Spring-Summer Pure Jersey Part 1 with adverts:jersey Cover AW

What’s your image of Jersey? Cows and cream teas?
Bucket-and-spade beaches and traditional villages?
We’re happy to say that we have them all in abundance. But they’re
just one part of the Jersey story. We’ve moved on a bit from the
times of Bergerac. Today’s island is a very cosmopolitan one, with a
fast-paced activities scene, hip hotels and fantastic food.
Our time-honoured beach cafés are still serving the freshest crab
sandwiches on the planet. But they’ve been joined by new spa hotels,
award-winning restaurants and buzzy bars.
And please don’t think we’re English through and through. Jersey has a
foot in both camps, British and continental – and, we like to think,
takes what’s best from both of them.
British reserve and Gallic flair, French road signs and country pubs,
cream teas and croissants that actually taste like they were made in
France, fabulous Breton-style beaches and a metropolitan city life…
these are just a few of the ingredients in a mix that makes Jersey unique.
So we can guarantee a few surprises. Having said that, we’re not that
difficult to get to know. It’s quick and easy to get here. And when you
arrive you’ll find an island of just 45 square miles packed with all kinds
of sights, experiences and activities – from stunning coastal walks to
clifftop castles, ‘wet and wild’ watersports to haunting memories of
World War Two.
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Photography: Aqua Splash, Jersey Tourism,
Paul Carpenter, Martin Huelin, Harbour Gallery
and Studios, Jersey Lavender, Hotel de France
and Andy Stansfield, Stuart Abraham
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Inside pureJersey
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PLEMONT BAY
J’Aime Jersey
Roger Thomas
Jerseyfile: The Art of Life –
Good Food, Shopping and Spas
Walking on the Moon
Andy Stansfield
Jerseyfile: Walking
Life and Liberty
Sue Cook
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Jerseyfile: History and Heritage
Notes from a Small Island
Roger Thomas
Festival Island
All at Sea
Hazel Irvine
Jerseyfile: Activity Island
About pureJersey
Before I first visited Jersey I too had fallen into the trap. ‘A little bit of Britain, with nice
beaches. Famous for cows and potatoes,’ I thought. Then I tasted the seafood for the first
time. After which I walked the wild and wonderful north coast with not a soul in sight. The
next day I went underground at the Jersey War Tunnels and was amazed. And later spent a
lazy afternoon on the harbourside at Gorey, sipping wine and watching the boats slip by.
This wasn’t the Jersey I’d expected. The hotels were stylish, with a smooth, easy ambience.
The activities scene was positively buzzing with options from cycling to surfing. The
shopping – like the island itself – was sophisticated and just a little intoxicating.
So when it came to putting together pureJersey we didn’t want to produce the usual
predictable (and, let’s be honest, boring) holiday brochure. Jersey deserves better than
that. pureJersey is a magazine written by real people – not an advertising agency – with
real things to say on all kinds of subjects, from leisure to lifestyle. And, just to be helpful,
we’ve also included lots of useful information for planning your short break or holiday.
So please don’t come looking just for cows and cream teas…
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The Car-Free Challenge
Roger Thomas
Jerseyfile: Island Exploration –
Bus Travel, Attractions and Places to
Visit, Arts and Entertainment
Living the Life
Andy Stansfield/Roger Thomas
So Accommodating
Mary Anne Evans
Roger Thomas Editor – pureJersey
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Publications
Accommodation List
General Information
Travelling to Jersey and
Tour Operators
Jersey Map
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