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Where you can go today
Start off in St Helier where you can pick up armloads of brochures and leaflets from the Jersey Tourism Visitors’ Centre.
The Jersey Museum, which is a good introduction to the Island, is just a short walk away, and across the busy road in a converted warehouse is the exciting Maritime Museum.
If you've got time you can follow the Maritime Trail around the Waterfront, starting at Liberation Square, going along the New North Quay and the Albert Pier where Jersey's longitude and latitude is marked on the seawall, and where signal stones interpret maritime signals. Then catch a bus to various interesting attractions dotted around the Island.
You can have a full day in Gorey, visiting Mont Orgueil and stopping for lunch at one of the many restaurants and bistros nearby.
At the end of the jetty below the castle is Discovery Pier where you can learn about the Island's marine environment and the many shipwrecks dotted around the coast.
A short walk away is the Jersey Pottery, which is also a good place for lunch, but is mainly a working pottery where you can see items being made and then buy from a huge selection.
On the way back to town you could stop off at Samar's Manor to view the gardens, including one of the biggest herb gardens in Britain. There are also plenty of other attractions, including a working farmyard and Jersey Woodturners.
Back in St Helier, you can walk or ride westwards along the length of St Aubin's Bay seafront, stopping off at the Glass Church at Millbrook where the interior is made largely of Lalique glass. Continuing along the coast you come to the tiny port of St Aubin, which has many fine restaurants and pubs. This is also the location of the Harbour Galley, which is a very attractive arts and crafts centre where plenty of events are held.
The Living Legend in the heart of St Peter, includes a multi-media presentation called the Jersey Experience, adventure golf courses, a karting complex and a shopping village.
Also in St Peter you will find several attractions at the aMaizin Maze and the Catherine Best jewellery workshop.
Heading for St Brelade's Beach, which is one of the most popular in the Island, you can stop off and view the medieval wall paintings in the Fisherman's Chapel.
Further west you come to the sandy expanse of St Ouen's Bay. Towards L'Etacq in the north west, you will find a group of attractions, including a jewellery centre, Jersey Woollen Mills, the Channel Island Military Museum and, on the other side of the road, Jersey Pearl.
Well worth a visit is the Battle of Flowers Museum just off the Five Mile Road at Mont des Corvées. It has been created by Florence Bechelet, who has been a strong supporter of this huge floral festival for more than 70 years, and includes a history of the Battle of Flowers and many of the exhibits she has made from harestails and marram grass.
Slightly inland from St Ouen's is Sunset Nurseries at La Route du Moulin, St Peter. This flower centre also has a sand sculpture park. Back on La Route de L'Etacq, there are fascinating geological exhibits at the Treasures of the Earth.
Further inland, Bouchet Agateware, close to St Ouen's Church, is an exhibition centre and shop for this unique type of pottery.
Separate trips should be made to Trinity to see the Pallot Steam Museum, the world-class Eric Young Orchid Foundation and, of course, the zoo run by the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust. Then in St Lawrence, there's Jersey Gold at the Lion Park, and the historic farm at Hamptonne Country Life Museum.
The tiny parish of St Mary has La Mare Wine estate, where you can see the complete wine-making process and sample the results.
There's more besides, but that should give you plenty of ideas to keep you busy for a day or two!
This article updated: Spring 2007
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Lé chein tchi tcheint la pouque est aussi piéthe comme lé chein tchi met d'dans.
The receiver is as bad as the thief.
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