Turn north towards the 18th century coastal tower
and Lifeboat Station and pick up the track along the edge of the
cliff. This is St Catherine's Bay. The breakwater was built by the
British Admiralty against local advice, the water being shallow
and the currents extremely strong. Intended as a harbour, it was
never completed. The beginning of the southern arm can be seen to
the right, with the red and white painted tower. Follow the cliff
path north past Belval Cove and rejoin the road. This is Verclut
Point ('Little Gibraltar'), quarried away during construction of
the breakwater. During the Occupation, the interior was excavated
to create an underground ammunition store. There are toilets and
a café here, just by the St Martin Millennium Stone.
Pick up the track along the cliff towards the coastal
tower 300 metres to the north, either close to the shoreline or
over the hill and through the woods.
Walk down into Flicquet Bay, then up the hill past
the castellated house to the crossroads. Turn right into La Rue
du Scez. The area is known as La Haie Fleurie, derived from the
colourful Escallonia hedges. Continue down the steep hill to Le
Saie, reputedly a former by Viking harbour. At the end of the road
is a track leading off to the left. A 5000 years old gallery grave
on the right, and beyond this, on Le Couperon Point, is the site
of a mid-19th century battery.
Continue up the track until it joins the main road
- turn right. Notice the unusual rock along the roadside, a conglomerate
known as 'pudding stone', found only in Rozel.
At the bottom of the hill and just up the lane to
the left is the Rozel Bay Inn. With log fires in the winter and
a sun-terrace for the summer, this is one of the Island's most charming
public houses, offering a selection of real ales and bar snacks
and restaurant quality food. There is often a barbecue on Sunday
afternoons.
Continue up the lane inland (La Vallee de Rozel)
up the steep climb to Rozel Mill, one of 64 mills once actively
grinding Russian corn for export to America in the 19th century.
Turn right at the T-junction along La Rue des Alleurs.
Turn next left down the C110, after a distance, then first left
down La Rue du Puchot, This leads to 'La Salle Publique' adjoining
'Ecole Elementaire', the parish hall and primary school - French
was the main language until the end of the 19th century.
Turn left and return to the church and the end of
the walk at The Royal, St Martin.
