Les Aix Open Garden

Enjoy a delicious cream tea, Art Talk from owner and artist Ariel Luke, wildlife guided walk and tombola on the lawns of Les Aix.

Sunday 22nd June, 2025 14:00-17:00, Duration: 3 hr

Les Aix, Rue des Aix, St. Peter, JE3 7ZE

Directions –https://maps.app.goo.gl/cJeqbjGWpPgGwGLS8

Entrance £6 per person, children under 12 free

Activities – Art Talk, Tombola and nature walk with bird experts.

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

Les Aix is a stunningly charming Jersey granite house dating back to the 12th century, surrounded by extensive grounds and home to painting artist Ariel Whatmore.

The driveway lined with oaks and underplanted with bulbs and wildflowers provides a delightfully informal approach to this beautiful rural property in the heart of the Island.

The garden surrounding the house has been sectioned into rooms evoking changes in mood. The grey garden in the courtyard, the white garden flanking the west of the house and the red and foliage border at the rear. The magnificent Maze of nearly a thousand box plants was grown from cuttings by the owner who is a true plantswoman.  It symbolise an artist’s palette containing five small circular gardens of different colours to represent the paint and an old Jersey cider press where the artists thumb would be holding the palette.  Carefully selected climbing roses adorn the house facade where clotted cream teas are served from tables set out on the front lawns by our committee and loyal volunteers.

Les Aix Directions
Les Aix is on the border between St Peter and St Lawrence.  
Travelling up St Peter’s Valley turn right at The Victoria into La Route de L’Aleval (German Road) C124.  At the T Junction turn left into La Rue du Petit L’Aleval and first right into La Rue des Aix.  Follow the road round a right angle bend to the right, at the second right angle bend to the left drive straight ahead into entrance for Les Aix.

From Carrefour Selous: follow the B39 towards St Mary.  At the Six Ways right angle bend turn half left into the one way La Longue Rue.  At St Matthew’s Church turn right follow round into La Rue du Bechervaise.  At the T junction turn left into La Rue des Aix.  At the sharp right bend in the road turn left into Les Aix.

From St Peter’s Village:  take La Route du Manoir (C113) to St George’s School.  Straight across the crossroads down Le Mont du Presbytere.  Turn left up St Peter’s Valley, first right up Le Mont de l’Ecole.  At Greenhills follow the main road right and left into La Rue du Petit L’Aleval.  Turn first left into C112, signposted for Carrefour Selous, La Rues des Aix.  Take the first right angle bend to the right and on the second right angle bend to the left drive straight ahead into Les Aix.

Les Aix Accessibility
The beautiful garden is accessed by grassy paths some sloping and there are some steps.  The entrance to the tea lawn is through a narrow gap in a low hedge.  The garden is not suitable for wheelchair users.