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Channel Islands

The Channel Islands consists of five small islands just off the coast from north-west France. The largest island is called Jersey. The Channel Islands are very popular with tourists offering beautiful scenery, a unique history, and better weather than in the mainland of the UK. 

Jersey measures about 70 square kilometres and has a population of about 90,000 people. Despite its closeness to France, Jersey has been British for a thousand years and the only language spoken is English. Jersey is a very safe and beautiful island, popular with British tourists for its clean beaches and green countryside. Thanks to the Gulf Stream, its mild climate makes it attractive not just in summer but in spring and autumn too. Its reputation as a tourist resort and financial centre gives Jersey an international character. St Helier, the capital town, is full of high quality shops and restaurants, offering good food from all over the world – as well as, of course, the local fish.

Students can reach Jersey by boat from St Malo or by plane from Paris, Zurich, Brussels, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt and Berlin. There are also at least three flights a day from every major London airport.

With thanks to St Brelade's College for their help in providing information about Jersey.

For tourist information visit: http://www.jtourism.com

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