Adult Activities Outdoors
National Trust for Jersey Heritage Cycle Trail
Kindly supported by EVieBike
This brand new heritage route takes in ten of the National Trust for Jersey’s sites – including 16 New Street, Morel Farm, The Elms, Le Moulin de Quétivel and the Foot Buildings. With plenty of opportunities to stop off for refreshments or a picnic along the way, it is a wonderful way to explore the west of the Island.
The route is fairly flat, with a steady climb through Waterworks Valley. Note that there is a 15mph speed limit on Jersey’s cycle paths and green lanes. If you don’t have your own bike, you can hire a dockless electric bike from EVieBike: £12 for half a day; £19 for the full day. To register for a bike, download the app from Evie’s website: www.evie.je/bike/
Please note that the Trust’s indoor visitor sites are regrettably closed to the public during the coronavirus pandemic. Further updates can be found on the Trust’s website: www.nationaltrust.je
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Dating from the 1730s and described by many as the finest Georgian house in St Helier, 16 New Street operates as a museum three days a week from April to the end of October. Throughout the rest of the year, the house is used as a backdrop for a wide range of Trust events including theatre productions, exhibitions and music recitals. Visitors to the museum can explore the three floors of the house, learn about life in Regency Jersey, enjoy a presentation with the cook in the Georgian kitchen - with traditional foods to taste - and watch a short documentary about the restoration of the house by the National Trust for Jersey. There is a gift shop on site. Admission: £6 Adults; £3 Children; Trust Members free.
During the coronavirus pandemic, please refer to the Trust’s website for opening times.
Directions to Waterworks Valley
Proceed down New Street (one way) to the end, taking care as you cross King Street.
Follow the one-way system round to the left into Library Place, passing the NatWest Bank on your left.
Continue into Church Street, keeping the Town Church to your right.
At the junction, turn right into Mulcaster Street and head down the hill. At the bottom of Mulcaster Street the road splits: take the right fork towards Liberation Square.
Dismount your bikes and walk through Liberation Square, past the statue, to the traffic lights.
Cross the main road (La Route de la Liberation), bringing you out alongside the marina.
Head west along the pavement (shared route for cyclists and pedestrians). Dismount your bikes to cross La Route de Port Elizabeth and continue west along the footpath (shared route for cyclists and pedestrians), passing the Waterfront on your left.
Continue west along the shared footpath, passing Le Fregate Café on your left. Continue west (direction St Aubin’s), keeping the sea wall to your left. You should be able to see Elizabeth Castle in the distance.
When you reach the Old Station Cafe, dismount your bikes and cross over Victoria Avenue at the traffic lights (Trust Ford on your left). Keeping on the pavement, push your bikes up La Rue du Galet to join the Inner Road (La Route de St Aubin) and turn right at the junction.
Heading east, cycle past the Mont Felard pub on your left and take the first road on your left (signposted Waterworks Valley and Hamptonne) into Le Chemin des Moulins. Directions to the Willow Toad
Le Chemin des Moulins is a windy road that meanders up Waterworks Valley. Stay on Le Chemin des Moulins throughout, avoiding the temptation to turn left or right. You will pass two reservoirs on your right: Millbrook Reservoir and Dannemarche Reservoir.
Continue up the valley, passing a mill pond on your left. The Willow Toad is on the right hand side (after the junction with Les Charrières Nicolle).
2 Discover the Willow Toad at Le Don Sinkins
The Trust’s willow toad sculpture was created by Michelle Caine and Alcindo Pinto using locally grown willow. Why not put your bikes on ‘pause’ and explore the footpath into Hamptonne Woods, to the right of the toad, where you will find more willow sculptures depicting the life cycle of the toad? If you are cycling with children, download a ‘Toad Trail’ handbook from the Trust’s website.
Directions to Hamptonne Country Life Museum
Continue up Le Chemin des Moulins, passing Hamptonne Country Life Museum on your right.
