Jersey Vacation Travel Guide | Expedia (4K)
100 miles from the coast of Britain and just 14 off the coast of France is Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands. Jersey is compact, making it easy to explore. Country lanes and walking trails lace the island, ensuring Jersey’s attractions are never far away.
After exploring the picture-perfect capital, St. Helier, head off to explore the island. Each of Jersey’s four coastlines has its own distinctive personality. Head eastward to La Hougue Bie, one of the world’s oldest buildings, and the port of Gorey, with its iconic medieval castle.
Be sure to take in a few sections of the North Coast Path, which offers some of the island’s most dramatic views. Then head south along the west coast to St. Ouen’s Bay, where surfers will find some of the island’s best waves and history buffs can explore the Channel Islands Military Museum. On the southern coast, don’t miss the sheltered sands of St. Brelade, the WW2 German command bunker at Noirmont Point, the tiny islet of Janvrin’s Tomb, and St. Aubin’s Fort.
While the coastline serves up Jersey’s finest views, the island’s interior offers plenty for visitors too, such as the Jersey War Tunnels, the Hamptonne Country Life Museum, the Pallot Steam and Motor Museum and the Jersey Zoo.
If you’re looking for history, adventure, incredible food, and total relaxation, Jersey weaves it all together into something truly magical. It’s not quite British and it’s not quite French, but Jersey is 100% unique.
Places to see in ( Jersey - UK )
Places to see in ( Jersey - UK )
Jersey officially the Bailiwick of Jersey , is a Crown dependency of the United Kingdom, ruled by the Crown in right of Jersey, off the coast of Normandy, France. Jersey was part of the Duchy of Normandy, whose dukes went on to become kings of England from 1066. After Normandy was lost by the kings of England in the 13th century, and the ducal title surrendered to France, Jersey and the other Channel Islands remained attached to the English crown.
Jersey is a self-governing parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy, with its own financial, legal and judicial systems, and the power of self-determination. The Lieutenant Governor on the island is the personal representative of the Queen. British cultural influence on the island can also be seen with the main language being English, British pound currency, driving on the left, BBC and ITV regions, school curriculum following that of England, and the popularity of British sports, including football, cricket and rugby. The bailiwick consists of the island of Jersey, along with surrounding uninhabited islands and rocks collectively named Les Dirouilles, Les Écréhous, Les Minquiers, Les Pierres de Lecq, and other reefs. The island of Jersey is the largest of the Channel Islands.
Although the bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey are often referred to collectively as the Channel Islands, the Channel Islands are not a constitutional or political unit. Jersey has a separate relationship to the Crown from the other Crown dependencies of Guernsey and the Isle of Man, although all are held by the monarch of the United Kingdom. It is not part of the United Kingdom, and has an international identity separate from that of the UK, but the UK is constitutionally responsible for the defence of Jersey. The definition of United Kingdom in the British Nationality Act 1981 is interpreted as including the UK and the Islands together. The European Commission have confirmed in a written reply to the European Parliament in 2003 that Jersey is within the Union as a European Territory for whose external relationships the UK is responsible. Jersey is not fully part of the European Union but has a special relationship with it, notably being treated as within the European Community for the purposes of free trade in goods.
Jersey is a distinct jurisdiction for the purposes of conflict of laws, separate from the other Channel Islands, England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Jersey law has been influenced by several different legal traditions, in particular Norman customary law, English common law and modern French civil law. Jersey's legal system is therefore described as 'mixed' or 'pluralistic', and sources of law are in French and English languages, although since the 1950s the main working language of the legal system is English.
