Vingtaine de la Rocque

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Vingtaine de la Rocque is one of the four vingtaines of Grouville Parish on the Channel Island of Jersey. It includes the uninhabited Minquiers. ()

Coordinates: 49°9'56"N, 2°1'56"W

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Vingtaine de la Rocque – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mont Orgueil, La Hougue Bie, Parish Church of St Helier, Fort Regent.

2.4 miN
Castle with secret rooms and scenic views
Mont Orgueil
62 min walk • Mont Orgueil, a striking example of medieval architecture, stands guard over the eastern shores of Jersey in the Channel Islands, United Kingdom. This formidable castle, also known as Gorey Castle, has overseen the landscape since the 13th century, serving as a symbol...
2.8 miNW
Neolithic tomb and archaeological finds
La Hougue Bie
72 min walk • La Hougue Bie is a historic site, with museum, in the Jersey parish of Grouville. La Hougue Bie is depicted on the 2010 issue Jersey 1 pound note.
3.6 miW
Church
Parish Church of St Helier, Saint Helier
92 min walk • The Parish Church of St Helier is the parish church of the parish of Saint Helier, Jersey. It is a Church of England church, one of the twelve 'Ancient Parish Churches' of Jersey, and serves as the Island's civic church and Pro-Cathedral.
3.5 miW
Concert hall, Archaeological site
Fort Regent, Saint Helier
89 min walk • Fort Regent is a 19th-century fortification, and leisure centre, on Mont de la Ville, in St. Helier, Jersey. The fort is in close proximity to the fortified South Hill, Engineers Barracks at La Collette, and overlooks the 16th-century Elizabeth Castle and harbour to the west.
2.2 miW
Historical place, Manor house
Samarès Manor
56 min walk • Samarès Manor is a manor house with medieval origins in the Vingtaine de Samarès, in the parish of St. Clement in Jersey, and is the traditional home of the Seigneur de Samarès. The name Samarès is an old French word meaning salt-marsh, and much of the low-lying surrounding areas are or were coastal marshes.
1.6 miNW
Church
Grouville Church
40 min walk • Grouville Church is one of the twelve ancient parish churches in the island of Jersey; it is sited in the eastern parish of Grouville.
1.8 miW
Tower
Nicolle Tower
46 min walk • Nicolle Tower is a tower in the parish of St Clement in Jersey. It was built in 1821 for Philippe Nicolle as a hexagonal folly house on the site of an earlier navigation tower on Mont Ubé. It is adjacent to the Mont Ubé dolmen.
2.6 miN
Tower
Victoria Tower
67 min walk • Victoria Tower, Jersey, is a Martello tower that the British completed in 1837 and named after Queen Victoria, who succeeded to the Throne in that year.
2.4 miN
Forts and castles
Grosnez Castle
62 min walk • Grosnez Castle is a ruined 14th-century castle in Saint Ouen, situated in Grosnez in the north-west corner of the island of Jersey in the Channel Islands.
2.5 miN
Archaeological site
Haut de la Garenne
64 min walk • The Jersey Accommodation and Activity Centre is a building just north of Gorey in the parish of Saint Martin, Jersey, in the Channel Islands. It was formerly known as the Industrial School, the Jersey Home for Boys, and Haut de la Garenne.
1.3 miW
Park
Le Hocq, Saint Helier
34 min walk • Le Hocq is an area in the parish of St. Clement, in the south-east of Jersey, Channel Islands. Le Hocq is a Jèrriais name, and means 'the headland' or 'the cape' in English. The fortified Jersey Round Tower at Le Hocq, was built in the 1780s. Alongside the tower is the Millennium Cross of St.