white, red and sparkling), plus cider – an island tradition – from its own apple orchards. Take a tasting tour, followed by a meal at the attractive Vineyard Restaurant.

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Go along to the regular farm and craft markets at St Aubin and St Helier’s Royal Square. And when you’re out and about, buy your produce direct from the farm.

St Helier’s Weighbridge Place alongside the harbour holds regular markets on Thursdays from July to September. In addition to Genuine Jersey produce, you can also buy locally produced art and craft.

And as for picnic sites, where do you begin? With our Picnic Jersey guide perhaps, available free from Jersey Tourism.

What’s black and doesn’t taste like butter?

Our Black Butter, or Buerre Nièr, is a unique autumnal concoction of harvested apples, sugar, spices, liquorice and lemons.

It’s delicious. Come along and lend a hand during the National Trust for Jersey’s Black Butter Making weekend, 24–26 October.

Peel the apples, stir the pot and learn how, in Jersey, we have butter that’s black (plus the ordinary kind, of course).

Foodie festivals This foodie island really gets into gear with the Jersey Food Festival 18–26 May. For autumn flavours, don’t miss our Cider Festival, La Faîs’sie d’Cidre 19–20 October and Tennerfest 1 October–12 November, a seasonal showcase of good food at places to eat across the island – with fixed-price menus starting at just £10.

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Sheltered, south-facing and sandy: St Brelades’s Bay

Shore thing Forgive the pun, but it’s a sure thing that you’ll find a beach to suit you in Jersey. Beaches are what we do. We sent Clare Gogerty, Coast magazine’s Editor-at-Large, to sample a few

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ST OUEN’S BAY GROUVILLE BAY (LONG BEACH) ST BRELADE’S BAY

ST HELIER GREEN ISLAND

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Paint me a picture. As the tide goes out, the wide sweep of St Brelade’s beach is revealed. It’s soon populated with families tucked behind windbreaks, children playing in the soft white sand and the more intrepid heading out to sea on inflatable bananas and kayaks.

Anything to do? Absolute Adventures (www.absolutejersey.co.uk) runs its operation from the beach, offering a range of activities from rib boat tours to coasteering.

What else? The Fisherman’s Chapel tucked beside St Brelade’s Church on the western end of the bay has beautiful 14th-century frescoes. Enjoy a moment of quiet reflection here before dropping into Fish ’n’ Beads, a funky beach shack where you can buy art made from beach finds or make your own jewellery from beads.

Where should I lay my towel? Anywhere on this sheltered, south-facing beach is perfect for lazing in the sun. If the sea breeze gets too lively, there are windbreaks for hire.

In short. The perfect place to create happy memories.

Room by the bay Clare Gogerty stayed at St Brelade’s Bay Hotel – it’s as close to the sea as you can get, alongside one of Jersey’s finest beaches.

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one of the world’s highest tidal reaches (40ft) meaning that the island almost doubles in size when the tide is out. But the beaches are also varied. You are as likely to find a surfing beach to rival Cornwall’s (St Ouen’s) as a secluded cove (Plémont) or snug little harbour (Rozel).

The image opened my eyes to the scale and quality of the island’s beaches. But could they all be as endlessly golden as St Ouen’s, I wondered? And if so, why didn’t more people know about them?

The answer I found was that yes, some are immense – Jersey has

I also discovered that the island’s 48 miles of coastline are a delight to explore. There’s plenty of free parking, the roads are quiet, and a kiosk selling Jersey ice cream or a crab sandwich is never far away. Here are the results of my few days as a beach reviewer, working clockwise around the island. I hope they inspire you to discover them for yourself.

y first impression of Jersey’s beaches was formed from a photograph taken on St Ouen’s Bay of the biannual World Beach Art Championships. Sand artist Andy Coutanche was photographed raking intricate swirling patterns across the massive sweep of sand: the beach was his canvas and it was a huge and golden one.

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d St Ouen’s Bay Paint me a picture. A five-mile stretch of sand that rivals Cornish beaches in scale. It’s scenic too: one of Jersey’s round towers, La Rocco, is reachable when the tide recedes, as is Corbière Lighthouse overlooking the southern end. Its exposure to winds and lack of shelter make it more suitable for surfing and sand sports than sunbathing.

Anything to do? At low tide, the expanse of firm sand becomes a playground for kite flyers and blokarters (a Jersey speciality that combines go-karting and sailing), while the cresting waves are peppered with windsurfers and surfers. Hire a board and wetsuit or book lessons from Watersplash (www.watersplashjersey.com), a surf centrecum-diner that becomes a gig venue in the evening. Call into El Tico Beach Cantina for cool vibes and great food (www.elticojersey.com).

What else? Behind the dunes lies Les Mielles (affectionately known as the island’s National Park), a flat marsh rich with wildflowers, small creatures, megaliths and St Ouen’s Pond, Jersey’s largest freshwater expanse.

Where should I lay my towel? The most protected spot is by the sea wall (handy for the cafés and surf schools) or tucked behind the marram grass in the dunes.

In short. California dreamin’ in the Channel Islands.

a Plémont Paint me a picture. On hot days, towel-carrying sun-seekers in flip-flops (probably locals, for this is ‘one of Jersey’s best-kept secrets’) make their way down a flight of steps to this secluded spot. They are rewarded with a beach, flanked by cliffs and caves, that’s totally submerged at high tide.

Anything to do? Plémont’s attractions are all natural: there are cliffs to explore, a waterfall to marvel at and rockpools to fascinate, plus good-quality sandcastle-friendly sand.

What else? The waterfall splashes directly onto pebbles at the mouth of one of Plémont’s many small caves.

Where should I lay my towel? Anywhere on this sheltered beach. But look out for the rush of the incoming tide: it can leave the more adventurous cave explorers stranded if unobserved.

In short. A secret cove worthy of an Enid Blyton adventure.

Grève de Lecq Paint me a picture. Sheltered and sandy with swimming in shallow waters, it’s popular with families.

Anything to do? Grève de Lecq’s rich red sands are ideal for all kinds of beachy activities. A string of coasteerers in bright helmets were clambering over the rocks before plunging into the sea during my visit. More sedentary options include rockpooling and line fishing from the quay.

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What else? See how soldiers lived 200 years ago at the nearby Napoleonic Barracks (National Trust for Jersey).

Where should I lay my towel? The stream running across the beach to the sea is popular with children, so a windbreak and beach mat placed nearby will guarantee satisfaction for all the family.

In short. All of life’s simple pleasures in one spot.

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Rozel Paint me a picture. A pretty collection of colourful beach huts and white-fronted cottages line a harbour overlooking a curve of white sand and moored fishing boats.

Anything to do? This is a place to unwind and take in the rugged north coast: there’s little to do but lie in the sun, bathe in the sea or munch on a flavoursome burger or catch-of-the-day crab sandwich from the legendary Hungry Man kiosk.

What else? Follow the coastal footpath along the cliff to La Tour de Rozel, a rocky outcrop painted white to aid navigation.

Where should I lay my towel? The sand near the sea wall is the softest but the sea is never far away and is shallow enough for paddling and bathing.

In short. A picture-perfect place to paddle and doze.

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Long Beach Paint me a picture. A great swathe of east-facing, limitless sand, otherwise known as the Royal Bay of Grouville, stretches further than the eye can see from Gorey to La Roque Point. At low tide it becomes even more immense as the beach doubles in size and receding seawater reflects the sky in pools of sparkling light.

Anything to do? Gorey Watersports (www.goreywatersports.com) offers the full range of adventures from banana rides to speedboat trips. There are no waves here, though, so don’t expect to surf.

Intertidal shore around Green Island Paint me a picture. As the tide recedes from beaches around Green Island, a vast, cratered world of rockpools, gullies and lugworm casts is revealed.

Anything to do? This otherwordly landscape is often described as ‘lunar’ – explore it on guided ‘moonwalks’ to Seymour Tower with Jersey Adventures (www.jerseywalkadventures.co.uk). Even better, do it at night and stay at Seymour Tower surrounded by the ocean. Eat at the Green Island Restaurant (www.greenisland.je), famous – surprise, surprise – for its fish.

What else? When the tide is in, swimming is popular.

When out, it’s rockpooling heaven.

Where should I lay my towel? Although popular with locals and visitors, there’s always oceans of space.

In short. A world of adventures.

What else? 13th-century Mont Orgueil Castle, once Jersey’s main line of defence, presides magnificently over the beach and moored boats at Gorey. Well worth a clamber for the views and lively museum exhibits that include witches and a wounded soldier.

