Jersey Top Things To See
• Also in St Helier, wander along Fort Regent‘s ramparts and go to the award-winning Jersey Museum, the Maritime Museum and the Occupation Tapestry Gallery.
• Enjoy fine views from Jersey's 'Points', clifftop headlands overlooking the sea. Most of these are on the northern side of the island, notably those at Grosnez and Plemont on the northwest corner.
• See the mighty Mont Orgeuil castle at Gorey, as well as a number of restored military bunkers dotted along the coast.
• Discover many endangered species at the Jersey Zoological Park, in Trinity, the headquarters of the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust (website: www.durrellwildlife.org), founded by the late Gerald Durrell.
• Marvel at the spectacle of flower-festooned floats and entertainers at the Battle of Flowers festival in August. The museum in St Ouen displays floats entered in the Battle of Flowers.
• Browse for traditional crafts in the island's many excellent workshops. Leatherwork at L'Etacq (St Ouen) and stoneground flour from local corn at Le Moulin de Quetivel, St Peter's Valley, and Grouville is home to Jersey Pottery, also renowned for its restaurant and gardens.
• Drop by for a taste of local tipple at La Mare Vineyards, close to Devil's Hole. The vineyards are set in the grounds of an 18th-century farmhouse and visitors can enjoy displays from the local cider industry.
• Visit La Hougue Bie in Grouville, where a museum housed in a massive neolithic tomb dating back 5,000 years has exhibitions on the agriculture, archaeology, geology and history of the island.
• Pay a visit to the Jersey War Tunnels (website: www.jerseywartunnels.com); an underground hospital that now contains displays on and memorabilia from WWII. The tunnel complex was hewn out of the rock by forced labour during the occupation of Jersey by German Forces.
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