8 SURPRISING things we found at Jersey's BEST beach. As featured in BBC's The Apprentice

Our hotel (Biarritz): https://bit.ly/3bpQfKj
As featured in BBC's The Apprentice on 22nd February 2024.

So you've decided to come to Jersey and now you're wondering where to stay and what to do here.
We spent 48 hours in Jersey's most popular bay so that we can show you exactly how to get the most from your stay.

As locals we've always known St. Brelade's as the tourist's beach. Which is no surprise with 5 hotels in such a small area. It's THE place to stay if you're in Jersey on holiday. We spent the weekend at the Biarritz Hotel, which really helped us to appreciate why.

The first and most obvious reason St Brelade's attracts so many visitors is the idyllic soft, white sandy beach. It's lined by beautiful gardens and is often voted in the top 3 beaches in Great Britain. With a huge tidal range, even on a busy day there's loads of space to spread out and play, but if its too crowded, Ouaisne bay, just around the rock face is usually a bit quieter.

If you're planning on spending your time relaxing here, you can hire sun loungers, windbreaks and parasols right on the beach. Or if you're feeling more adventurous, you could take to the water on a paddle board, kayak or banana boat! We loved the guided kayak tour we took with Jersey Kayak Adventures, who led us around the coast exploring inlets and teaching us about the local wildlife.

We'd definitely recommend getting out on the water if you can, but if you'd rather stay dry, you could try one of the daily boat tours on the Jersey Duchess, which leaves St Helier harbour and cruises all the way to Corbierre lighthouse on the Westcoast and back. We've got a whole video on Jersey boat trips coming soon, so subscribe to our Channel if you want to catch that!
So one of the best things about being so close to the beach is that at a certain time of day, everybody else leaves the beach and you've got it all to yourself.
We've spent the afternoon on the beach and we're just heading back our private pathway to the hotel, ready for dinner.

We stayed at the Biarritz hotel, who claim they've got the best view in the bay! It's hard to argue, and our family of 5 felt very welcome. We were given adjoining rooms, which was brilliant for the kids, and the little lounge area and balcony were the perfect place to relax once they were in bed.

It's quite early so rather than jumping straight onto the beach, we've decided to come and explore some of the other parts of the parish that's on offer.
Yes we've shown you lot's of the beautiful bays in st brelades but there's also some really gorgeous inland areas, like here at winston churchill memorial park where we've come for a stroll.

According to Trip Advisor reviews, one of the most popular attractions in the parish is St Brelade's Church and its Fisherman's Chapel which is one of the few surviving medieval chapels in the Channel Islands. They occupy the site of an original wooden church built by St Brelade himself in the 6th Century.
Back in the bay, you're never far from a great choice of food, an absolute must though, is a real Jersey Dairy ice cream!

As you'd expect, Jersey's seafood really is as fresh as it gets, but there's something for every taste and every budget here - from chic seafood restaurant, cool coffee shack or a beach side Pizza Express.

The views from the Biarritz Hotel, especially at sunset, are unbeatable and the gardens are like being in paradise. While we were there we saw green lizards, lots of bird life and even red squirrels.

So if you're coming to Jersey, even if you're not able to stay in St. Brelade, there's something for everyone here so it's certainly worth spending at least some of your time in this incredibly beautiful, action-packed little bay, in Britain's sunniest Isle!