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| St. Peter La Rocque |
Just before you approach the small Anglican Chapel of
St. Peter La Rocque, you are passing the original site of the La Rocque
railway station. This line, which ran from St. Helier to Gorey stopped
operating in 1929 after The Jersey Eastern Railway went into liquidation.
A property now stands on the site of the station and
bears witness to its locomotive past with the name Place de la Gare (Station
Place). A stone fireplace, perhaps from the original station building,
is inset in the boundary wall and bears the house's name.
A little further along the road you will discover the
Fisherman's Chapel of St. Peter La Rocque. Although little used now, with
a regular service taking place only once a month, the Chapel remains a
key part of the Anglican Parish of Grouville.
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| Follow Seymour slip to cut the walk
short. |
Once you have passed the chapel there is the first of
three options to cut the walk short. By following La Rue de Puits Mahaut
(the hairpin turning sign-posted Seymour Slip) you can walk directly to
the coast past some interesting cottage gardens.
In mid-summer a proliferation of artichokes, hollyhocks
and sweet peas can be glimpsed through fences and over hedges. As you
near the sea, you will pass a small garden plot containing apple trees
and greenhouses. You are quite likely to see one or more hens perched
in the trees at head height!
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| Seymour Inn. |
The lane reaches the coast at the Seymour Slip which
gives easy access to the beach and fine views across the Royal Bay of
Grouville. More information about walking on the beach at this point and
the area's connection with Sir Henry Seymour Conway (1721-1795) can be
found in Stage 7. Should
you wish to stop for a refreshment The Seymour Inn is an easy-going family
pub serving meals and snacks.
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