Where should I lay my towel? Best to nestle up close to the dunes near the (generously flowered) promenade at Gorey in easy distance of cornets and sun block.

In short. A cinematic sweep of sand, sea and sky.

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We asked father-and-son cycling team Arthur and Matt Lamy to road test Cycle West, a new scheme that links England, Jersey and France. With everyone getting on their bikes in a post-Olympic pedalling frenzy, it couldn’t have been better timed

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It brings together some of the most picturesque and cycling-friendly parts of southern England, northern France and Jersey. Altogether, over 700 miles of leisure cycling are shared between three waymarked routes – the Velodyssey, Tour de Manche and Petit Tour de Manche – that use sea travel to connect them. www.cycle-west.com

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Jersey Blue Badge guide and veteran cyclist Arthur Lamy heads homewards from Brittany on the southern section of the Petit Tour de Manche Le Mont St Michel behind me, I freewheeled down an endless flat road on land reclaimed from the sea, following signs to Cancale. Soon I was in the Voies Vertes, pedalling along a blissful off-road route open only to cyclists, walkers and horse riders. I tried to put the thought of all that fabulous seafood behind me as I swept through Le Vivier-sur-Mer, its food festival in full swing. I had a boat to catch at St Malo. First on (and first off) is the privilege of all twowheeled travellers going by Condor Ferries, and quite right too.

Within an hour or so I’m back home in Jersey for a rendezvous with my eldest son Matt, who now lives near London, and the prospect of showing him the Jersey section of the Petit Tour de Manche. We cycle clockwise, kicking off with an almost flat and traffic-free seven-mile ride running beside the beach then inland to Jersey’s south-western corner. This particular stretch – known as the ‘Tracks of Steam’ since it follows the old Jersey Railway Company route from St Helier to La Corbière – is an easy introduction to our 40-mile around-island odyssey beside dramatic stretches of coastline and through some of the island’s famous Green Lanes.

Rolling west along the seafront, the sun shines and I try very hard not to slip into tourist guide mode. To his credit, long-suffering Matt is always interested, even though he has heard every version of every fact and every anecdote I know (and I know a lot) – probably several times.

We stop at the harbour of St Aubin for coffee. The Parish Hall was once the railway’s Terminus Hotel. Then it’s off through the old railway cutting on an imperceptible 1-in-40 gradient we don’t even notice as we cycle to La Corbière Lighthouse. Here, we compare notes with Mark the Ice Cream Man who has cycled Land’s End to John O’Groats and always offers a warm welcome and a cold cornet. Heading north along the huge, west-facing – and often windy – beach of St Ouen’s we catch glimpses through the dunes of blue sea, surf and surfers. Soon we’re climbing out of St Ouen’s Bay, only to freewheel back down to sea level after a mile or so at Grève de Lecq, a beach for sun-seeking families.

I never tire of Jersey’s rugged north coast. My legs might not agree with me, though, for this stretch of the ride is a roller-coaster of ups and downs as we encounter a string of beautiful little bays and fishing harbours backed by steep hills. For its size, Jersey’s coastline is incredibly varied. It’s all change when we turn the north-eastern corner of the island and intimate little coves are suddenly replaced with big views and the open seas of St Catherine’s Bay. The long jetty built as a breakwater is the only part of a huge harbour, planned to house the British Channel Fleet, that was ever finished.

For the home leg of the ride we plunge into a maze of Green Lanes, picking our way back to St Helier. After a final mile along the coast, we’re back where we started. It’s amazing what Jersey manages to pack into 40 miles.

We could have gone on for hundreds more, for the island has around 450 miles of road. So please don’t think that the Lamys, passionate cyclists both, feel claustrophobic on an island that measures just nine miles by five.

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La Corbière Lighthouse

Matt sets off

Chief Writer with Cycling Active magazine Matt Lamy takes to the road from England to Jersey on the northern leg of Cycle West’s Petit Tour de Manche Isn’t it one of the ironies of tourism that many of today’s attractions were designed to repel the visitors of yesteryear? For example, this ride is about bringing together some old enemies – France and England, with Jersey caught between – in a spirit of mutual exploration and enjoyment. Yet the most striking images, perhaps the sights most likely to entice people to visit these places, are castles, forts and walled cities.

Not that Corfe Castle, one of Britain’s most fairytale-friendly landmarks, would be very effective at repelling much these days – it’s got more holes than a slab of Swiss cheese. But it’s certainly a picturesque starting point for my mission: a 30-mile jaunt to the ferry at Weymouth before heading across the water to cycle around Jersey.

This beginning in deepest Dorset is prime Enid Blyton territory – in fact Corfe Castle was the basis for Kirrin Castle of Famous Five, er... fame. Like Blyton, there is something unquestionably British about the local terrain. Open heaths become shaded copses, which in turn become archetypal English country lanes complete with red phone boxes on crossroad corners. Then it’s a cruise through a typical, pretty regional town – Dorchester – before sampling a pleasant new purpose-built cycle path into the heart of Weymouth and my date with a Condor high-speed catamaran.

While I have a decent passing acquaintance with Dorset my knowledge of Jersey is entirely more intimate. Indeed, for the first 18 years of my life Jersey roads were all I knew. So, no

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For more information on cycling plus all the activities you can get up to in Jersey, on land and water, please see the Jerseyfiles on page 6–11.

matter what else changes, stepping off the boat is always a familiar feeling. And on this occasion there was an equally familiar face ready to greet me at St Helier’s harbour.

My main goal in cycle journalism is to inspire people onto their bikes and then give them enough advice to fully enjoy the experience. So here’s tip number one – cycling with friends is more enjoyable than going solo. In my case, cycling alongside Dad feels uniquely comfortable, allowing us a chance to chat and catch up since we last saw each other. A manly hug complete, we’re soon on our way. The legs may be a little older but it’s essentially the same thing we’ve been doing for 25 years.

Now for Lamy’s top tip number two: find traffic-lite routes where you can fully relax and appreciate your time in the saddle. Believe me, it’s not local bias when I say few areas offer a more complete answer to the challenge of finding safe cycling avenues than Jersey. On this pedal-powered foray we follow Cycle Route One clockwise right around the island, first via an invigorating beachfront cycle track along St Aubin’s Bay, then up the trafficfree Railway Walk to Corbière Lighthouse. It means we’re more than seven miles into our adventure before we even have to share road space with any stinky motor vehicles.

Another beauty of Jersey’s cycle network becomes apparent soon after committing to multi-user asphalt: Green Lanes. These little-used country roads with 15mph speed limits are domains where walkers and riders rule. We all know one or two cyclists who seem to get a kick out of conflict with car drivers but they’ll be sorely disappointed here – you rarely see another soul.

Dad and I head north, where the smooth sandy beaches of the south are replaced with a craggy, high-cliffed coastline. This is prime cycling country and anybody wishing to test their legs is only a thrill-seeking descent away from a hard climb out of one of the many bays.

For our part we pop down to Bouley Bay, scene of the island’s motorsport hill-climb competitions and where we have spent countless hours in each other’s company watching old men who really should know better trying not to park their cars in the scenery. Speaking of knowing better, we probably shouldn’t have had those Bouley Burgers from Mad Mary’s café at the bottom – while the aftertaste dances delightfully on the tongue, the sheer heft of them sits slightly less comfortably further south.

Despite the extra mass we complete Bouley’s succession of hairpin bends and keep heading east, then past majestic Gorey Castle – or Mont Orgueil if you want to be pedantic – before ambling homewards to St Helier. By the time we reach town a total of 40 miles have passed under tyre tread, yet the wonderful scenery, warm company and happy memories make the distance seem insignificant.

I’m very lucky – my job allows me to enjoy cycling in different regions right across Britain, and every area has something to recommend it. But when it comes to a pure, serene, emotional connection – not to mention supremely safe and well-signed cycle routes – well, there’s no place like home.

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pOstcards frOm a diGital traveller Are guide books old hat? Abigail King, the awardwinning ‘Travel Blogger of the Year’, thinks so. We invited her and her smartphone to Jersey to see how the island shapes up in this digital age

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t’s something I’m not used to. A voice and the sound of unfolding paper. The movement of ink across a page. The weight of a book in my hands.

Maria, who works at the Jersey Visitor Centre, glides her pen over the map with a sharp, insightful commentary that would belong on an international stage. Liberation Station here, an exclusive beach there.