3 Discover Hamptonne
Acquired by the Trust in 1987, Hamptonne Country Life Museum offers a fascinating insight into 300 years of rural history. The farm complex comprises three houses, a colombier, several outbuildings and an orchard. Each of the three houses dates from a different century, reflecting the changing architectural styles of Jersey over time. Admission: Adults £9.20; Children £6.25; Jersey National Trust Members Free.
During the coronavirus pandemic, please refer to the Trust’s website for opening times.
Directions to Le Rât
Continue up Le Chemin des Moulins until it becomes La Rue de la Patente. Turn left at the junction (signposted St Lawrence Church) and take the first road on the right (one-way). Continue to the end. Dismount your bikes, cross over St Lawrence main road and turn right. Then take the first road on the left (La Ruelle). Continue to the end of La Ruelle and turn left (La Route de L’Eglise). Continue down La Route de L’Eglise and take the first road on the right (Le Mont L’Evesque). Le Rât is situated at the bottom of Le Mont L’Evesque on the right. 4 Discover Le Rât
Nesting in a beautiful and unspoilt valley at the heart of the Island, Le Rât is a very fine example of local vernacular architecture of the 16th and 17th century. The first building to be purchased by the National Trust for Jersey in 1937, Le Rât has remained largely unaltered since its construction. Please note that Le Rât is not open to the public; the site is currently rented out to generate funds for the Trust’s ongoing work. Please respect the privacy of the tenants when taking photographs and do not enter the gates.
Directions to La Fontaine de St Martin and L’Abreuvoir
With Le Rât on your right, turn right up La Rue de la Fontaine St Martin. Note the well on your left and the abreuvoir on your right at the start.
5 Discover La Fontaine de St Martin and L’Abreuvoir
The site has two notable water features: Le Fontaine St Martin, one of Jersey’s ‘sacred’ springs, reputed for its healing properties; and l’abreuvoir (drinking place for livestock, constructed by diverting the stream).
Directions to Morel Farm
Continue up La Rue de la Fontaine St Martin. Morel Farm is on the right, just before the junction with La Rue Rouge Cul.
6 Discover Morel Farm
This site consists of a farmhouse and a range of outbuildings clustered around a cobbled courtyard, and two small plots of land to the north and east of the property. The farm is approached through a 17th-century double roadside arch, which is considered to be one of the most perfectly proportioned in the Island. Please note that Morel Farm is not open to the public; it is rented out to generate funds for the Trust’s ongoing work. Please respect the privacy of the tenants when taking photographs and do not enter the gates.
Directions to The Elms
With Morel Farm on your right, continue straight (La Rue de la Fontaine St Martin) until you reach the junction. Turn right (La Ville au Bas) and continue to St Matthew’s Church on your left. Continue straight (La Rue Bechervaise) until you reach the junction. Turn right (La Rue des Aix). This road becomes La Chève Rue. Go down the hill and The Elms is situated at the bottom on the right. 7 Discover The Elms
Bequethed under the will of Nicolle John Perree in 1975, The Elms has been the Headquarters of the National Trust for Jersey since 1978. It has been the site of an important house for many centuries, with the oldest architectural remains dating from the 16th century. The Elms comprises the main dwelling house, a subsidiary farmhouse, a dower house, an extensive range of outbuildings including a boulangerie and a pressoir, a walled garden, orchard and approximately 80 vergees of land. Please note that The Elms is not open to the public: the majority of the buildings are rented out to generate funds for the Trust’s ongoing work. However visitors are more than welcome to explore the farmyard and walled garden during normal office opening hours (Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm). Admission free.
Directions to Le Moulin de Quétivel
With the The Elms behind you, head down St Peter’s Valley. This is a fairly busy stretch of road, so take extra care until you join the tarmac cycle path on your left, which takes you alongside La Hague Reservoir.
Follow the tarmac cycle path to the junction with Greenhills Hotel, then dismount your bikes and cross over the main road to link up with the path on the opposite side of the road.
Dismount your bikes when you cross La Rue du Presbytère and continue along the cycle path, heading south down St Peter’s Valley.
