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aflan85 Jul 14, 2015 4:24 am
JER layover
 
In a couple of weeks' time I will have a 3.5 hour layover at Jersey, arriving from Guernsey on Blue Islands at 10.20 and leaving again on FlyBe at 13.50.

Assuming I can drop my bags for the FlyBe flight straight away, is there any good way to spend those three hours? It seems an awfully small airport to spend such an amount of time in, so even an outdoor seating area would be nice.

aceman Jul 14, 2015 4:11 pm
get a taxi to st brelade's bay its about 5 mins.

get a good book and read on the beach and grab an early lunch in The Oyster Box

Aviatrix Jul 15, 2015 12:53 am
Originally Posted by aceman (Post 25117585)
get a taxi to st brelade's bay its about 5 mins.
I was going to suggest this but wasn't sure if it was worth it for this relatively short lay-over.

But...

get a good book and read on the beach
Bury your head in a book, when you're in such beautiful surroundings?

aflan85 Jul 15, 2015 6:06 am
Originally Posted by aceman (Post 25117585)
get a taxi to st brelade's bay its about 5 mins.
Thanks, looks beautiful!

Calchas Jul 16, 2015 4:55 pm
Originally Posted by aflan85 (Post 25114136)
In a couple of weeks' time I will have a 3.5 hour layover at Jersey, arriving from Guernsey on Blue Islands at 10.20 and leaving again on FlyBe at 13.50.

Assuming I can drop my bags for the FlyBe flight straight away, is there any good way to spend those three hours? It seems an awfully small airport to spend such an amount of time in, so even an outdoor seating area would be nice.
You have bags of time; too much to spend even in the BA lounge. A taxi into St Helier takes about 20 minutes. Many other places to visit on JER

Aviatrix Jul 17, 2015 7:22 am
Originally Posted by Calchas (Post 25128553)
A taxi into St Helier takes about 20 minutes.
St Helier is a town like any other town - I'd choose somewhere more scenic. St Brelade is scenic, and close to the airport.

jmd Jul 20, 2015 1:03 am
Definitely leave the airport - you are a short taxi ride away from lots of nice places. You only need to be back at the airport 30-40 mins prior to your onward flight. St Brelade's is lovely; another option would be a taxi to El Ticos in St Ouen's Bay (also 5 mins away, and has spectacular views out to the Atlantic) for an early lunch / brunch and then a walk along the bay. Ask the taxi driver to come and pick you up for the return to the airport. If it's raining, I would still head for St Brelade's - have a coffee and read the papers in the coffee lounge at L'Horizon hotel, and then the Oyster Box for an early lunch.

aflan85 Jul 23, 2015 2:27 am
Originally Posted by jmd (Post 25142894)
Definitely leave the airport - you are a short taxi ride away from lots of nice places. You only need to be back at the airport 30-40 mins prior to your onward flight. St Brelade's is lovely; another option would be a taxi to El Ticos in St Ouen's Bay (also 5 mins away, and has spectacular views out to the Atlantic) for an early lunch / brunch and then a walk along the bay. Ask the taxi driver to come and pick you up for the return to the airport. If it's raining, I would still head for St Brelade's - have a coffee and read the papers in the coffee lounge at L'Horizon hotel, and then the Oyster Box for an early lunch.
Thanks a lot, this looks like a great option also! Will hopefully get to do one of the two, will make a good break in a long day (GCI-JER-MAN-ABZ)!

aflan85 Aug 12, 2015 2:06 am
Thanks to all for your suggestions, we opted in the end for St Brelade which was just perfect. As we were too early for the Oyster Box we went instead to their sister restaurant the Crab Shack for a lobster salad. Beats any airport lounge!

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