Jersey, a foreign holiday without going abroad
The island of Jersey is the largest and southernmost of the British Channel Islands. It lies in the English Channel, off the coast of Western Europe, northwest of France.
The Bailiwick of Jersey is a self-governing British crown dependency and is not administered by the United Kingdom. The Channel Islands are the last remnants of the Dukedom of Normandy and are considered a separate jurisdiction to the United Kingdom.
This beautiful island is famous for the Jersey Cow, Lilly Langtry and the Bergerac TV series during the eighties.
The capital of Jersey is Saint Helier. About 30% of the population of Jersey are concentrated in Saint Helier.
To and from Jersey airport
Jersey airport approx 8km west of the capital of Jersey, St. Helier.
If you hire a car, remember the maximum speed limit on the island is 40mph.
Somewhere to stay in Jersey
There is very little budget accommodation in Jersey and there's only one Youth Hostel, near Gorey Village on the east coast.
Try http://roomwizard.co.uk/City/Jersey.htm to compare prices of all Jersey hotels from all the leading hotel only sites.
Many hotels and guest houses disappeared in the late nineties but in recent years there has been a hotel boom with new hotels in St. Helier in particular opening up.
Five Star hotels in Jersey of note are The Atlantic Hotel - Saint Brelade, The Club Hotel & Spa - Saint Helier and The Longueville Maor Hotel.
There are four camp sites, including one in St. Brelade near the west coast