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Colin

we are going from Cov

Colin
am going in August for a week never been before dad has hired a car for us as I cant get round very well.

Just hope I am well enough to go .

d xx

Thanks Joan and everyone else - got home from work and she has her nose stuck in the brochures that arrived this morning

We are off to the Islands next week - going home for the last time! If you go to France use the Manches Isles ferry to St Malo. Don't know if it applies to the English but we needed a passeport to book on the Manches Isles as it's a French ferry.You can go all over from St. Helier by bus. No one mentioned the Gerald Durrel Zoo. Don't know if the ferry goes to Graville but that's a nice old town. Look at private guest houses as well as hotels. We booked in February and most of the good, reasonably priced ones in Jersey are already booked up. Online check out 'thisisjersey.com and thisisguernsey.com (local papers). All the events are listed on there so you can find something you like to do.
All the islands are beautiful but driving in Guernsey (haven't been to Jersey for years but is probably the same now) is a nightmare and parking too. If you want a quiet peaceful time go to Sark. Food can be expensive all over - lunches up to 8 pounds and dinner 8 pounds to 36 pounds. Maybe comparable to the UK but much more expemsive than here (over the pond).You can download a list of eating places with all the charges. The islands all look small but except for Sark you cannot walk round them in a day. Loads to do on all the islands and they are all clean and beautiful. Enjoy your holiday...we are going for a month and staying with rellies for most of the time, thank goodness.

Tamworth, Staffordshire

Where do you live then as east mid and birmingham are my nearest?

Our closest airports are East Midlands and Birmingham so will tryn and see if they offer any deals

Lots of Regional Airports do a good deal on flying to Jersey.
You can get an all in package with Hotel from Southampton Airport. Dont know if any of the other ones do this.

I'd be interested if you find out if it's St Malo you can visit.If it is then its a good place to go ,has amazing old city walls that you can walk along.I'm sure you will have lovely trip wherever you stay
Helen

Looking like a trip to Jersey is definately on the agenda for late June - thanks for all the tips. Just rung the tourist office for a brochure to sort out a hotel..OH want to go by sea, but I think we will fly

never been but would like to.
pm me when you come back give me the info.
going to Croatia end of May my favourite destinatation.
fabulous scenery, lovely people and cheap. us

went there a few years back and loved it, such a peaceful place really want to go back.

We went in February Colin, last time we were there was in 1965 for our honeymoon.....

I suggest you hire a car, there are lovely places to visit and the food is great, especially the fish......St. Helier has lovely shops and a nice pedestrian centre.......the one way system took a bit of getting used to.........at that time of the year it was very quiet and easy to park.......it is quieter at the top of the island and the scenery is wonderful.....parts of it are like Cornwall.....

enjoy your visit if you go Colin....x sally

Ooh it is a lovely island. I prefer it to Guernsey though I like both.

The scenery is beautiful and coastline lovely. We spent a week there with our children some years ago out of season and we still found plenty to do.

I agree that the Underground German Hospital is an excellent trip.
Places may have changed but we liked the Orchid Foundation, butterfly farm, castle in St Hellier, Jersey Pearl and potteries.

We took our car and I think it is probably best to have your own transport but I expect there are regular buses.

Well worth a visit.

Sue

You could of course visit some of the other Channel Islands

Guernsey

and if you are looking for peace and quiet Go to Sark, beautiful scenery and whats more there are no cars on the Island

Anyone found my brain it seems to have gone walk about

St Malo...heard of that too, perhaps better go travel agents

It will not be Cherbourg , takes 5 hrs by ferry, as has been mentioned St Malo very nice and the town walls are something special

Can't remember!!!!!Look up Jersey and it will tell what trips you can do to France

Heard of Cherbourg (spelling) is that good for a day trip from Jersey?