'I took a £24 flight to a resort that 'rivals the Caribbean' and didn't even need a passport'

If you're living in the North West, chances are you've exhausted the likes of Blackpool, Morecombe, Southport and Llandudno as seaside getaways over the years. If you dream of sandy beaches and turquoise waters this summer, you needn't look towards Spain, Greece or Turkey.

That's because there's a destination that takes around an hour to get to from Manchester Airport that doesn't require a passport upon entry. In fact, Christine Savvas, one of our editors, found herself strolling along the beach just three hours after leaving her house in Tamworth, as mentioned in Birmingham Live.

The stunning seaside holiday location, is, of course, Jersey, a unique place where they speak English but the road names are in French. Read on for Christine's review of the gorgeous getaway.

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Jersey is the largest of the Channel Islands, but only nine miles by five miles, and although it’s just 14 miles away from France, it’s a British Crown dependency which means you don’t need your passport and you don’t need to clear border security when you return home. EasyJet, which has added several European routes in 2024 from Brum, operates the direct flight twice a week. The cost was £24 with a small luggage allowance but more than enough for a few days away.

St Brelade’s was just the beginning, my research revealed many more stunning beaches to explore. The island's picturesque coastline is often compared to exotic beaches worldwide - even the Caribbean.

As we walked along the lush green fields of Jersey potatoes after