About Jersey

Jersey is a small English tourist resort just off the coast of France. It measures about 70 square kilometres and has a population of about 90,000. 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, of course, as 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.