BBC TV sports reporter Hazel Irvine isn't the kind of girl who likes to sit still. With her equally energetic Other Half, she spent an action-packed weekend in Jersey. It almost wore her out

One morning we awoke to find jockeys cantering through the surf as they prepared for the Bank Holiday races at Les Landes. 'Do you really have horseracing in Jersey?' I asked at reception. Oh yes they do, and the meeting turned out to be a very neighbourly affair with fête-like stalls ...

Jersey isn't all milk and honey. Christopher Somerville takes an exhilarating walk on the island's wild side.

Jersey is the perfect destination for that reviving springtime break - with a bit of shopping and pampering thrown in for good measure, as travel journalist and TV personality Alice Beer discovers.

Outdoor writer Andy Stansfield share the company of raconteurs, hawks, novices and old hands on a stage of Jersey's around island coastal walk.

The Romantic movement flourished in the late 18th Century and Jersey's rugged coastlines, extreme weather, atmospheric light and lush interiors were perfect ingredients for the early Romantics artists.

Toyah Willcox and husband Robert Fripp take a winter break in Jersey. It’s the first time she’s been back since a childhood visit. The island seems to have grown up with her.