What is it about islands? Small inhabited lumps of rock are inevitably associated with strange goings on. Think Dr Moreau and the Wicker Man, the Famous Five and, er, Pitcairn. Islands are home to mysteries, buried treasure and dark secrets. I have never been to an island I’ve disliked. Jersey, the Anglo-Norman statelet in the Bay of Mont St Michel is no different. A few years ago there were hysterical stories about satanic cults – fantasies which evaporated under scrutiny. A place of poise and majesty: Jersey's grand history is visible in structures such as Mount Orgueil Castle Sniffy writers tiresomely refer to the island’s ‘sinister Nazi Past’. They rarely point out that with a ratio of about one German soldier per every two inhabitants during the WW2 occupation, resistance would have been worse than useless.
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The biggest of the Channel Islands is a wonderful haven for family holidays
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Despite its reputation as a financial services hotpsot, it still has gentle charm
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St Brelade's Bay, on the south coast, is a splendid spot for fresh seafood
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