St Brelade's Bay

The beach at St Brelade's Bay.

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St Catherine's Slipway

Slipway below St Catherine's breakwater.

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St Brelade Bay

Looking South-Easterly across the bay.

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Noirmont Point Viewpoint

Looking towards St Helier.

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Highlands Hotel

A Christian hotel at La Corbiere. It closed in October 2010.

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Greve de Lecq

The beach at Greve de Lecq.

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Les Landes Racecourse

The racecourse at Les Landes is the home of the Jersey Racing Club. It was built in 1961 and hosts nine race meetings during the summer. There is a modern viewing bank at Les Landes with on-course bookies and a club run Tote.

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Looking towards France

Just North of St Catherine's the French coast can be glimpsed on the far horizon.

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Grosnez Castle

Grosnez Castle is thought to have been built in the 13th or 14th centuries. The castle is a ruin, but stands boldly on guard against the French terror that used to raid and pillage the Isle of Jersey hundreds of years ago (last attack 1781). It is said that many of the farm walls and field boundries close by include some of the castle's stones.

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Sailing Clubhouse

St Catherine's Sailing Club which is Jersey's largest dinghy sailing club and the most southerly sailing club in Britain.

See the Club website.

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Le Chemin de L'Eglise

The B53 out of St Ouen.

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St Catherine's Breakwater

St Catherine's Breakwater, strictly called Verclut Breakwater, but invariably known as the former by islanders, was built in the middle of the 19th century as the northern arm of what was to be a massive naval station. It would have been the largest harbour on the south side of the Channel after Le Havre.

More information can be found on The Island Wiki.

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Bus at Gorey

A Jersey "Connex" bus at Gorey.

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Gorey Harbour at Low Tide

The beach at Gorey Harbour has been used for loading cargo since at least the Middle Ages. In 1685 Dumaresq wrote that Gorey was the most ancient port of the Island and described the pier as "old and decayed". In 1815, it was decided to rebuild the decaying pier to serve the 150 or so visiting oyster-fishing boats stationed in the port during the season. The work cost £16,000 and was completed by 1817 and, in the following years, hotels, chandlers and houses were built along the pier when the land beneath the castle was sold off by the Crown.

Today the harbour has been taken over by yachts and small craft.

Read more on This is Jersey.

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French Harbour, St Helier

From Pier Road looking over the yachts in the French Harbour towards the cranes on Albert Pier.

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Channel Islands Military Museum

Under the flag is the Channel Islands Military Museum. Beyond is the sweep of St Ouen's Bay.

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The Five Mile Road

The road (B35) along St Ouen's Bay is called the "Five Mile Road". The distance is measured as there AND back!

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Mont Heulin

Off La Route de La Villaise, St Ouen parish.

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