The Royal Oak
Travel Blogs from St. Helier
Departure Day
At last the day for departure arrived with a blanket of snow to greet us and confirm that it,s a good plan to be heading for the sun. We were ready to leave early. Sue came with Robin and took us to Welwyn North where we met Lynne and chatted all the way to Leicester Square. we carried on to Heathrow and started with a G &T and a chat with a nice man from Melbourne. Overshadowing all are my thoughts about ...
The final stats
So here we are back in Blighty with any lost weight well and truly back on after spending the last month with family and friends. As promised we are detailing the statistics of our trip so here goes:
Total Cycle days: 43 days
Fastest cycle speed: 39 mph
Most miles in one day on cycle: 96 (154km)
Least miles in one day on cycle: 14 (25km)
Distance travelled by cycle: 2350 miles (3782km)
Distance travelled by boat: 260 miles (420km)
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Getting inspired
... January - New Zealand
Buen camino!
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A variety of accommodation - differing views
... br> The Pepys Court apartment where I stayed certainly lives up to what you see on the website. It is luxury and the little box of complimentary L'Occitane toiletries was well received. However I experienced no heating on the first night I was there and ended up having to sleep with a hat on (it was winter). The next morning I had no hot water and when I called the emergency number I was told ...
Waxwings and Grebes
... I managed to find the boat club this time and got one of a couple of parking 'spaces’ quite close by. We found the bird quite quickly after walking a short way out on the dam and it looked rather nice on the calm lake, especially because the sun had come out by the time we got there.
After that it was into Northampton to see Julie’s dad (sadly they weren’t showing the England – Australia rugby match and then out at night for an evening ...
Other places to stay in St. Helier
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Hotel de France
St Saviours Road, St. Helier | 4 star hotelfrom $154 -
Mayfair Hotel
St Saviour's Road , St. Helier | 5 star hotelfrom $131 -
Radisson Blu Waterfront Hotel, Jersey
Rue de l'Etau, St. Helier | 4 star hotelfrom $150- Strongly recommended
- Well located hotel
- An excellent hotel in a prime location
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Pomme D'or Hotel
Liberation Square, St. Helier | 4 star hotelfrom $154 -
Grand Jersey
The Esplanade, St. Helier | 4 star hotelfrom $155 -
Royal Yacht Hotel
Weighbridge, St. Helier | 4 star hotelfrom $188 -
Apollo Hotel
St. Saviour's Road, St. Helier | 3 star hotelfrom $113 -
Best Western Royal Hotel
David Place, St. Helier | 3 star hotelfrom $147 -
Westhill Country Hotel
Mon-a-l'Abbe, St. Helier | 2 star hotelfrom $133 -
Ommaroo Hotel
Havre Des Pas, St. Helier | 2 star hotelfrom $128 -
Metropole Hotel
Roseville Street, St. Helier | 3 star hotelfrom $130 -
The Monaco Hotel
Parade Road, St. Helier | Hotel -
Fort d'Auvergne Hotel
Havre des Pas, St. Helier | 2 star hotelfrom $103 -
Stafford Hotel
Kensington Place , St. Helier | 2 star hotelfrom $83 -
The Club Hotel & Spa
Green Street, St. Helier | 4 star hotelfrom $170- Great hotel and spa
- Fantastic attentiont to detail and customer service!
- Pricey but very high quality
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Monterey Hotel
St. Saviour's Road, St. Helier | 3 star hotelfrom $113 -
Revere Hotel
Kensington Place, St. Helier | 3 star hotelfrom $124 -
Hampshire Hotel
53, Val Plaisant, St. Helier | 3 star hotelfrom $107- Check you have a refurbished room
- Very UNcomfortable
- Happy with Hampshire
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Norfolk Lodge Hotel
Rouge Bouillon, St. Helier | 2 star hotelfrom $109 -
Mountview
St. John's Road, St. Helier | 2 star hotelfrom $76 -
Washington Hotel
Claredon Road, St Helier, St. Helier | 2 star hotel -
The Savoy Jersey
Rouge Bouillon, St. Helier | 4 star hotelfrom $123 -
The Inn Boutique
Queens Road, St. Helier | 3 star hotelfrom $108 -
Marina Metro Hotel
Havre des Pas, St. Helier | Hotelfrom $118 -
The Norfolk Hotel
60-61 La Colombeire, St. Helier | Hotelfrom $92 -
Mornington Hotel
Don Road, St. Helier, Jersey, St. Helier | Hotelfrom $81
