St George’s School Open Garden

Enjoy a delicious cream tea (£5.50), wildlife guided walk at 2.45 p.m, tombola, woodland trail guided walk at 3.15 p.m, Jersey Trees for Life information and activities for children in the grounds of St George’s School.

Sunday 18th May, 2025 14:00-17:00, Duration: 3 hr

St George’s School, La Hague Manor, Rue de la Hague, St Peter JE3 7DB

Directions – https://maps.app.goo.gl/KaFyhL6tWBzyqJSn8

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The Main St George’s School Entrance is only for Walkers, Cyclists and drivers bringing wheelchair users and people with limited walking ability.
All other drivers are to use the parking signposted on La Rue de La Hague.

Bus route 9

Entrance £6 per person, children under 12 free

Activities – Tombola, nature trail with bird experts, childrens’ forest trail and Jersey Trees for Life .

Cream teas will be served all afternoon @ £5.50 each -soft drinks also available

We regret no dogs

Stroll around the grounds of this large manor house built in 1753 and remodelled by Charles le Cornu in the 1870s, now home to the prep school student of St George’s School. It is assumed that he and his wife Anne planted many of the magnificent specimen trees on the sheltered cotil below the house. The formal sweeping lawns surround the house and include a huge walled garden.The house was requisitioned by the Germans as their west of island HQ, then owned privately before St George’s School moved there in 1979.

Trails through the extensive grounds offer a steep path down the cotil to admire 100 year old Redwoods, Pines, Magnolias and Acers which include the largest in the Island. These exotic species were favoured by knowledgeable plantsmen of the Victorian era who had access to newly introduced trees from around the globe. Visitors with shorter legs might enjoy the Gruffalo Trail on the higher ground through the magical woodland that extends from the lawn. Jersey Trees for Life will be offering fun activities for younger visitors with information for all ages.

Enjoy a cream tea on the terrace and rolling lawns in front of this magnificent manor house.

Directions:

From St Helier heading towards St Aubin on Victoria Avenue/ La Route de la Haule A1: Turn right up the A1, La Route de Beaumont, signposted for St Peter, keep straight on at the mini roundabout into St Peter’s Village Centre.  At the crossroads, just past the Tipsy pub, turn right into La Route de la Manoir.  At the main entrance gates for St George’s School turn left into Rue de la Hague to find the car park entrance on the right.

Via St Peter’s Valley: From the South continue past the turnings for the War Tunnels and either turn left up Le Mont Fallu, turn right again into La Rue de la Hague just before the junction with the main road into St Peter’s.  Drive past the main St George’s School entrance and turn into the car park on the right

Alternatively continue up St Peter’s Valley past the Victoria Inn and turn left up le Mont du Presbytere.  At the top, turn right past the main St George’s School entrance, continue along La Rue de la Hague and turn right into the car park.

Accessibility: Wheelchair users will be able to access the main school grounds including the area where cream teas are available.  The rest of the paths are unmade, the children’s walk is fairly flat but the walks down into the valley can be steep.