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Food
& Drink
Jersey has an excellent range of restaurants and can cater
for every taste. Seafood is very popular
and a wide selection of home-grown produce is available; scallops,
oysters, spider crabs and lobster
are particularly good. Fresh seafood can be purchased from
the local fish market.
Jersey cows
are renowned for their rich and creamy milk with a cream tea
and strawberries a speciality and available in Jersey’s
tea rooms. The island has an enviable reputation for good
cuisine whether in small pubs, wine bars or good restaurants.
Licensing hours: Daily 0900-2300 hrs.
Shopping
The island is a low-duty area and there is no VAT.
As well as St Helier (where there are 2 covered
markets), there are shopping areas such as Red Houses,
St Brelade and Gorey, St Martin.
Luxury items such as spirits, cigarettes, jewellery and perfumes
are popular purchases. Local products such as knitwear, pottery,
woodcrafts and even flowers are also good value.
Shopping hours:
Monday-Saturday
0900-1730 hrs.
The markets and some shops are closed on Thursday afternoons
and in the summer, many shops are open in the evenings.
Special Events
For a complete list and further dates, contact Tourist
Board in Jersey. The following is a selection of special
events occurring in Jersey in 2005: |
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February 13th-19th |
Chess Festival.
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| April
2nd-3rd |
Spring Flower Show. |
| April
2nd-10th |
Spring Garden Festival. |
| April
16th-24th |
Island Flavours - A Taste
of Jersey in Springtime. |
| May
2nd-June 6th |
Jersey Festival of Motoring |
| May
9th |
60th Anniversary of Liberation
Day. |
| May
14th |
Gorey Fete de la Mer. |
| May
28th-30th |
La Fête Nouormande. |
| June
18th-19th |
Early Summer Rose and Flower
Festival. |
| June 24th-26th |
Out of the Blue Maritime
Festival |
| July 16th-17th
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Gorey Regatta |
| July 17th |
Jazz in the Park |
| July 17th-24th
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Jersey in Bloom. |
| August 11th-12th |
Jersey Battle of Flowers. |
| August 13th-19th
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Jersey Film Festival. |
| August 20th-21st
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Summer Flower Show. |
August 27th-September
3rd |
Jersey Open Shore Angling
Festival. |
| September 3rd
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Jersey Live Music Festival.
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October 1st-November
12th |
Tennerfest. |
| October 7th-9th
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Autumn Fruit and Flower Festival.
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November 26th-December
11th |
La Fête de Noué
Christmas Festival. |
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Social Conventions
Similar to the rest of the UK, with French influences (see
the England section).
Tipping
In general, this follows United Kingdom practice. |
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