Bloody tussles with the French over here and the decapitation of the island’s patron saint, St Helier, right by here. The delivery is deadpan, the humour delicious.

As a devoted digital traveller, I can’t remember the last time I thumbed through a brochure or held a map in my hand. I navigate through life using the pulsing blue circle that lives in Google Maps. I read

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ebooks, not old books, and research trips by way of Twitter, Facebook, Goodreads and the rest.

To be fair, that’s also what I’ve done with Jersey up until this point. And the verdict from the world of social media is that Jersey is hot.

YouTube says it’s the warmest place in the British Isles; Twitter teased me with a Twitpic of a scorching beach and Facebook... Facebook told me that sex symbol Henry Cavill, Hollywood’s latest Superman, grew up here.

Which is pretty much as hot as you can get.

After my in-depth education at the Jersey Visitor Centre, I collected my go-anywhere unlimited-travel bus ticket, pocketed my Jersey Pass and went to make the most of that sun.

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mOnday afternOOn The character of Jersey manages to sweep up the culture of England, mash in the culture of France, slosh it around over 800 years or so and come up with something completely and utterly unique.

Liberation Stat ue, St Helier

The journey to Havre des Pas is a case in point. Chalk signs broadcast all-day breakfasts, ripe with bacon, eggs and black pudding. Swaying palm trees flank the walkways. Union Jacks flutter while French words drift by. Adults play boules, while children in plastic armbands bathe in Victorian pools.

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By sunset, I’m in the seaview restaurant at the Marina Metro Hotel, snapping pictures of the view and sharing them online.

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tuesday Over breakfast, I consult my paper bible for the week: the Jersey Summer Bus Timetable. Today, I choose route number eight – the line zig-zagging north to the ‘secret’ beach at Plémont.

Both the weather and the water are on my side, making the ‘difficult’ access fairly easy and the reward of the sand all the more worthwhile.

Jersey began. Jews were forced to register, swastikas flew over the Pomme d’Or Hotel in the middle of St Helier and British forces did not return for almost five years.

The story is unflinchingly told in the Jersey War Tunnels, a former Nazi hospital that snakes beneath the earth. It challenges you at every turn. What would you do?

Would you say hello to a German soldier?

Accept an ice cream? Have dinner?

Undress..? How would you manage once provisions became scarce?

My next stop involves a time that some would rather forget. In June 1940, the wartime British government, led by Outside, I run into Alan, a local tour guide Winston Churchill, made the strategic military decision not to defend the Channel who gives free talks about the island’s past.

Today, he’s carrying exhibits from Islands from a looming German invasion. television’s Time Team crew: sealed plastic bags containing artefacts found on their Residents had only hours to make a dig. He passes them around and we see the decision: flee to blitzed out England and leave everything behind – or stay and face uncomfortable reality of daily life merged with the violence of war. Fragments of the fallout. Within days of this announcement, bombs were dropping and metal. Shampoo. And most striking of all, not long after that, the Nazi occupation of spent ammunition from the Third Reich.

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Wednesday On the third day, I have an epiphany. Forget the timetables, forget the internet. I’m going to use a different tactic: bus roulette. Sure, it doesn’t sound as cool as the Russian variety, but then again, it shouldn’t end so badly either.

Jersey may only measure 45 square miles yet it still packs in more than I could manage to see, no matter how many times I read and reread those timetables.

Instead of making the cull myself, I would simply let fate decide. The next bus to leave St Helier would have my name on it and I’d just sit back and enjoy the ride.

And so it was that the gods of the go-anywhere bus ticket decreed that I would head west on that Wednesday along route number 12.

I knew things were going well when I arrived in honey-gold St Aubin’s Bay, where I scrunched my toes into the sand and splashed my ankles in the foam. In the name of full ‘cultural research’ I tested out Jersey Royal new potatoes, Jersey crab cake and Jersey cheesecake at the chic, sleek Mark Jordan at the Beach restaurant (okay, the cheesecake wasn’t from Jersey but it would have seemed rude to leave it uneaten just because it was the odd one out).

After such indulgence, it was time to hit the slopes, Jersey style. Or in other words, go hiking. I strode around to the rocky islet that allows St Aubin’s Fort to jut out into the sea. Then it was uphill to Portelet Bay

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on the road that rises steeply from St Aubin’s Bay, passing through fields of long grass speckled with daisies and teasing with glimpses of yet more bayside beauty at St Brelade’s.

It seems unfair for Jersey to notch up another great beach, but that’s exactly the feat it manages to pull off at St Brelade’s Bay (and check out the photos on Flickr if you’re not convinced). Hand-painted signs in shades of summer advertise sailing, surfing and bodyboarding. Twitter, too, joined in the watersports extravaganza by celebrating kayaker John Bouteloup’s 24-hour solo journey around the Channel Islands that finished at 4am that very morning.

I, however, decide to stick to dry land. After the beauty of St Brelade, I travel further west as far as I can go to the end point of the island at La Corbière.

Depending on whom you ask, Corbière either means the place where the cows – or crows – congregate.

And in spite of the name, the setting itself is wildly romantic. A lone white lighthouse reaches into the sky. So, too does a pair of clasped hands, a statue celebrating the safe rescue of more than 300 lives from the relentless waves that batter the rocks.

Water crashes and smashes and dashes around the walkway as if to emphasise the point that you’re on an island, and a plucky one at that. One that still counts England as its oldest possession (ask any local – on Twitter if you dare – and they’ll be sure to tell you why).

thursday Legs thoroughly stretched by the previous day’s exertions, I spend my final day in Jersey’s capital, St Helier.

Vibrant stalls fill the space by Liberation Square as a band practises and optimists queue up for caricature portraits.

I try my first ever ‘Jersey Wonder’ and get chatting with Dave, a Jersey man who runs the stall called Pallot’s Wonders. ‘We only make them as the tide goes out,’ he explains, letting me in on the infamous old wives’ tale. The wonders, a kind of doughnut-type treat without the mess of sticky jam, don’t keep for long so you need to eat them fresh.

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Next up is the Central Market, still dressed in reds, whites and blues from, according to Facebook, a recent visit by the Prince of Wales. Flags dance across the butchers, the antique stalls, the bookshops and the grocers. They even decorate the funky spice shop that stocks Dragon’s Breath Mustard and an awesome looking jar with the label Traffic Jam. I take in a roller-coaster of nautical history at the Maritime Museum then fly through the centuries at the Jersey Museum and Art Gallery.

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Value added

Abigail King stayed at the recently refurbished Marina Metro Hotel at Havre des Pas. It’s well located, at the ‘seaside’ end of St Helier – and great value too.

Marina Metro Hotel, Havre des Pas, St Helier JE2 4UQ T 01534 724519 www.marinametrojersey.com She used the unlimited-travel ticket from Libertybus for getting around Jersey, together with the Jersey Pass (see elsewhere on these pages for details).

These two bargain-priced schemes help you get the most out of the island while keeping costs down.

Jersey doesn’t cost the earth. The island offers great value for money, it’s quick and easy to get to – and when you arrive, you won’t have any nasty, pricey shocks, for you pay in pounds, not euros. It’s a small island, so getting around and about is equally easy and inexpensive – and you’ll be surprised by what you can do for free (we’ve included a few ideas on these pages).

You’ll be amazed by what you can get up to on an island measuring just nine miles by five. Jersey is jam-packed with attractions and places to visit, many accessible by Jersey Pass. What’s more, lots of places like large galleries and craft shops – popular attractions in their own right – don’t charge entrance fees.

Trip advisor (no, not that one – but it’s worth listening to our advice too) Many tour operators offer easy-to-book, attractively priced holidays and short breaks in Jersey inclusive of travel (by air or sea) and accommodation – see the listing at the back of this publication or the ‘Book a Holiday’ pages of our website. Between them, these operators offer a dizzying variety of great-value packages. Many will even tailor-make a break just for you.

For extra-special value see our website’s ‘Special Offers’. These can save you even more money, including free car hire, free half board, free insurance, reductions for children and ‘stay three nights for the price of two’. www.jersey.com/specialoffers

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Jersey fOr free Our number-one attractions – those Jersey beaches, cliffs, harbours, Green Lanes and woodlands – are absolutely free.

Here are a few more things that won’t cost you a penny: Get to know the island on free guided walks during our Spring and Autumn Walking Weeks (www.jersey.com/walking).

