Jersey;
somewhere we would thoroughly recommend for a fun filled
family holiday. With daily flights from Edinburgh
the journey takes little more than over an hour.
We
have recently returned from a weeks holiday staying with
friends in their house overlooking the stunning St Helier
bay. There is so much to do that I’m afraid that
I can only scratch the surface on what we did during our
time there but I’m sure that no
matter what you decide to do you will not be disappointed.
During
our holiday we visited Jersey Zoo, under 3’s
go free and adults are charged £11.50 which, given the
amount to see and do you can quite happily spend all day
here, rendering it good value. We also visited St Catherine’s
Park in St Helier which is a beautifully maintained park
with swings and ‘fun’ disciplines for all
ages. It also had a lovely, clean, paddling pool for young
children which David adored. The park is fully enclosed
which gives you an added sense of security. In fact, all
of the parks we visited around the island were clean,
well maintained and enclosed.
We
spent many an afternoon on making sand pies on St Brelades
beach; five miles of golden sandy beach which was well
serviced with food, toilets and a few shops.
However, the beaches round the Island all seem to be of
the same high standard
of cleanliness and safety and there are so many of them
round the island that you don’t have to fight for
‘towel’ space due to overcrowding. Amazing
Maize is an adventure park for kids incorporating
a maze made of maize .Although David was too young for
some of the toys, 2 of the adults in our party exhausted
themselves on trampolines, space
hoppers, water gun fights and go carting.It was really
good value at £5 for adults and free for under 3’s.David
would enjoy this in a couple of years or so and the good
thing about this place is that there isn’t a techno
toy in sight. They are all manually operated for maximum
energy expenditure!!
Eating
out in Jersey was very stress less. The island is geared
for young family diners, so are not caught out when loads
of kiddies descend on them and of the places we ate, bar
one, all provided kiddies menus. The selection of places
to eat is vast from food on the go to long leisurely lunches
and the food fresh and plentiful.
For
the intrepid explorers amongst you a day trip to Saint
Malo on the Brittany cost is called for. The sea cat ferry
only takes 80 minutes from shore to shore and Saint Malo
is a small but bustling, coastal town with typical French
shops and restaurants a plenty. The town is also steeped
in history (80% of it was destroyed in WW2 – and
has since been painstakingly restored) can walk round
the town’s parameter wall giving you a birds eye
view of the port, however there are many steps so not
to buggy friendly when it was designed in the 16th
century! The French are very family orientated so finding
somewhere to feed and change David did not prove difficult.
I
could go on infinitely; however, I think you should experience
the Island for yourselves. Suffice to say
that it is quite beautiful and there is an abundance of
activities to keep all ages occupied. The Forsyth family
had a wonderful holiday and will be going back very soon
– be warned though, a week is not long enough.
