Green lanes

Many of Jersey's little roads are designated Green Lanes. Maximum speed is 15 miles per hour. (I was rather amused to see that the number one in this painted sign had been applied backwards.) The idea is that cars have to give way to pedestrians and cyclists. Of course, the locals don't pay much attention to the speed limit, from what I've seen.



This is the lane that leads down the hill from our holiday accommodation. There's a lovely green meadow on the right. Further on, around that bend, you come to this...


a lovely little conservation area full of foxgloves. Unfortunately, it was private, or we'd have walked through it.


And this is the view after walking up the road a little way, towards the cemetery where my grandparents are buried. That roof in the centre with the orangey paint below it is our accommodation, which as you can see is set in a rural area of agricultural fields, mostly filled with Jersey Royals (potatoes) and Jersey cows.

Five minutes walk away, there is a farm shop which sells lots of local produce, bread, frozen meals cooked by local people, wine, chocolate, oils and vinegars, even rice milk.