Help celebrate the end of the German Occupation of Jersey on Liberation Day, 9 May, when St Helier puts on a great show of pageants and performances.

Reach for the skies at the Jersey International Air Display in September.

It’s one of the world’s greatest free aerial spectacles (www.jerseyairdisplay.org.uk).

Discover mysterious prehistoric sites and chilling German war bunkers scattered across the island (see www.prehistoricjersey.net, www.jerseyheritage.org and the Occupation Trail Map available free from Jersey Tourism).

Visit the Harbour Gallery, St Aubin, for a superb display of original art and sculpture (www.mnlg.com/art).

Lend a hand at Black Butter making. Learn all about this tasty island delicacy during our Black Butter making weekend, 24–26 October (www.nationaltrustjersey.org.je).

Get festive during La Fête dé Noué. Banish midwinter blues at Jersey’s fabulous preChristmas festival, 30 November–15 December, when island life shines brighter than ever at parades and street performances, markets and musical events.

Take a look inside the Glass Church (otherwise known as St Matthew’s Church), St Helier. No, it’s not famous for its stained glass. At this unusual place of worship there’s an extensive use of moulded white glass, the perfect accompaniment to art deco-style architecture (www.glasschurch.org).

Two top moneysaving tips Get yourself a Jersey Pass. This must-have gives you free entry to many of our top attractions, including Durrell Wildlife, Mont Orgueil Castle and the Maritime Museum, plus other benefits. Passes are available for two, four or six consecutive days.

T 01534 448877, www.jersey.com/jerseypass And an unlimited-travel bus ticket to go with it. Ask at our Visitor Centre for details (T 01534 448877).

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The green heart of Jersey

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How green is my island?

In Jersey’s case, very green – and blue

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ersey may well be small by most standards – just 45 square miles – but judged environmentally there’s outstanding richness. All important natural habitats are sensitively cared for to preserve their unique character, protecting a wealth of special places cherished by locals and visitors alike. The island was the first destination in the world to be awarded Green Globe status way back in 1997 in recognition of the strenuous efforts made to ensure that ‘wild’ Jersey does indeed remain wild, with the lightest possible human footprint.

recognition from the Green Tourism Business Scheme. Leading the world in many fields, the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust was awarded Gold Accreditation in 2011. In partnership with the National Trust for Jersey, Durrell is working hard to manage clifftop habitats along the north coast with the aim of reintroducing a long-lost bird, the red-billed chough (www.birdsontheedge.org). The Radisson Blu Hotel on St Helier’s waterfront also has Gold Accreditation, the first Channel Islands hotel to receive the accolade. Green also translates into thinking local. Island produce comes to the fore with Genuine Jersey, a scheme set up to promote produce and products with local provenance and minuscule food miles.

But green Jersey marches on. A new Island Plan was adopted in 2011, forging ahead with bold proposals for a National Park on the west and north coasts to include the dunes and wildlife habitat surrounding St Ouen’s Pond, Jersey’s largest area of natural freshwater.

Jersey’s green scene extends beyond dry land. Another recipient of the Green Tourism Business Scheme Gold Award is Jersey Kayak Adventures, one of a number of operators offering the opportunity to get ‘up close and personal’ with many of the island’s coastal highlights.

An enviable network of Green Lanes already spans rural Jersey, connecting many of the island’s most scenic spots and giving priority to walkers and cyclists. Public transport has come on in leaps and bounds in recent years, with a bus service that covers Jersey’s most secluded nooks and crannies. So the car is no longer essential if you want to get to outlying woodlands, headlands and rocky north coast bays. Inland, verdant pastures bounded by drystone walls and lush hedgerows nourish placid, engaging Jersey cows. Secluded valleys are just around the corner from busy St Helier. More wildflower meadows are being seeded each year and fruit orchards, once plentiful on the island, are making a welcome comeback.

Because of the island’s exceptional tidal reach – one of the world’s largest – at low tide Jersey more than doubles in size.

These shallow coastal waters are clean and amongst the healthiest in the British Isles. In 2011 they broke all bathing water records for the previous 20 years, helping the island’s oyster-growing farms along the way.

Jersey has four wetlands of international importance registered with the United Nations under the Ramsar Convention. The island’s unique coastal zone is extraordinarily rich in wildlife that changes constantly throughout the seasons. Warmed by the Gulf Stream, Jersey’s seas are often graced by the largest group of bottlenose dolphins in Britain and provide a safe haven Cyclepaths lengthen by the month and coastal footpaths are a joy for decent populations of Atlantic grey seals. to follow, revealing myriad views of an island with over 250,000 Exploring Jersey’s ‘wet side’ – the so-called ‘moonscape’ of years of human history. There’s an equally deep pool of natural intertidal sands, reefs and gullies plus the vast offshore reefs history. Great birdwatching opportunities abound, continental of Les Minquiers and Les Ecrehous – is highly recommended. wildflowers rare or absent in the United Kingdom make it just They are all well served by qualified guides and charter boats. as far north as the island, while local geology is world class.

‘Moonwalks’ across the Channel Islands’ first Ramsar site are Sound eco-credentials extend to local businesses too. A number true wanders on the seabed, the like of which don’t exist anywhere else on the planet. have seized the environmental initiative, gaining international

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Green scene Going green comes naturally in Jersey.

After all, we’ve been doing it for long enough. We were the first holiday destination in the world to be awarded a

Little trains We have these too – well, after a fashion. Learn about Jersey’s history, fascinating facts and legends while travelling on the charming, whitepainted ‘Petits Trains’ that run around St Helier and to the harbour village of St Aubin. They depart from St Helier’s Liberation Square and St Aubin and run April to October, linking in with cycle hire and routes. www.littletrain.co.uk

Green Globe in recognition of our environmentally friendly work with schemes such as coastal footpaths, cycle tracks and the Green Lane network. Jersey has four protected wetland areas of global importance, known as Ramsar sites – a large stretch of the southeastern coast and three offshore islets. And thanks to our first-class bus service and the nature of the island, it’s easy to explore without a car. And when you’re out and about, call into our gorgeous gardens – Jersey’s mild climate, long hours of sunshine and rich soils give it the greenest of green fingers,

Green and keen You’ll find lots of green-fingered gardeners in Jersey. Two of our best known are Judith Quérée and Reg Langlois. The star of many gardening programmes and articles, Judith Quérée’s Garden is a magical collection of over 2,000 mainly herbaceous perennials from all over the world. Reg’s Garden at Badgers Holt has thousands of flowering shrubs and bushes full of colour and perfume. There’s also a large waterfall and pond full of colourful Koi carp, aviary and Fairy Garden.

Jersey by bus Libertybus has recently taken over the island’s bus service. For 2013 it’s planned that it will be offering go-anywhere unlimited-travel tickets – great value for visitors, and the green way to see the island. The entire bus fleet has easy access for wheelchair users. For details please contact our Visitor Centre (T 01534 448877).

Bus routes radiate from Liberation Station, The Esplanade, St Helier’s modern bus station equipped with seating, airport-style information display screens, a café and information desk.

Coach tours are also popular. Half-day, evening and whole day island tours are available, taking in local attractions, gardens and beauty spots. A courtesy service operates from many hotels and pick-up points to connect with most tour departures.

For more information please contact: Tantivy Blue Coach Tours T 01534 706706 www.tantivybluecoach.com Signature Executive Transport T 07797 789123 www.signature.je Waverley Coaches T 01534 758360 www.norfolkhoteljersey.co.uk/waverley

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Judith Quérée’s Garden

Lavender, wildlife and wine

At home… and around the world

The working – but very fragrant – Jersey Lavender Farm is devoted to the growing, harvesting, distillation and drying of this soothing plant, which is in bloom from late May to early September. You can see the entire process on site. Don’t come to Durrell Wildlife just for the animals. Its extensive 32-acre/13ha grounds and water features are beautiful too, and there’s a fascinating organic garden that provides food for the animals. In the same vein, La Mare Wine Estate offers more than wines. Enjoy them by all means, but also savour the vineyard’s lovely setting in the large grounds of a traditional 17th-century Jersey granite farmhouse (you can take tours of the vineyard, winery and distillery).

The imaginative gardens at Samarès Manor, created in the late 1920s, go far afield for their inspiration. They boast hundreds of varieties of plants from around the world, along with Japanese, water and herb gardens and a willow labyrinth. Neither do you have to travel to far-flung places to see one of the world’s finest collections of orchids. The Eric Young Orchid Foundation has a scented, exotic recreation of orchid habitats and landscapes, along with climate-controlled nurseries.

