UK & IRELAND JERSEY DESTINATIONS


FAR LEFT: The Hungry Man, Rozel Bay


MIDDLE LEFT: Exploring Jersey by bicycle


LEFT: Mont Orgueil Castle


BOTTOM LEFT: Foraging tour with Kazz from Wild Adventures


 PAST TIMES Jersey is steeped in history, but is perhaps best known for being the only part of Britain to have been occupied by Germany during the Second World War. During their occupation, the Germans built an extensive network of


Tried & Tested LONGUEVILLE MANOR


Longueville Manor is the highest-rated hotel in Jersey, and as the only member of the Relais & Châteaux group in the Channel Islands, it’s not hard to see why. The newly refurbished hotel sits just outside St Helier in seven hectares of grounds, which include a heated swimming pool, tennis courts, a lake and woodland walking trails. The hotel offers just 30 bedrooms and suites, each of which is individually designed with stylish decor. I stayed in the Royal Highness Junior Suite, which featured a cavernous standalone bathtub in front of a large window overlooking the gardens. Head chef Andrew Baird uses


vegetables grown in the hotel’s expansive grounds to produce award- winning food – as our seafood platter of lobster, crab, oysters, scallops, prawns


tunnels on the island, which are now open to the public as a museum. The Jersey War Tunnels trace the


lives of the islanders while under German rule, as well as those of the Germans who lived on the island. Walking through the tunnels is a


sobering experience, especially when you get a glimpse of the unfinished sections teeming with debris and jagged rocks. But Jersey’s history doesn’t begin with the Second World War. Mont Orgueil Castle, known as Gorey Castle to English-speaking locals, is a medieval fortress that towers over Gorey Harbour. The castle has protected the island


from invaders on countless occasions and was key to the island’s defence from the French more than 600 years ago. The building itself is a myriad of winding staircases, secret passageways and hidden rooms. Those who can find their way to the uppermost turrets of the fortress – though they’ll need to climb to the top of the hill to access it – will enjoy spectacular views of boats bobbing in the harbour’s sparkly water. Jersey has also been defended


and home-smoked salmon, plus Jersey- milk panna cotta for dessert, can attest. The hotel also boasts a 4,000-bottle wine cellar, offering tours and tastings, and a state-of-the-art spa and wellness centre. But the unexpected jewel in the hotel’s crown is Fizz T


oo, a luxury yacht


available for private charter. longuevillemanor.com


by a second fortress, Elizabeth Castle, located in St Aubin’s Bay and accessible on foot only at low tide. At high tide, visitors can take an amphibious vehicle to the Tudor castle from St Helier. Elizabeth Castle provides a more


interactive visitor experience than Mont Orgueil Castle, with living-history actors recruiting visitors to join the king’s army, before helping them fire a replica 18th-century cannon toward unsuspecting fishermen in the bay.


SAMPLE PRODUCT


Premier Holidays offers three nights at The Atlantic Hotel from £326 per person, for travel before March 28. Four nights in a superior room at Longueville Manor starts at £499 per person, for


travel between April 2-30.


A three-night break at the


Revere hotel costs from £249 for travel in April. All prices are based on two adults sharing, and include daily breakfast and return flights from Gatwick. trade.premier holidays.co.uk


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PICTURES: VISIT JERSEY; ANDY LE GRESLEY; MAX BURNETT; STUDIO M


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