Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Green Island
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A popular beach during the summer months, with locals, it is well worth
visiting the area at any time of the year when the tide is out and heading towards the small
island. The correct name is La Motte and it has seen some significant archaeological finds,
with some of the finds in the museum at La Hougue Bie.
Today the island is worth visiting for the magnificent landscape, which is revealed as the
tide drops. Rocks stretch out to the west, south and east, a unique environment, which is
well worth exploring in the company of an experienced guide.
If you do visit the island take note of the tide and make sure that you don't get stranded. It
will be a long wait until dry land appears again.
Samares Manor
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A visit to Samares Manor should be high on the list on any visitors to
Jersey who have an interest in gardening. The Herb Garden is one of the most compre-
hensive in the British Isles. Tours of the Manor House are possible and there is a rural
life museum. The Herb Garden Café supplies the much-needed refreshments and it is even
possible to stay in the apartments and cottages.
St Saviour
St Saviour's Church
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One of Jersey's most famous daughters is Lillie Langtry. She was
born in the Rectory in 1853, Emilie Charlotte Le Breton, the only daughter of the Dean of
Jersey. When she married for the second time she was married in St Saviour's Church.
She had a very colourful private life, which included having an affair with the Prince of
Wales and other prominent figures. In addition she had an interest in horse racing and her
horse Merman won the Ascot Gold `Cup in 1900. She spent her later years in Monaco,
where she died in 1929 but her body was returned to Jersey and she is buried in St Saviour's
Churchyard, where there is a memorial.