I’ve got your number Durrell Wildlife, Trinity Open all year.

T 01534 860000 www.durrell.org Eric Young Orchid Foundation, Trinity Open Wednesday–Saturday, February–December.

T 01534 861963 www.ericyoungorchidfoundation.co.uk Jersey Lavender Farm, St Brelade Open Tuesday–Sunday, April–October (café and shop open for a longer period).

T 01534 742933 www.jerseylavender.co.uk Judith Quérée’s Garden, St Ouen Open by appointment May–end September. Ask about the guided tours.

T 01534 482191 www.judithqueree.com

Warm and sunny Spring arrives early in Jersey – you’ll often see flowers here long before they blossom at home. And with summer warmth lingering on into the autumn months our fabulous floral tapestry helps stretch the seasons.

La Mare Wine Estate, St Mary Open April–October.

T 01534 481178 www.lamarewineestate.com Reg’s Garden at Badgers Holt, St Brelade Open all year.

T 01534 743756 www.reg-garden.com Samarès Manor, St Clement Open daily April–October.

T 01534 870551 www.samaresmanor.com

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GardeninG tips Open gardens. Go behind the gates of some of the very best private gardens in Jersey, rarely accessible to the public. All proceeds raised are donated to charity. For dates, times and further details of Open Gardens 2013 go to www.jersey.com (T 01534 448877).

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Floral events. It’s only natural that we like to flaunt our floral finery at events like June in Bloom, a week-long programme of garden visits, walks and talks, not to mention our famous Battle of Flowers in August. For more details see the festivals and events listing on pages 56–57.

Early birds. Make that flowers. Our mild climate and rich soils create such ideal conditions that you’ll often see flowers long before they blossom at home – including mimosa in February For all the latest… and agapanthus in July.

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The ‘S’ factor We’re referring to two island passions – shopping and spas.

Spring, summer, autumn, winter… the seasons may change in Jersey, but our buzzy, busy island scene never takes time out. Add a discerning local population that demands plenty of choice to Jersey’s many visitors and you have a thriving market for quality shopping – and it’s much bigger than the size of the island might suggest. It’s the same when it comes to spas. What’s on offer is world class – if you don’t believe us, take a look at these next few pages.

Christmas shopping, St Helier

Top shops Shopping doesn’t immediately spring to mind when you mention Jersey in the same breath as, say, London, Paris or Milan. But you’ll be surprised by what this little island serves up when it comes to retail therapy.

Saintly shopping St Helier, the island’s busy capital, is your first shopping surprise. It’s attractively laid out and very visitor friendly, with everything focused along a central pedestrianised street.

You’ll find all the big-name stores here plus – and this is where St Helier really comes into its own – a bazaar of smaller speciality and independent shops, run by people with a passion for what they do.

St Helier is home to four island institutions.

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and is synonymous with shopping in Jersey.

Close by is Voisins department store, a family-owned independent retailer with a wide range of high-quality products. Just off the main thoroughfare there’s the characterful Central Market, packed with stalls selling everything from antiques to flowers, fresh vegetables to jewellery. It’s a Victorian gem, with a grand glass roof, ornate pillars and beautiful central fountain.

Seafood is the theme at the more modern Beresford Market (or Fish Market as it is more commonly known) where, this being

Jersey, the stalls are simply spectacular, brimming with catch-of-the-day freshness.

Both markets are great places to stock up for picnics.

New kid on the block is Liberty Wharf on the waterfront, which opened a few years ago. It’s Jersey’s first covered shopping mall with an architecturally intriguing blend of old and new influences – plus big-name UK stores, independent Jersey boutiques and an enticing café life.

Out of town Shopping in Jersey isn’t just confined to the capital. Large craft and retail centres scattered across the island are popular attractions and shopping destinations in their own right. Even the farms get in on the act – for details of farm shops and farmers’ markets please see the ‘food’ Jerseyfile.

Heading out of St Helier it’s difficult to know where to begin. In St Aubin perhaps, home of the Harbour Gallery and Studios (www.mnlg.com/art). This leading arts and crafts centre sets high standards. Run with a rare commitment to the arts, it’s a colourful confection of original paintings, textiles, sculpture and designer fashion.

There’s a great little café too.

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Fish ’n’ Beads is a fun place. It’s a beach shack on St Brelade’s Bay selling driftwood art, wooden toys and a range of funky jewellery and beads – you can even create your own while sitting on the beach (www.sites.google.com/site/fishnbeads).

Ransoms Garden Centre, St Martin, isn’t just for the green fingered (www.ransomsgardencentre.co.uk). It also stocks a huge choice of gifts and items for Other leading players on the shopping home and family. Homemakers as well as scene include Jersey Pearl, St Ouen gardeners also have plenty of choice at St (www.jerseypearl.com), a large complex which attracts thousands of visitors a year. Peter’s Garden Centre near Jersey airport (www.bluediamond.gg).

Catherine Best Jewellery at St Peter (www.catherinebest.com) is on a more intimate scale. Based at a lovely old windmill, this award-winning jeweller is known for her classic jewellery with a modern feel.

Close to the north coast, La Mare Wine Estate, St Mary, has benefited from major investment in recent years (www.lamarewineestate.com). As well as offering guided tours it’s a great shopping destination (there’s also a shop, Maison La Mare, in St Helier). You can also take a tour of Jersey Lavender Farm, St Brelade (www.jerseylavender.co.uk), and afterwards browse for scented gifts at the farm shop.

Shopmobility This scheme operates from the lower floor of St Helier’s Sand Street car park.

Electric scooters and chairs and manual pushchairs are available 10am–4.30pm, Monday–Saturday. Prior booking is preferred but not necessary.

T 01534 739672 or 07797 736797 www.shopmobility.org.je Necklace, Jersey Pearl

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This non-profit making association has been created to generate an awareness of those products that have a sufficiently strong Jersey content to be labelled genuinely ‘local’. It applies to a wide and wonderful range of goods that use local ingredients and local skills. Look out for the Genuine Jersey logo when you’re out and about.

T 01534 448114 www.genuinejersey.com

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Seeing spas The Spa at Grand Jersey

The Royal Yacht

You’ll see plenty here. There’s a seductive range of spa breaks on offer at top hotels and wellbeing retreats across the island.

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t Helier is in the grip of spa fever. The Club Hotel & Spa is a chic, very contemporary boutique hotel that comes complete with a swish spa offering all kinds of feelgood treatments (including thermal and rasul), together with a salt pool and relaxation room. Harpers & Queen magazine reckons that it ‘makes brilliant use of natural and organic ingredients.’

Grand Jersey is a boldly remodelled, bornagain St Helier seafront hotel. The twofloor Spa at Grand Jersey features six fabulous treatment rooms, spa bath, steam room, sauna, experience showers, heated indoor swimming pool, a heavenly

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relaxation room and a high-tech gym. It has set its sights on becoming one of the UK’s most prestigious and style-focused spa and fitness facilities.

A dazzling £30m makeover to St Helier’s Royal Yacht hotel has given it a cuttingedge presence and personality, part of which comes from its luxury spa. The stylish, award-winning Spa Sirène includes a hydrotherapy bath, steam mud rasul, full thermal suite with sauna, steam room, aromatherapy steam room, monsoon and ice-cold bucket showers, vitality pool, Jacuzzi and fully equipped gym.

Hotel de France is another St Helier spa sensation. Its Ayush Wellness Spa, set in a spacious natural environment, offers Ayurvedic treatments based on ancient

Hindu health and healing principles. The spa’s indoor infinity pool, hot and cold plunge pools, hydrotherapy pools and large jet pool are cocooned in calming natural stone surroundings and bathed in a warm light by windows that open onto landscaped gardens. Other facilities include sauna and steam therapies, a yoga studio and gym.

Radisson Blu, smack on St Helier’s waterfront, has a state-of-the-art health club and spa. Facilities include pool, fully equipped fitness centre, sauna, steam room and four treatment rooms.

L’Horizon Hotel & Spa in the south-west of the island has long been synonymous with luxury. And, as a bonus, it enjoys a stunning location overlooking St Brelade’s

Go on, push the boat out Drift away over breathtaking views of the sparkling marina and Elizabeth Castle.

Martello Bar & Terrace Open daily for lunch and dinner. Wide drinks selection for day or night.

Live music Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons.

The Waterfront Brasserie & Terrace Open daily for dinner. Classic dishes with a modern twist.

