Car Hire: Take advantage of the special easyJet inflight rates. Visit the Europcar desk on arrival or call +44 (0)1534 747 770. Open from 7.30am-9.30pm seven days a week.

Airport Transfer: Pre-book your door-to-door transfer with easyJet’s transfer partner, Holiday Taxis—from home to the airport, then city or resort (easyjet.holidaytaxis.com).

Taxi: The journey to St Helier costs about £16.

Rocco’s
( Les Mielles Golf Club, St Ouen. Tel. 01534 484278 )
Right on the golf course, this bistro offers good, wholesome food at reasonable prices. A speciality is the scallops and prawns brochette with rice (£5.95).

Mary Rose Restaurant
( 46 Bath Street, St Helier. Tel. 01534 736 988 )
The wood beams help to make this popular Italian restaurant feel very cosy. The menu is changed regularly but includes classic dishes such as escalope of chicken sauté with Parma ham, mozzarella and tomato sauce.

Museum Brasserie
( Liberation Square, St Helier. Tel. 01534 510 069 )
Part of the award-winning Jersey Museum, the brasserie has an imaginative menu, including feta cheesecake with onion marmalade, panfried scallops with braised pig cheeks and the deliciously unusual raspberry and black pepper crème brûlée.

Oyster Box
( La Route de la Baie, St Brelade's Bay. Tel. 01534 743 311 )
Part of the Jersey Pottery Group, this new restaurant overlooking beautiful St Brelade's Bay, is good for seafood. Try the Jersey lobster or dressed crab.

St James Winebar
( James Street, St Helier. Tel. 01534 729 000 )
Near a lively area of town, this award-winning wine bar also offers a wide selection of beers, plus food at lunchtime.

Varda
( Cattle Street, St Helier. )
A new bar/club with live entertainment and DJs most nights. Open until 2am on Friday and Saturday.

Chambers
( Mulcaster Street, St Helier. Tel. 01534 735 405 )
This large bar/club in the centre of town is often packed at the weekend, particularly when live groups play.

Need ideas for a wedding? The new Bridal Boutique, in a cobbled courtyard near Jersey Museum, has everything from accessories to gowns, as well as plenty of advice.

A visit to the two large auction houses in Jersey makes an interesting day out. They sell everything from Old Masters to modern cars and provide a social occasion for Islanders.

Adjacent to the old marina in St Helier harbour, you'll find shops catering for those who love the sea. As well as boating gear and fishing tackle, there is also clothing and footwear.

The Romantics in the Channel Islands art exhibition continues at Jersey Museum. It includes works by John Le Capelain, Peter Le Lievre and Sarah Louisa Kilpack, as well as 20th- and 21st-century artists.

Alderney – It costs about £90 return for the 10-minute flight to Alderney, the most northerly Channel Island. It's a great place to unwind but it can also be quite lively with lots of pubs, a golf course and good restaurants.

Alderney – It will cost about £90 return for a 10 minute flight to Alderney, the most northerly Channel Island. It's a great place to unwind but it can also be quite lively with lots of pubs and good restaurants.

Compiled by Peter Body