Jersey Attractions

Beyond Gorey the coast road runs first beside the pretty bay of Anne Port.

The north coast is romantic and much indented, with small sandy bays nestling between the rocks.

To the west of Bouley Bay the road no longer runs close to the sea, passing instead through an area of lonely, unspoiled scenery.

The Carnation Nursery and Butterfly Farm (St Mary), another 3miles/5km or so to the west of the Zoo, has a spectacularly colorful collection of exotic butterflies.

Beyond Gorey and after Anne Port, the road runs round the wide sweep of St Catherine's Bay, a favorite spot with anglers, and past the secluded Rozel Bay with its narrow sandy beach.

Built during the Second World War, the German Underground Hospital in the center of the island makes an unusual but interesting tourist attraction.

The alternative inland route from St Helier to Gorey passes through Grouville, a pretty little holiday resort with a splendidly situated golf course.

A little way inland is the highest point on the island, Les Platons (485ft/148m). Other features along this attractive stretch of the north coast are Bonne Nuit Bay, with its shingle beach and the Mont Mado granite quarries; St John's Bay; La Houle cave; Sorel Point, the most northerly point on the island; the waterfall of Les Mouriers; and a number of caves.

St Aubin, on the sandy St Aubin's Bay on the island's southwest coast, is a very popular holiday resort, with a small harbor and a castle built on a crag.

St Brelade's Bay, the next bay west after St Aubin, is the site of one of the oldest churches on the island, dating in part from 1042.

Almost the entire west coast of Jersey consists of a single, wide bay, St Ouen's Bay, familiar to experienced surfers on account of its breakers. Many traditional craft workshops (making pottery, leather goods and jewelry) are found in the area.

St Peter has a Vintage Car Museum with a collection of old cars, motorcycles and military vehicles.

West of Rozel Bay lies the large Bouley Bay, inland from which, near Trinity, is the excellent Jersey Zoo, well known for its commitment to the preservation of threatened species.