Take extra care as you cross the Mill Pond Car Park. The first meadow after the car park is owned by the National Trust for Jersey. As you cross the bridge, note the leat (manmade channel), which takes the water from the mill pond to Le Moulin de Quétivel. The small stream on the left used to power eight mills in St Peter’s Valley, including Gigoulande and Gargate Mill to the north and Quétivel and Tesson to the south. (If you have time to explore this area further, there are two self-guided circular walks on the Trust’s website – one beginning at the Mill Pond and one at Le Moulin de Quétivel.)
8 Discover Le Moulin de Quétivel
The only remaining working watermill on the Island, Le Moulin de Quétivel operates as a museum two days a week (May to September). The earliest records of ‘Keytivel’ mill date from 1309, when the mill served as a Crown mill for the king’s tenants living in the parish of St Brelade. During the following centuries the mill changed hands many times and was rebuilt on several occasions. The present building dates from the 18th century. There is a small tearoom, where you can purchase hot and cold drinks and the unique stoneground flour that is milled on site. Admission: £3 Adults; £1 Children; Trust Members free; Entrance to the tearoom and gift shop is free.
During the coronavirus pandemic, please refer to the Trust’s website for opening times.
Directions to Tesson Mill
Continue along the same cycle path, dismounting your bikes to cross at Mont Fallu. Continue south along the cycle path (direction St Helier) until you reach Tesson Mill on your right. 9 Discover Tesson Mill
Dating back to 1274, Tesson is the largest mill in Jersey and the only one to be ‘industrialised’ with the addition of a steam engine in the 1830s. Before the steam room was installed, the Miller had to rely on a steady flow of rain in order to mill - and with seven other mills in the valley, there was lots of competition for water. With the addition of a new steam engine at Tesson, the miller was able to mill all year round. The current building comprises the main mill with a water wheel; steam engine room; grinding room; dry storage area; the miller’s cottage; a walled courtyard; pigsties, and an outer garden. During the summer (May – September) it is possible for visitors to access some of these areas. Within the engine room there is a short film telling the story of the history of Tesson Mill.
During the coronavirus pandemic, please refer to the Trust’s website for opening times.
Directions to the Perquage
With your back to Tesson Mill, turn right. Cycle past Bel Royal Motors and continue to the end. At the junction, turn left (Paperclix on your left). Take the tarmac cycle path on your right: this is known as the perquage, an odd term for a sacred path only to be found in Jersey. The purpose of the perquage was to offer a safe, direct route from each parish to the sea. Before the Reformation, criminals who wished to escape prosecution were allowed to leave the Island via the perquage to reach a boat, never to return.
Directions to St Helier
When you reach the end of the perquage, dismount your bikes to cross over the main road at the traffic lights. Rejoin the cycle path, heading east (direction St Helier).
Directions to the Foot Buildings
As you arrive in St Helier, follow the signs to Sand Street Car Park. The Foot Buildings are situated at Charing Cross in Pitt Street, a tiny road sandwiched between the Co-op and Superdrug. When you reach The Foot Buildings, you can enjoy a well-earned cup of tea at Locke’s Café. If you are a National Trust for Jersey Member, don’t forget to show your card at the desk and you will be entitled to a 10% discount. www.lockesstories.com 10 Discover The Foot Buildings
These listed buildings, located in Dumaresq Street and Pitt Street, are one of the best surviving examples of mid-18th- century and early 19th-century townscape in St Helier. Comprising three apartments and two retail spaces, including Locke’s Café and the Pitt Stream Gallery, the Foot Buildings opened to the public in 2018 – the culmination of 10 years of campaigning and two years of renovation in what has been one of the largest capital projects to be undertaken by the Trust to date. The apartments are currently rented out to generate funds for the Trust’s ongoing work, however the café and gallery downstairs are open to the public all year round.
The National Trust for Jersey The Elms La Cheve Rue St Mary JE3 3EN Tel: 01534 483193 Email: [email protected] www.nationaltrust.je
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