Jersey and the Jersey hotels are also an island of festivals and events with the highlights of the year being the "Battle of flowers" in August and the international air display in September.
Jersey Royal potatoes are the local variety of new potato and the island is famous for its early crop of small, tasty potatoes from the south-facing côtils (steeply-sloping fields).
Jersey Hotels Channel Islands - All tourist accommodation is graded and inspected by Jersey Tourism, thus ensuring that every establishment, whether an exclusive hotel in its own grounds, the cheerful warmth of a proprietor run guesthouse, a self-catering apartment overlooking the sea or campsite in the tranquil countryside meets your expectations.