Sunday Lunch under 8’s eat for free from a set menu.

Summer BBQ menu.

Don’t miss the boat! Book today.

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Hotel de France

I’ve got your number Bellezza, St Brelade’s Bay Hotel, La Route de la Baie, St Brelade JE3 8EF T 01534 639393 www.bellezzajersey.co.uk The Club Hotel & Spa, Green Street, St Helier JE2 4UH T 01534 876500 www.theclubjersey.com Grand Jersey, Esplanade, St Helier JE4 8WD T 01534 722301 www.grandjersey.com

Les Roches Spa

Bay, one of the island’s most beautiful beaches. Drag yourself away from the view and you’ll find a spa complex with an indoor saltwater swimming pool, spa pool, sauna, steam room, treatment rooms and fully equipped air-conditioned gym.

Also in St Brelade’s Bay and based in the luxurious St Brelade’s Bay Hotel, is Bellezza. Labelled ‘Beauty on the Bay’, it’s a contemporary oasis of calm with treatments – including beauty maintenance, nail care, facials or more indulgent body treatments – using topquality brands. Treatments of over 60 minutes include access to the hotel’s pool, fibre optic steam room and Jacuzzi.

Les Roches Spa is set in the heart of the country in the parish of St Ouen in the

north-west of the island. This wellbeing health spa has an indoor pool and four treatment rooms, plus an outdoor yoga pavilion. Extensive beauty treatments are available along with a range of therapies that include reflexology, reiki, hydrotherm massage and hot stone therapy. The complex, in large, peaceful grounds, is a sublime retreat from the stresses and strains of everyday life.

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L’Horizon Hotel & Spa, La Route de la Baie, St Brelade JE3 8EF T 01534 743101 www.handpicked.co.uk/lhorizon Hotel de France, St Saviour’s Road, St Helier JE1 7XP T 01534 614000 www.defrance.co.uk www.ayushspa.com Les Roches Spa, La Rue Végueur, St Ouen JE3 2LH T 01534 487856 www.lesroches.co.uk The Royal Yacht, Weighbridge, St Helier JE2 3NF T 01534 720511 www.theroyalyacht.com Radisson Blu Waterfront Hotel, Rue de l’Etau, St Helier JE2 3WF T 01534 671100 www.radissonblu.com/hotel-jersey

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In the news Durrell strikes gold Durrell, possibly Jersey’s best-loved attraction, is more than an inspiring place to visit.

The Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust is a globally inspiring organisation dedicated to the protection of rare and endangered species. What you see on the island is the tip of a worldwide conservation movement whose work attracts the highest accolades. One of its most recent – and prestigious – awards comes from the World Wetland Network for its long-term efforts to protect the Nosivolo, Madagascar’s most important river, in partnership with Conservation International and local groups.

Other Durrell news includes the opening of the only Youth Hostels Associationaccredited accommodation in Jersey at the wildlife park’s affordable ‘home from home’ hostel. For something really different there’s also the Durrell Wildlife Camp, spacious luxury pods complete with wood-burning stoves, comfy double beds, showers, kitchen and outdoor decks with sun-beds. www.durrell.org

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Sunny Jersey The Great (but really quite friendly) Debate about the sunniest place in the UK might rumble on, but we think we have the definitive answer.

Eastbourne warmer and sunnier than Jersey? We think not. Reports claiming that Eastbourne is sunnier have been confidently repudiated by the latest statistics from Jersey’s Meteorological Department. Fort Regent, St Helier, the official sunshine site for Jersey, recorded 2,235.8 hours of sunshine in 2011, over 273 hours more than Eastbourne’s 1962 hours.

Life’s a beach It certainly is in Jersey. Leading travel website Expedia’s latest Beach Report crowns Jersey as having the best British beaches. It took the top spot helped by the fact that ‘Brits enjoy all the benefits of beautiful French weather, but with familiar British food and culture’. Jersey performed well in the international category too, coming in the top 10, highlighting the Channel Islands’ suitability for seaside-loving Brits looking for a holiday closer to home versus popular long-haul beach destinations.

TripAdvisor, the other big travel website, also reckons there’s beauty on the beach in Jersey – it voted St Brelade’s Bay as Britain’s second most beautiful beach.

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New visitors for 16 New Street Following a meticulous £1m-plus restoration, the National Trust for Jersey has opened the handsome Georgian house at 16 New Street, St Helier, to the public. Constructed in the 1730s and furnished in period style, this ‘lost jewel in the crown of the architectural heritage of Jersey’ is undoubtedly the finest remaining Georgian townhouse in the island’s capital. www.nationaltrust.je

David de Carteret, Jersey Tourism’s Director, commented: ‘We are regularly challenged on our claims to be the warmest and sunniest place in Britain. It is a status we pride the island upon as it is a natural advantage we have over all our UK competitors. The scientific facts speak for themselves and we are happy to counter any challenges to our great record.’

It really is sunnier here. Even during last year’s less than classic summer The Guardian reported that Jersey enjoyed 203 hours of the bright stuff in August, the highest total in Britain.

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Jersey – the perfect place Jersey was once the destination of choice for honeymooners. Now it’s the turn of weddings. It’s no surprise that the island has become a popular weddings venue. It’s got the lot – venues that include regal castles and romantic heritage sites, gardens and wildlife parks, charming manor houses and top hotels, all experienced in looking after you and your guests.

The photo-opportunities are pretty good too – beautiful beaches and a wooded countryside, all enjoying long hours of sunshine. And we’re different – a touch continental but with a reassuring familiarity that’s important when planning your wedding. We’re glad to say that we’re not Las Vegas, not least because we’re in easy reach of the UK. Which means that you can bring so many more of your family and friends to share your special day.

For your complete guide to getting married in Jersey go to: www.jersey.com/weddings

Hotel happenings

Vroom, vroom

Forts on foot

Tops with TripAdvisor.

The world’s largest travel website has ranked three Jersey hotels in the top 25 of its UK ‘Travellers’ Choices’. Grand Jersey Hotel and Spa (www.grandjersey.com), Longueville Manor (www.longuevillemanor. com) and L’Horizon Hotel and Spa (www.handpickedhotels.co.uk), all ranked in its various award categories.

The top speed limit in Jersey might be just 40mph, but that doesn’t mean we don’t like our motorsport.

The island – home to racing legends Nigel Mansell and Derek Warwick – has a long motorsports heritage. In 2013 this will be enhanced with the opening of The Mansell Collection in a restored art deco garage in St Helier.

The upstairs tells the story of Nigel Mansell’s career as a Formula I and Indy Car champion through video footage and displays, including trophies and actual racing cars. And if you’re in the market for a car (not necessarily one that will do 200mph) there’s a car showroom downstairs. www.themansellcollection.co.uk

Trace Jersey’s fortified past with the help of a new book. Jersey War Walks, by Ian Ronayne, introduces readers to the extraordinary wealth of military history concentrated on this little island. Ian’s 20 walks encompass everything from Iron Age fortifications to World War Two bunkers.

Published by Seaflower Books at £7.95, it’s available at island bookshops and online at www.jerseywarwalks.com or from Amazon (‘A fabulous book … and great value for money.’ Review on Amazon.)

Longueville Manor, the only AA Five Red Star hotel on the island, is not about to rest on its laurels. It has announced plans for a multi-million pound development to add new deluxe rooms and suites.

The Atlantic Hotel and Ocean Restaurant (www.theatlantichotel.com) has celebrated a highly prized ‘double’ as one of just a handful of hotels to receive the dual award of four AA Red Stars and four AA Rosettes. ‘Very few establishments enjoy this dual recognition, which, to some extent represents the holy grail of hotel-keeping,’ said delighted owner Patrick Burke.

The Merton Hotel (www.seymourhotels. com) has been named amongst ‘Britain’s Best for Families’ by TripAdvisor. It came out best in the Channel Islands and fifth in the UK, thanks to its exceptional range of family-friendly features including the Aquadome leisure centre, family bedrooms, Kids’ Clubs and crèche.

Record-breaking clean seas at island beaches The sea at Jersey’s most popular beaches is the cleanest since records began some 20 years ago. In the most recent sample, all beaches in Jersey passed the European ‘Imperative Standard’ and 15 out of 16 passed the highest quality ‘Guide Standard’.

The island’s pass rate for the Guide Standard was 94% compared to the UK’s 77%.

