Next week is the start of National Ferry Fortnight, spotlighting an industry that carries 35 million passengers a year. NORMAN MILLER picks five spring getaways

With its child-friendly attractions, breathtaking beaches and ideal waves, the Channel Island quickly wins over GREG SWIFT and his family

With beaches galore and a Continental climate, Jersey offers a reminder of how English family holidays used to be says CLAIR BUSSEY

As Rafael Nadal bids to win his second Wimbledon title today, WILL HIDE heads to Jersey to hone his tennis skills and discover what other attractions the idyllic island has to offer

Boutique hotels, trendy bistros and tasty seafood. LOUISE RODDON finds Jersey, a small Channel Island, that's now thinking big

THERE'S more to rural Cheshire than Tatton Park. The country's Year of Gardens is an attempt to highlight some of its many lesser-known green attractions, reports Lee Karen Stow…

WITH the credit crunch and strengthening euro, record numbers are set to holiday at home this summer.

FAMOUS for cows, cream and Bergerac, Jersey is fast becoming a trendy new hotspot in its own right.

JERSEY'S sumptuous fare makes our travel astrologer Russell Grant go all starry-eyed over the Channel Island’s tasty food.

SAND yachting, kite surfing, wake boarding, flying a kite or riding a horse, running, sand castling, rock pooling, or just plain surfing or swimming (but watch the flags – there can be rip tides), the five-mile sands of St Ouen’s Bay, on the west coast of Jersey, are the absolute numero uno of sporting beaches in the Channel Islands.