Administratively, Jersey is divided into 12 parishes. All border on the sea. They were named after the Christian saints to whom their ancient parish churches were dedicated:
Grouville (historically Saint Martin de Grouville; incorporating Les Minquiers)
Saint Brélade
Saint Clément
Saint Helier
Saint John
Saint Lawrence
Saint Martin (historically Saint Martin le Vieux; incorporating Les Écréhous)
Saint Mary
Saint Ouen
Saint Peter
Saint Saviour
Trinity
Alot to see in ( Jersey - UK ) such as :
Elizabeth Castle
Mont Orgueil
La Hougue Bie
Jersey Zoo
Samarès Manor
Hohlgangsanlage 8
La Corbière
Howard Davis Park
Maritime Museum
Jersey Museum & Art Gallery, Merchant's House
Grosnez Castle
16 New Street
St Matthew's Church, Jersey
Hamptonne Country Life Museum
Victoria Tower, Jersey
Victoria College, Jersey
The National Trust for Jersey Wetland Centre
Channel Islands Military Museum
La Pouquelaye de Faldouet
Les Jardins de la Mer
Portelet Tower
La Cotte de St Brelade
Battery Lothringen
La Motte, Jersey
Corbière Lighthouse
Battery Moltke
Steam Motor & General Museum
Sorel Point
St Ouen's Bay
Eric Young Orchid Foundation
Grève au Lançon
Queen's Valley Reservoir
La Sergente Tomb
WWII German Naval Tower MP2
Saint Ouen's Pond
Ville-ès-Nouaux
aMaizin! Adventure Park
Le Couperon dolmen and guardhouse
La Crête fort
Beaumont Tower
Dolmen du Monts Grantez
Marine Peilstand 1 tower
La Caumine à Marie Best
La Tour de Vinde
Coronation Park
La Grève d' Azette
La Rocco Tower
WWII Gun Emplacement
Grève de Lecq
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Places to see in ( Jersey - UK )
Places to see in ( Jersey - UK )
Jersey officially the Bailiwick of Jersey , is a Crown dependency of the United Kingdom, ruled by the Crown in right of Jersey, off the coast of Normandy, France. Jersey was part of the Duchy of Normandy, whose dukes went on to become kings of England from 1066. After Normandy was lost by the kings of England in the 13th century, and the ducal title surrendered to France, Jersey and the other Channel Islands remained attached to the English crown.
Jersey is a self-governing parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy, with its own financial, legal and judicial systems, and the power of self-determination. The Lieutenant Governor on the island is the personal representative of the Queen. British cultural influence on the island can also be seen with the main language being English, British pound currency, driving on the left, BBC and ITV regions, school curriculum following that of England, and the popularity of British sports, including football, cricket and rugby. The bailiwick consists of the island of Jersey, along with surrounding uninhabited islands and rocks collectively named Les Dirouilles, Les Écréhous, Les Minquiers, Les Pierres de Lecq, and other reefs. The island of Jersey is the largest of the Channel Islands.
Although the bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey are often referred to collectively as the Channel Islands, the Channel Islands are not a constitutional or political unit. Jersey has a separate relationship to the Crown from the other Crown dependencies of Guernsey and the Isle of Man, although all are held by the monarch of the United Kingdom. It is not part of the United Kingdom, and has an international identity separate from that of the UK, but the UK is constitutionally responsible for the defence of Jersey. The definition of United Kingdom in the British Nationality Act 1981 is interpreted as including the UK and the Islands together. The European Commission have confirmed in a written reply to the European Parliament in 2003 that Jersey is within the Union as a European Territory for whose external relationships the UK is responsible. Jersey is not fully part of the European Union but has a special relationship with it, notably being treated as within the European Community for the purposes of free trade in goods.
Jersey is a distinct jurisdiction for the purposes of conflict of laws, separate from the other Channel Islands, England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Jersey law has been influenced by several different legal traditions, in particular Norman customary law, English common law and modern French civil law. Jersey's legal system is therefore described as 'mixed' or 'pluralistic', and sources of law are in French and English languages, although since the 1950s the main working language of the legal system is English.