Self-catering in style Accommodation in Jersey was once almost exclusively hotel-based. Not any longer. The latest development at La Place is part of a new wave of quality selfcatering accommodation. La Place Country Cottages, St Brelade, might look traditional from the outside – a ‘farmhouse’ collection of granite cottages – but once inside you’re in a contemporary environment of luxury bathrooms, big, plump beds, cool, light tones and designer kitchens. It’s self-catering with a modern twist – you don’t even have to cook your own breakfasts. Just walk across the immaculately groomed ‘farmyard’ to La Place’s other place – a beautifully appointed country house hotel that has also benefited from major new investment. www.hotellaplacejersey.com

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Bestfests Festivals and events are thick on the ground in Jersey. Here’s a selection of the very best, presented in various categories. We don’t have enough space to cover everything that’s going on in this eventful island. For the full picture see a copy of our free What’s On guide, available everywhere in Jersey or by post (see page 58).

Or simply go to www.jersey.com/events

Best for aquaholics and aeronautics

4–6 May: Barclays Jersey Boat Show The three-day show that gets the boating season off to a great start.

Taking place in the maritime heart of St Helier, it features power and sail side by side, plus the best of Jersey’s food, drink, heritage and entertainment. A major event on the British boating calendar. www.jerseyboatshow.com

12 September: International Air Display A sensational event, one of Europe’s largest free air displays. Everything stops along St Aubin’s Bay as the skies above come alive with flying displays from top international teams. www.jerseyairdisplay.org.uk

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Best for the outdoors

9 May: Liberation Day Join islanders to celebrate the liberation from Occupying Forces during World War Two. Events on the day and in the run-up include heritage trails, access to war bunkers and a commemorative service. www.jersey.com/liberation

11–18 May: Spring Walking Week Discover Jersey’s natural beauty and heritage on a series of free guided walks designed for all ages and levels of experience. www.jersey.com/walking

7–15 September: Hidden Treasures A week in which you can weave your way through the rich tapestry of Jersey’s fascinating heritage, from ancient dolmens to imposing World War Two fortifications. Castles by candlelight, terrifying tales, moonlit adventures on the sea-bed and glimpses behind closed doors will excite and enlighten. Get up-closeand-personal to artefacts with their own intriguing stories to tell and become acquainted with famous – and infamous – personalities from the island’s past. All brought to you

by Jersey Heritage, the National Trust for Jersey and the Société Jersiaise. www.jersey.com

16–23 June: June in Bloom Floral Festival Jersey at its floral best with a week full of open gardens, demonstrations, flower shows and nature walks. www.jersey.com/floral

14–21 September: Autumn Walking Week Enjoy Jersey’s warm and wonderful autumnal colours on a full and free programme of countryside, coastal and heritage walks in the company of some of the island’s most experienced guides. www.jersey.com/walking

Best for foodies 18–26 May: Jersey Food Festival A week-long celebration of the very best from Jersey’s food producers, chefs, artisans and restaurateurs.

Everything from the island’s bountiful seafood to the iconic Jersey Royal potato features on a long menu that includes low-water walks, masterclasses and farm and dairy tours, culminating in an alfresco food event in St Helier. For a fuller flavour see the article on pages 24–27. www.jersey.com/food 27 July: Jersey Fish Festival Seafood cooking demonstrations, music, entertainment and craft stalls around the harbour, St Helier. Boat races and games throughout the day too.

1 October–10 November: Tennerfest Good food and great value.

Tennerfest is a popular annual event across Jersey and Guernsey, with restaurants, bistros, hotels and cafés serving tasty, all-inclusive fixedprice menus. Starting at £10 with £12.50, £15 and £17.50 options, there’s a wide and exciting choice of food on offer. www.tennerfest.com

Best for families

4 August: Jersey Seaside Festival A day of traditional seaside fun at Havre des Pas for the whole family.

The seafront and outdoor swimming pool will be jam-packed with beach games, live entertainment, music, local art and crafts and alfresco dining.

8 August: Battle of Flowers Grand Day Parade One of the most spectacular carnivals in Europe and a highlight of our summer scene. A colourful atmosphere is guaranteed, with flower-festooned floats, musicians, dancers and entertainers. The whole island comes out to celebrate in St Helier. www.battleofflowers.com

19–20 October La Faîs’sie d’Cidre (Cider Festival) Autumn is apple time – a lively annual festival held at Hamptonne Country Life Museum celebrating the island’s heritage of apple cultivation and cider making. www.jerseyheritage.org 24–26 October: Black Butter Making Join the National Trust for Jersey as they make this delicious local delicacy from the island’s apple harvest.

Peel the apples, stir the pot and learn all about this traditional, tasty treat and how it can be used with different foods today. www.nationaltrust.je

9 August: Battle of Flowers Moonlight Parade An atmospheric evening parade of the flower-covered floats illuminated by thousands of lights. A magical experience and fitting finale to the Battle of Flowers floral extravaganza. www.battleofflowers.com

Best for music and the arts 25–26 May: Folklore Following its successful debut in St Helier in 2012, Folklore is back for 2013. It’s an independent music festival with an independent spirit, encompassing not just live music but also theatre, poetry and film. Expect a wide range of talents – last year’s line-up included Van Morrison, Ray Davies, Wanda Jackson and Badly Drawn Boy. www.folklorejersey.org.uk 31 August–1 September: Jersey Live The coolest boutique music festival and biggest little indie rock festival in Europe, with a line-up of top bands – previous festival favourites include The Prodigy, Kasabian, Snow Patrol, Dizzee Rascal, Primal Scream, Paul Weller, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds and Rizzle Kicks.

Celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2013, so make sure you’re part of a festival known for its goodnatured, responsive crowd. Held in the beautiful surroundings of Royal Jersey Showground. www.jerseylive.org.uk

Best Christmas fest 30 November–15 December: La Fête de Noué Jersey’s fabulous Christmas festival.

The island is lit up with an enchanting programme of festive activities, including street entertainment and parades in St Helier, late-night shopping under a canopy of brilliant white lights, traditional food and gift markets, carol concerts, guided walks… and much more. www.jersey.com/christmas

book online at www.jersey.com

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We produce a comprehensive range of publications to help you plan your holiday. Take a look below, fill in the form and return the page to us with any necessary payment. www.jersey.com/shop ITEM

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Jersey Street Atlas

1:19,000 Map Comprehensive island, St Helier and villages map

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Leisure Map 1:25,000 Map (OS Style Map) Comprehensive island and St Helier map

Channel Islands Way

This is Jersey DVD

A pictorial view of Jersey (approx 40 mins)

£9.99

English/ French

Street Atlas Pocket Guide

Official Jersey maps of town and island, full street index, colour maps

£5.25

English

Jersey Jaunts

33 circular walks

£5.95

English

2013 Calendar

12 images including Jersey’s famous cows, beaches, castles and Battle of Flowers

£4.95

English

Jersey Rambles

30 island walks for you to enjoy

£6.95

English

A Brief History of Jersey

Highlights of the island’s eventful history

£6.95

English

Channel Islands Way

Guide to the 115-mile walk around Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Sark and Herm.

£9.95

English

Jersey Pocket Guide

Includes practical advice on where to stay, dining out, what to see, what to do, cultural tips and how to get around

£4.99

English

£1

English

North Coast Map Parish Walks Vol 1

Circular walks around 5 Parishes

£1.80

English

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Circular walks around 7 Parishes

£2.50

English

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We’re here to help Make our Visitor Centre in St Helier your first port of call – it’s the best way to get the most out of your holiday or short break. You normally have to pay a lot for expert advice. But not here at Liberation Place, close to the seafront in St Helier, where we’ll point you in all kinds of directions.

You can’t beat local knowledge. Bus information. Beach information. Attractions and places to visit. Outdoor and indoor activities. Walking and wildlife. Festivals and events... our friendly staff will be happy to help with all your enquiries.

You’ll also be able to pick and choose from a big range of maps, guides and brochures, both free and for sale, and buy your Jersey Pass, the money-saving must-have. And if you’re still undecided about where to stay, staff will book accommodation too (though you’ll find more than enough choice on the pages of this guide).

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Accommodation

All accommodation in Jersey must be registered but grading is optional. Quality (grading) is assessed by either the AA or Visit Britain for the Jersey Quality Assured (JQA) scheme. Please be aware that ratings may change throughout the year.

The AA and Visit Britain now assess hotels, guest accommodation and self-catering to the same criteria and award one to five stars or one to five pennants for campsites.

The rating reflects the overall quality of the experience.

