The National Trust of Guernsey
St Peter Port
Story
Founded 1960, became 'The National Trust of Guernsey' in 1967. HQ at 26 Cornet Street may be the earliest remaining complete building within St Peter Port's medieval boundaries. Victorian Shop & Parlour opened 1987. Folk Museum established 1968 as joint venture with La Societe Guernesiaise. Les Caches Farm opened 2009. Fermain Tower bequeathed 2002. (inferred from the source page)
The National Trust of Guernsey is a self-funding charity that works to safeguard and maintain Guernsey's heritage and traditions. It was founded in 1960 and became The National Trust of Guernsey in 1967. (inferred from the source page) The Trust has over 2,000 members and is reliant on memberships, donations, and bequests for funding. It preserves and enhances Guernsey’s heritage and natural beauty, including historic buildings, open spaces, and plant and animal life. —
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Specialises in7
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Guided walking tours and coastal path excursions.
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Guided walks (inferred from the source page)
Business membership bodies — chambers of commerce, trade and industry associations representing and supporting their member firms.
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Membership reciprocal access (inferred from the source page)
Historic houses, castles, heritage sites and heritage attractions used as event venues.
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Event space hire (inferred from the source page)
Shops selling gifts and giftware — boutique, handmade, personalised and luxury gift retail.
Established
1960 (inferred from the source page)
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- Holiday property hire (Fermain Tower) (inferred from the source page)
- Event space hire (Les Caches Farm, Folk & Costume Museum) (inferred from the source page)
- Membership with reciprocal access to National Trust organisations worldwide (inferred from the source page)
Contact
- Phone
- +44 7781 106461
- emc@nationaltrust.gg
- Website
- nationaltrust.gg
- Address
- 26 Cornet Street, St Peter Port, Guernsey GY1 1LF (inferred from the source page)
History5
Key dates and recorded company events for The National Trust of Guernsey.
- 1967—Became The National Trust of Guernsey
- 1968—Folk Museum established · Established as a joint venture with La Societe Guernesiaise
- 1987—Victorian Shop & Parlour opened
- 2002—Fermain Tower bequeathed
- 2009—Les Caches Farm opened
Subsidiaries16
Other businesses under The National Trust of Guernsey, across all of Island Graph.
- Church House—St Sampson
Church House is a historic granite building in St Sampson, originally used by John Mowlem & Co Ltd. during the Industrial Revolution, now a two-bed house managed by the National Trust of Guernsey.
- Creve Coeur and No. 79—Vale
Creve Coeur and No. 79 is a heritage site and emerging nature reserve on the Chouet peninsula in Vale, managed by the National Trust of Guernsey, featuring the former ICI explosives store No. 79.
- Fermain Tower—St Martin
Fermain Tower is a unique self-catering holiday accommodation managed by La Barbarie Hotel for the National Trust of Guernsey, for adults aged 25 and over.
- Folk & Costume Museum—Castel
Folk & Costume Museum is a museum in Castel, home to the Channel Islands' only permanent costume and textile exhibition of over 8,000 items, and the Art at The Park Gallery.
- Houmet Paradis—Vale
Houmet Paradis is an uninhabited tidal islet off Guernsey's north-east coast, managed by the National Trust of Guernsey as a nature reserve with connections to Victor Hugo's The Toilers of the Sea.
- Jerbourg Field—St Martin
Jerbourg Field is a sloping meadow managed by the National Trust of Guernsey, known for its spring daffodils and panoramic views over St Peter Port Harbour in St Martin.
- La Prévôté and Clifton Valley—St Pierre du Bois
La Prévôté and Clifton Valley are historic sites and landmarks featuring the La Prévôté watchtower, a WWII German observation tower, stream walk, butterfly glades, and cliff paths with seascape views.
- Le Catioroc & Lihou Island—St Saviour
Le Catioroc & Lihou Island is a headland and nature reserve, Guernsey's first Ramsar site designated in 2006, encompassing 426 hectares including Lihou Island.
- Le Gouffre, Le Bigard & La Plaine des Camprôts—Forest
Le Gouffre, Le Bigard & La Plaine des Camprôts are three adjacent National Trust of Guernsey land areas in Forest parish, offering walking trails along the south coast cliff path and Jubilee Wood with bluebells.
- Le Moulin de Quanteraine—St Pierre du Bois
Le Moulin de Quanteraine is a historic watermill in St Pierre du Bois, acquired by the National Trust in 1989, with its waterwheel restored in 1991 and repaired in 2012 and 2020.
- Le Petit Pré Orchid Field & The Ron Short Walk—St Andrew
Le Petit Pré Orchid Field & The Ron Short Walk is a free wild orchid meadow and woodland trail in the Talbot Valley, managed by the National Trust of Guernsey.
- Les Blanc Bois Archway—Castel
Les Blanc Bois Archway is a historic listed building, dating from the second half of the 17th century, that was the main entrance to the former Blanc Bois Estate in Castel.
- Les Caches Farm—Forest
Les Caches Farm is a collection of 15th to mid-19th Century farmhouses and outbuildings in Les Villets, available for private bookings and events for up to 100 people.
- Les Tielles—Torteval
Les Tielles is a cliff path between St Pierre du Bois and Torteval parishes, offering views of Belle Elizabeth cove and the site of a former battery and watch house.
- The Ivy Gates Archway—St Peter Port
The Ivy Gates Archway is one of only two double-arched entrances surviving in Guernsey, built around 1640 from local grey granite, and a Protected Monument since 1981 in St Peter Port.
- Victorian Shop & Parlour—St Peter Port
Victorian Shop & Parlour is a museum and shop in St Peter Port, acquired by the National Trust of Guernsey in 1983, featuring a Victorian sweet counter and vintage haberdashery.
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