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 Jersey Lavender Farm, Rue du Pont Marquet,
St. Brelade. Tel. 01534 742933. Fields of fragrant lavender with
a working distillery and bottling rooms. Here the oil is distilled,
matured and made into a range of fragrances, soaps and toiletries.
There is a national collection of lavenders, extensive gardens,
herb beds and walks among the lavender fields. Open during the
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Zoo - Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, Les Augrès
Manor, Trinity. Tel. 01534 860000. Gerald Durrell's unique sanctuary
and breeding centre for many of the world's rarest animals. |
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Elizabeth Castle, St Helier. Tel: 01534 723971.
The original Elizabethan fortress was extended in the 17th and
18th centuries, then refortified by the germans during the occupation.
Please telephone for details. |
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Samares
Manor, St Clement JE2 6QW Tel: 01534 870551. The manor stands
in 14 acres of beautiful gardens, including a Japanese garden
and one of the largest herb gardens in Britain. Craft centre,
farm animals and chldren's play area. |
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Jersey Museum, The Weighbridge, St Helier
JE2 3NF. The bright and spacious Jersey Museum offers hours of
interest and enjoyment. Home to 'The Story of Jersey', Jersey's
art gallery, an exhibition gallery and an audio-visual theatre |
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Maritime
Museum and Occupation Tapestry Gallery, North Quay, St Helier.
Tel: 01534 811043. This converted 19th-century warehouse houses
a tapestry consisting of 12 two-metre panels, telling the story
of occupation of Jersey during the war. |
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St Brelade's church. Legend surrounds the
church situated at the end of St. Brélade's Bay. Long
ago, the islanders who lived in the area now called Les Quennevais
wanted a church built near their homes. However les p'tits faîtchieaux
(the little people) who had their temple in a nearby dolmen were
disturbed by the construction of the foundations and, every night,
would undo the construction work and magically transport all
the tools and materials down to the shoreline. Eventually the
humans gave up and built the church where the fairies had indicated. |
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The
Elms, St Mary is the headquarters of the National Trust for Jersey
and is situated at the St. Mary's end of St. Peter's Valley. |
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Greve de Lecq beach is well worth a day trip,
where you can watch the fishermen unload their catch and soak
up the sun on one of the islander’s favourite stretches
of sand. Coarse golden sand, good facilities including several
cafes and pubs, and a large number of parking places make Greve
de Lecq an excellent beach for all the family. |
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Greve
De Lecq Barracks & North Coast Visitor Centre, St Mary. Tel:
01534 483193. The barracks were built in 1810 and used for civilian
housing from the end of WW1 to 1972, when they were bought by
the National Trust and made into a museum. |
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The dolmens at Le Couperon and Faldouet are
among the prehistoric remains in the parish. La Pouquelaye de
Faldouet features on the reverse of the Jersey ten pence coin
and was the inspiration for the poem Nomen, numen, lumen written
by Victor Hugo in 1855 during his exile in Jersey. |
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The
rock known as Le Saut Geffroy, or Geoffroy's Leap, is reputed
to be an ancient place of execution where criminals were thrown
into the sea. |
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St Mont Orgueil Castle, Gorey, St. Martin,
Jersey JE2 3NF The castle is located overlooking the harbour of Gorey. The site had been fortified in the prehistoric period, but the construction of the castle was undertaken following the division of the Duchy of Normandy in 1204. The heritage site has been managed by the Jersey Heritage Trust since 1994. |
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St.
Aubins Fort was built in the 1540's to protect the ships that
anchored there. These days visitors can access the islet by foot
at low tide to see the German fortifications which were added
in the Second World War during the occupation of Jersey. |
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St. Aubin is now the hub of the parish of St. Brelade.
The Parish Hall is housed in the former railway station. |
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St Saviour Parish Church, St Saviour. Tel:
736679. St Saviour Parish Church is the burial place of Jersey's
most famous daughter, Emilie Charlotte le Breton, better known
as Lillie Langtry. She was born in the Rectory, and married twice
in the church. She was later buried in the churchyard. The church
has a distinctive square tower. |
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The
residence of Jersey's Lieutenant Governor, close by to the Parish
Church, is in St. Saviour. Government House was the third of
the Island's residences for the Governor, the first and second
being Mont Orgueil and Elizabeth Castle. |
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The Parish Hall in St Saviour is opposite
the church. In summer most of the Island's parish halls are decorated
with flowers. In winter the granite architecture is more easily
seen. Location: In the
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