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Country Guide > Europe > Jersey | |
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Social Profile Food & Drink Jersey has an excellent range of restaurants to 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 bought from the local fish market. Jersey cows are renowned for their rich and creamy milk; cream tea with strawberries is a speciality and available in Jersey’s many tea rooms. The island has an enviable reputation for good cuisine whether in small pubs, wine bars or high-class restaurants. Licensing hours: Daily 0900-2300. Shopping The island is a low-duty area and there is no VAT. As well as St Helier (where there are two 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 buys. Local products such as knitwear, pottery, woodcrafts and even flowers are good value. Shopping hours: Mon-Sat 0900-1730. The markets and some shops are closed on Thursday afternoons. During the summer months, many shops are open in the evenings. Special Events For a complete list and further dates, contact Jersey Tourism (see Contact Addresses section). The following is a selection of special events occurring in Jersey in 2005: Feb 13-19 Chess Festival. Apr 2-3 Spring Flower Show. Apr 2-10 Spring Garden Festival. Apr 16-24 Island Flavours - A Taste of Jersey in Springtime. May 2-Jun 6 Jersey Festival of Motoring. May 9 60th Anniversary of Liberation Day. May 14 Gorey Fete de la Mer. May 28-30 La Fête Nouormande. Jun 18-19 Early Summer Rose and Flower Festival. Jun 24-26 Out of the Blue Maritime Festival. Jul 16-17 Gorey Regatta. Jul 17 Jazz in the Park. Jul 17-24 Jersey in Bloom. Aug 11-12 Jersey Battle of Flowers. Aug 13-19 Jersey Film Festival. Aug 20-21 Summer Flower Show. Aug 27-Sep 3 Jersey Open Shore Angling Festival. Sep 3 Jersey Live Music Festival. Oct 1-Nov 12 Tennerfest. Oct 7-9 Autumn Fruit and Flower Festival. Nov 26-Dec 11 La Fête de Noué Christmas Festival. Social Conventions Similar to the rest of the UK, with French influences (see the United Kingdom section). Tipping: In general, this follows UK practice. |