Administratively, Jersey is divided into 12 parishes. All border on the sea. They were named after the Christian saints to whom their ancient parish churches were dedicated:
Grouville (historically Saint Martin de Grouville; incorporating Les Minquiers)
Saint Brélade
Saint Clément
Saint Helier
Saint John
Saint Lawrence
Saint Martin (historically Saint Martin le Vieux; incorporating Les Écréhous)
Saint Mary
Saint Ouen
Saint Peter
Saint Saviour
Trinity
Alot to see in ( Jersey - UK ) such as :
Elizabeth Castle
Mont Orgueil
La Hougue Bie
Jersey Zoo
Samarès Manor
Hohlgangsanlage 8
La Corbière
Howard Davis Park
Maritime Museum
Jersey Museum & Art Gallery, Merchant's House
Grosnez Castle
16 New Street
St Matthew's Church, Jersey
Hamptonne Country Life Museum
Victoria Tower, Jersey
Victoria College, Jersey
The National Trust for Jersey Wetland Centre
Channel Islands Military Museum
La Pouquelaye de Faldouet
Les Jardins de la Mer
Portelet Tower
La Cotte de St Brelade
Battery Lothringen
La Motte, Jersey
Corbière Lighthouse
Battery Moltke
Steam Motor & General Museum
Sorel Point
St Ouen's Bay
Eric Young Orchid Foundation
Grève au Lançon
Queen's Valley Reservoir
La Sergente Tomb
WWII German Naval Tower MP2
Saint Ouen's Pond
Ville-ès-Nouaux
aMaizin! Adventure Park
Le Couperon dolmen and guardhouse
La Crête fort
Beaumont Tower
Dolmen du Monts Grantez
Marine Peilstand 1 tower
La Caumine à Marie Best
La Tour de Vinde
Coronation Park
La Grève d' Azette
La Rocco Tower
WWII Gun Emplacement
Grève de Lecq
( Jersey - UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting the city of Jersey . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Jersey - UK
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Weekend in Jersey - The Channel Islands
Long weekend in Jersey - The Channel Islands. Exploring St Helier and Elizabeth Fort, visiting Gorey Castle, having local cream teas and burgers, hiking the North Coast, from Greve de Lecq to Devil's Pool and Bonne Nuit beach. theworldinmypocket.co.uk
Little Jersey
A short film by Max Burnett looking at the tiny island we live on, but viewed from a slightly different perspective...
A big thanks to Peter Moore for allowing me access into the Control Tower and Jersey Airport and to Dave and Rose for allowing me to clamber all over their rooftop!
Music: 'Rise' by Eddie Vedder
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Jersey Beach channel islands
Jersey Beach channel islands
La Hougue Bie, Jersey
Jersey is part of the British Isles. Jersey is a British Crown Dependency.
La Hougue Bie is a historic site, with museum, in the Jersey parish of Grouville. Hougue is a Jèrriais/Norman language word meaning a mound and comes from the Old Norse word haugr. Bie is of uncertain origin.
Jersey (/ˈdʒɜrzi/, French: [ʒɛʁzɛ]; Jèrriais: Jèrri [ʒɛri]), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey (French: Bailliage de Jersey), is a possession of the Crown in right of Jersey, off the coast of Normandy, France.
Coordinates:
49.2006°N 2.0638°W
Moorings Hotel in Jersey
Moorings Hotel in Gorey.
A video guide to Gorey is here:
British Airways A319 approach into Jersey (Channel Islands)
Approach into Jersey (Channel Islands) airport on board a British Airways Airbus 319. Sat in row 25. Good view of the island as you come in.
JERSEY, EXPLORING magnificent Gorey Castle (Mont Orgueil), CHANNEL ISLANDS
SUBSCRIBE: - Mont Orgueil (Jerriais: 'Mount Pride' or 'Haughty Mount') is a castle in Jersey that overlooks the harbour of Gorey. It is also called Gorey Castle by English-speakers, and lé Vièr Châté (the Old Castle) by Jèrriais-speakers. Vic Stefanu, vstefanu@yahoo.com