Jersey ratings made easy H Acceptable – simple, practical, no frills HH Good – well presented and well run HHH Very good level of quality and comfort HHHH Excellent standard throughout HHHHH Exceptional with a degree of luxury

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General information For further information log on to www.jersey.com Jersey Tourism Liberation Place St Helier Jersey JE1 1BB T 01534 448877 F 01534 448898 email: info@jersey.com Bringing your Own Car Visitors must have an insurance certificate or an International Green Card, the vehicle registration document, a valid driving licence or International Driving Permit (UK International Driving Permits are not valid).

Photocopies are not acceptable. A nationality plate should be displayed on the back of your vehicle.

Buses It is easy to access all parts of the island using the local bus service, whose routes radiate from Liberation Station, St Helier. To obtain a copy of the current bus timetable, please visit Liberation Station or call Jersey Tourism: 01534 448877 Caravans/Motorhomes Caravans/motorhomes can only be accommodated on the following sites for a maximum of one month during the summer season: Beuvelande 01534 853575 and Rozel Camp Site 01534 855200. For further information and Licensing Applications please contact the campsites above or Jersey Tourism – 01534 448877.

Currency All major debit and credit cards are widely accepted. Sterling is the currency of the island.

Chip & Pin is widely used in the island. Euros are accepted in a limited number of outlets.

There is no counter service for Building Societies in Jersey but there are Link Card machines in St Helier, St Saviour, St Peter and Red Houses.

Please check with your own society regarding Jersey cash transactions before you leave, as these differ from the UK. Pensions from the UK can no longer be withdrawn on the island.

Customs Allowances As Jersey is not part of the EU you can still purchase your duty-free items en route to and from the island. For further information please refer to www.jersey.com Electricity 240 volts AC UK sockets only.

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Facilities for the Disabled You can use your Blue Badge and Radar key in the island. A comprehensive booklet ‘A Guide to Jersey for the Disabled’ is available from Jersey Tourism or online at www.jersey.com Hearing Resource Centre 01534 623030, Fax 01534 623031. www.health.gov.je Insurance Like any time away from home, a visit to Jersey should be accompanied by appropriate holiday insurance for all travelling passengers.

Most operators will provide insurance on request or you can arrange it directly with your own insurers.

Jersey Blind Society Westlea Centre, Rue de Huquet, St Martin JE3 6HL. 01534 864689.

Licensing Hours At the discretion of the proprietor, certain public bars are open between 0900–2300 hrs weekdays and 1100–2300 hrs on Sunday to persons over 18. Children under the age of 18 are allowed in up to 2100 hrs if accompanied by an adult.

Parking Payment is required in advance for parking in St Helier, parts of St Aubin, St Brelade and Gorey and wherever the parking signage is displayed. This is done by paycards you can purchase from many outlets but not in the car parks themselves. Payment is required Monday to Saturday 0800–1700 hrs excluding Bank Holidays – always check parking signs for details. Details are available from car hire venues and Jersey Tourism.

Passports No passport is required for visitors travelling from the British Isles and the Republic of Ireland. All airline passengers must have a valid photo ID. However, a passport is required when travelling to France from Jersey. The Jersey Passport Office: 01534 448000.

Pets Pets can travel freely from the British Isles and the Republic of Ireland (please check with your chosen airline in advance). For other areas ‘Pets Passport Scheme’ regulations apply. From May to September between 1030 and 1800 hrs dogs on beaches must be on a lead. For further information log on to www.jersey.com

Public Holidays The same as the UK, with the addition of Liberation Day, 9th May. Shopping The markets and some shops are closed on Thursday afternoons, otherwise normal shopping hours apply, usually 0900–1730 hrs.

There is no general Sunday opening in Jersey.

Smoking Restrictions Please enquire at time of booking if smoking rooms are available at your chosen accommodation as smoking is generally banned in all enclosed public places across the island.

Telephones The code for Jersey is 01534 from the British Isles and +44 1534 from any other country.

Mobile networks require a roaming facility plus international dialling code and some ‘Pay as you Go’ phones do not operate in Jersey. Please check with your provider.

Vehicle Hire Full details of car, motorbike, scooter and cycle hire are available from Jersey Tourism or please visit www.jersey.com Visitors’ Medical Treatment UK visitors to Jersey who fall ill or have an accident will have to pay for some of the health services and treatment that they receive.

Emergency treatment provided within Jersey’s A & E department and the main hospital is free of charge. However, outpatients’ appointments, GP visits and any other health related services are chargeable. Visitors are advised to take out health insurance before travelling to the island.

People with existing travel or health insurance policies are advised to check that the policy covers travel to the Channel Islands.

Renal Dialysis The General Hospital Renal Unit, Gloucester Street, St Helier, provides holiday dialysis throughout the year. Advance booking is essential. E111 does not apply.

01534 622126.

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Manche Iles Express

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Sea Travel to/from France Saint Malo (Brittany) Granville & Carteret (Normandy)

* Seasonal service

Additional Departures Many airlines offer connecting flights from the majority of UK airports.

Please contact airline direct for details.

Seasonal Charters Many tour operators also offer seasonal charter flights from a choice of UK regional airports. For more information about services to Jersey in your area please visit ‘Transport’ information pages on www.jersey.com or call our Visitor Services on 01534 448877.

DISCLAIMER All travel details are correct at time of going to press (December 2012) and may change during the course of the year. Please check schedules and departure points before finalising any arrangements by visiting www.jersey.com or by contacting your local ABTA bonded travel agent.

Jersey Tourism cannot be held responsible for any changes, errors or omissions.

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BEAUPORT

La Landes du Ouest

Harbour Gallery

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B57

Bouilly Port

Mont Fiquet

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Noirmont Noirmont Command Bunker

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Route Principale Hauptverkehrstrassen

'B' Road

Route Catégorie 'B' Verkehrstrassen

'C' Road

Route Catégorie 'C' C - Weg

Minor Road

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Green Lane

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Sentier Pédestre Fussweg

Castle / House

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Church

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Château / Maison Burg / Schloss

Fort Festung

Horse Racing

Jet Ski

Hospital

Mast

Courses hippiques Pferderennen

Ski de Gicleur Strahl Ski

Bowls

Pétanque Bowls

Église Kirche

Jardins Gartenanlage

Camping

Camping Campingplatz

Canoeing

Canoë-kayak Kanufahren

Car Park Parking Parkplatz

Car Park (disabled)

Parking (handicapés) Parkplatz (für Rollstuhlfahrer)

Cricket Cricket Cricket

Fishing Pêche Angeln

Football Football Fußball

Go Kart Racing Carting Gokart-Bahn

Golf Golf Golf

German Occ. Site

Site de l’occupation allemande Im 2. WK unter deutscher Besatzung

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Pylône Mast

Motor (cycle) Racing

Lighthouse

M Museum

Jersey Tower

National Trust for Jersey

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Tour de Jersey Jersey Tower

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Swimming

Viewpoint

Picnic

School

Tennis

Water Skiing

Pique-nique Picknick

Rugby Rugby

École Schule

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Marchand de glaces Kiosk

Nature Reserve Réserve naturelle Naturschutzgebiet

National Trust de Jersey National Trust für Jersey

Post Office

Bureau de poste Postamt

Prehistoric Site

Site préhistorique Prähistorische Stätte

Riding Stables Centre équestre Reiterhof

Sports Field

Terrain de sport Sportplatz

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Plongée sous-marine Tauchen

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Kingdom Hall

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Corbière Lighthouse

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Jersey Bowl Jersey Rugby & Hockey Clubs B42

Les Ormes Leisure Village / Adventure Centre

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Toilettes Toiletten

Point de vue Aussichtspunkt

Ski nautique Wasserski

Wind-surfing Planche à voile Windsurfen

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Toilets (disabled)

Yachting

Accommodation

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Belval Cove

St Catherine’s Wood

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Eric Young Orchid Foundation

Millbrook eservoir

La Coupe

B91

C110

Victoria Village

Becquet Vincent

Ville ès Nouaux

B31

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Rozel Camping Park

C93

Les Augrès Manor

La Croix

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B30

La Rue Hougue des ttes

B27

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BSJA Showground

La Grande Route de St .

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Parish Hall

ROZEL BAY

Jardin d'Olivet

C102

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Dannemarche Reservoir

NT

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B63

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NT

B63

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WC

La Rocque Harbour

To Seymour Tower

To Icho Tower

To Les Minquers

Icho Tower

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