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Apostle of Jesus

Saint Peter

Saint Peter, also known as Peter the Apostle, Simon Peter, or Cephas, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus and one of the first leaders of the early Christian Church.

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He appears repeatedly and prominently in all four New Testament gospels, as well as the Acts of the Apostles. Catholic and Orthodox tradition treats Peter as the first bishop of Rome – or pope – and also as the first bishop of Antioch. According to Christian tradition, Peter was crucified upside down in Rome under Emperor Nero.

Get in

Getting to Saint Peter

If you enter Jersey from the other Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or the United Kingdom, there are no regular immigration checks. However, you must carry photo identification and may be asked to confirm your nationality and prove you entered the British Isles legally (this is very rare).

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    Jersey Airport
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    Port Elizabeth in St Helier is
See

Worth seeing

Consider buying a Jersey Heritage Pass for the main attractions. In 2022 it costs £36.75 adult, £33.25 senior, £24.40 child or student. It's valid for four sites over 7 days, so effectively it saves the fourth entry fee.

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    Elizabeth Castle

    Castle on a tidal islet, built from the 16th century when the stronghold at Mont Orgueil became vulnerable to improving cannon power.

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    Maritime Museum

    Apr-Oct: daily 10AM-5PM; Nov-Mar: Sun 10AM-4PM.

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    Jersey Museum & Art Gallery

    Apr-Oct: daily 10AM-5PM; Nov-Mar: daily 10AM-4PM.

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    Samarès Manor Botanic Gardens

    Grande Route de St Clement JE2 6QW (Bus 1a),.

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    Government House

    The official residence of the Lieutenant Governor of Jersey.

Do

Things to do

What's on? Check the Jersey Evening Post, Jersey.com, or BBC Radio Jersey on 88.8 FM. Check the tides a few days in advance for those attractions reached by tidal causeway, since low tide comes 45-60 min later each day. Elizabeth Castle website (above) posts crossing times that will be close enough for the others. Otherwise check Easytide (free) with the reference port as St Helier.

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    Jersey Opera House

    This theatre and opera house remains closed for reconstruction and is not planned to reopen until 2025, but is running performances at other locations in 2024.

Eat

Where to eat

Occasional themed food weeks celebrate the different cuisines of Jersey. Tennerfest in Oct/Nov is a promotion where you can sample top-rated restaurants for a fixed price. Midtown places include Quayside Bistro, Casa Paco, Bohemia (below), Colmar (below), Cafe Spice, Abilio's, Mano's and Park House Thai. East of the harbour are Moita's, Roseville, D L'Etang and Thai Dicq.

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    Cafe JAC

    Phillips Street, St Helier JE2 4SW (Underneath Jersey Arts Centre),.

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    Halkett Pub & Eating House

    Halkett Place, St Helier JE2 4WG,.

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    Brasserie Colmar

    Slick friendly bistro with a good menu selection.

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    Great Wall

    Chinese takeaway, mostly good standard of food.

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    Trinity Arms

    Pleasant slick place for pub grub — the full car park tells you it's popular.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wolfgang Moroder (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.