Jersey trip, some tips please.

Jersey is lovely we have been going for many years. We take our car over but very rarely use it Jersey has an excellent bus service depending on where you are staying. Plenty of lovely walks but we ourselves are not walkers. A nice walk from St Helier to St Aubin with plenty of stop off places.
St Elizabeth Castle is well worth a visit as well as the War Tunnels.
Good shopping in St Helier with different shops and department stores all pedestrianised.
The Little Train from St Helier to St Aubin is also very informative and a pleasant trip.
Remember to get rid of any Jersey money you may be given in change you can't spend it in the UK.
A guide map is very helpful which you can pick up in various places.

It sounds lovely, you've done a good job of selling it to us, Rosie 😀.

Have a lovely holiday, Sago ☀️.

We loved it last year. Be sure to go to the war time hospital in the old tunnels. Fascinating stuff. Also there's an interesting museum in St Helier with an original old house as part of it.
We stayed in St Aubin which was lovely and second previous suggestions about the bus service and also the little train. We thoroughly enjoyed the beautiful fresh fish and vegetables in Jersey. Great grub!

My first trip a couple of years ago. We stayed in St Brelades Bay which is lovely. It's a very small island in comarison IOW positively huge. Lots to see though, as outlined in what rosie has set out above.

Have a great time.

I think everyone I've ever met who's been there has raved about their holiday

War tunnels.
Glass church
The orchid foundation
All worth a visit

Try Guernsey.🇬🇬

Please don’t be offended, Jersey people understand 😉

Thank you all, keep them coming, the Glass Church looks interesting, I am a big Lalique fan so that’s on the list.

We are having a tour of the tunnels after the Liberation Commemoration lunch.

Our first hotel is St Brealde area (Atlantique) and the second is Rozel area (Chateau La Chaire)

We like to do as much on foot as possible, we tend to do around 12 miles a day on holiday.

dogsmother We are spending time with friends who have just moved to Jersey and taking part in the liberation celebrations, we will not be visiting Guernsey.

Our first hotel is St Brealde area (Atlantique) and the second is Rozel area (Chateau La Chaire)
Oh, please report back. I'm looking for something similar.

I love both Jersey and Guernsey. I used to spend a day there every fortnight on a 7 hour stopover. As has been said, St. Helier has nice shops. Gorey is very picturesque and the castle worth a visit.

St Brelade's Bay is lovely and Howard Davis Park is beautiful too. Also already mentioned the War Tunnels, The Vineyard, Jersey Zoo (our boys were young), St. Helier, Jersey Pearl

All of the above.

There was also a butterfly farm, if I remember correctly, don't know if it is still there.
Jersey Zoo is worth a visit, as others have mentioned. It is the headquarters of Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, founded by author and naturalist Gerald Durrell

The Somerville Hotel in St Aubin is lovely. Beautiful location overlooking the bay.
We did a mini bus tour. It was great. Lots of little lanes that we'd never have found plus a very knowledgeable and entertaining driver/guide.

Try the littel fishing harbours on the north coast, Rozel, Bouley Bay, Bonne Nuit, and Greve de Lecq. Park at St Lawrence Church and explore the lanes behind the church to find the real Jersey. Also, St Martin's Church, St Catherines. The west coast is amazing with sand dunes that go down to the sea. Lots to explore along that coast - L'Etacq, and Les Landes, and Grosnez. Restaurants I would recommend are Mark Jordan at the Beach for fab sea food, the Beach Club at St Brelade's Bay, Gorey just below the castle also has some lovely restaurants like The Moorings. St Aubin's is well worth a walk around and perhaps a lunch at the Somerville Hotel. May is by far the best time to visit as all the spring flowers and trees are out and it is not so busy. Have fun!

Oh. I wish we could go back right right now. We had such a lovely time there last June.

Take the trip over to Sark and Herm. Fabulous.

We've booked to go to Guernsey. We have never been to the Channel Islands. I hope it is as nice as Jersey sounds.

Eloethan

We've booked to go to Guernsey. We have never been to the Channel Islands. I hope it is as nice as Jersey sounds.

You will be amazed at how pretty St Peter Port is. You feel transported back in time. Also, visit Haute Ville, Victor Hugo's house, Candy Gardens, etc.

Sago

Thank you all, keep them coming, the Glass Church looks interesting, I am a big Lalique fan so that’s on the list.

We are having a tour of the tunnels after the Liberation Commemoration lunch.

Our first hotel is St Brealde area (Atlantique) and the second is Rozel area (Chateau La Chaire)

We like to do as much on foot as possible, we tend to do around 12 miles a day on holiday.

dogsmother We are spending time with friends who have just moved to Jersey and taking part in the liberation celebrations, we will not be visiting Guernsey.

Just read your further post. From the Atlantic Hotel you can go on foot to Corbiere Lighthouse (word Corbiere comes from Jerriais word for Crow. They have lived there for a thousand years). Also, on the way to the lighthouse from your hotel, there is an ancient dolmen called La Sergente which is about 4000 years old. From your hotel you will have a complete sweep of the bay. At Rozel, at the Chateau La Chaire, you must explore the lane that leads up from the hotel which takes you into the countryside at St Martin's. An early morning walk around Rozel Harbour is beautiful and catch it on the high tide. The grounds at the Chateau are also worth a walk around - there is a full history attached to them. We've stayed there several times.

The Liberation Day celebrations really are something. The place to be is down by the Pomme D'Or Hotel where the Island turns out for the parade, songs, and speeches. All the islanders who are still alive from the Occupation get priority seating. It must be appreciated that the Island was on its knees in May 1945 and no one was more welcome than the British Soldiers as they entered the harbour to warm welcomes and cheers from the islanders. So many of the older generation still tell their stories of extreme deprivation during those war years.

Lucky you.

Went a few years ago and had a brilliant time.

Do take a ferry to a couple of the other Islands too.

War tunnels, Gerald Durrells Zoo, bus tour, little land train around part of the coast, lovely boat trips around the coast, amazing beaches and bays, trip to St Helier, hire a car for a few days, it’s so small and easy to see entire island.

Enjoy the seafood, it’s amazing, have a great trip!

SpinDriftCoastal Thank you for the information, the walks from the hotels sound right up our street.

We are are lunch guests at the Pomme D’Or for the Liberation Day celebrations so very much looking forward to that.

Do you live on Jersey?

dogsmother

Please don’t be offended, Jersey people understand 😉

Understand what, exactly? Offended about what? Please explain.

Eloethan

We've booked to go to Guernsey. We have never been to the Channel Islands. I hope it is as nice as Jersey sounds.

Guernsey is smaller and not so commercialised as Jersey. Sark and Herm are much easier to get to from Guernsey. Enjoy and give it my love.