Jersey - What to see & Do...

Jersey’s beautiful landscape and island features lend itself to a wealth of activities to engage in and a plethora of stunning sights to view.

Surrounded by sea, Jersey is the ultimate holiday escape if you’re after a bit of an aquatic adventure, whether it be skimming over the ocean at high speed or taking a leisurely swim in the clear water.

For an exhilarating ride over the waves, companies round the Island offer banana boats, donuts, double ringos, jet skis and motor dinghies for you to hire. In addition, adrenalin-junkies will certainly enjoy wakeboarding or water-skiing. Alternatively, you can involve yourself in Jersey’s renowned surf culture by taking a surfing lesson or trying your hand at kite surfing.

If you’d like to set a more leisurely pace for your activities, boats are available to charter (complete with skipper), speed boats and sail-boats are available to hire, and cruises are regularly running (subject to weather/seasons) so that you can just sit back and relax, taking in the beautiful coastline of Jersey.

To get even closer to the inhabitants of the sea, snorkelling and scuba diving will allow you to see the fantastic array of species dwelling in the water. Jersey is renowned for its seafood - maybe you’d like to catch your own dinner to barbecue on the beach after a few hours of fishing, either from a boat, from the shore or as you kayak around the Island.

Coasteering is the definitive way of exploring Jersey’s beautiful and varied rocky coastline, littered with hidden caves that conjure up romantic tails of age-old swash-buckling pirates. Led by experienced professionals, you’ll be caving, tunnelling, climbing and swimming, and, for the daring, you may like to indulge in a bit of cliff-jumping! On the other hand, if the thought of climbing rock-faces appeals but you’d rather not get wet in the process, Jersey offers numerous opportunities for both beginners and experts to clamber up either artificial or natural walls to their heart’s content.

Jersey’s fantastic environment naturally encourages visitors to walk round the Island and get lost in their surroundings, absorbed in the spectacular views on offer. Alternatively, if you’d rather cover some more miles, bicycles are available for hire.... or for an adrenalin rush over the dunes, sand racing could be the activity for you.

A huge range of sports is available, whether they be in the sports centre (eg squash or bowling at Jersey Bowl), out on the courts (eg tennis) or out in the open plains (Jersey has a number of golf courses to cater for every standard). If you’d like to play a laid -back game of pétanque, boules are available from reception to play directly outside in the Weighbridge Park.

Whilst Jersey offers a wide plethora of activities, it similarly does not lack in places to go and see; we’ve picked just a few:

Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust. Housing over 1400 mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians in 32 acres of beautiful gardens and parkland, this really is a fantastic trip. The Royal Yacht are proud to be sponsors of the Durrell Trust, which aims principally to save endangered species from extinction, whilst taking the greatest care possible of its inhabitants.
 

Jersey Museum. Literally on The Royal Yacht’s doorstep, the Museum is continuously bringing in new exhibitions and artifacts to intrigue and engross one in the colorful history of Jersey.
 

La Mare Wine Estate: A brilliant place to go for wine tasting and sampling Jersey’s famed Black Butter. With its own vineyard and chocolate factory, this is worth exploration. Guided tours are also available.
 

Jersey war tunnels: these give an incredible insight into the occupation of Jersey during the Second World War with the eerie atmosphere transporting you back in time.
 

For anyone interested in arts and crafts, a number of exhibitions and shops, including Jersey Jewellery, Catherine Best Jewellery, Jersey Goldsmiths, Jersey Pearl and Jersey Pottery, are open for your perusal.
 

 Jersey’s heritage is still visible throughout the Island. Elizabeth Castle (visible from the St Helier harbour) and Mont Orgueil Castle in Gorey are perhaps considered the most conspicuous sites, bound to fascinate and captivate one’s imagination.
 

This is just a ‘drop in the ocean’ in terms of what Jersey offers with regard to activities and attractions. For further information and for contact details, please visit Jersey Tourism: http://www.jersey.com/english/sightsandactivities/pages/default.aspx