Twenty-one sites across the Bailiwick, spanning fortifications, heritage residences, and coastal nature reserves. The oldest dates to 1640, the newest opened 2017. Five are States entities; four sit under National Trust of Guernsey wardenship. Parishes weighted toward St Peter Port (4) and St Pierre du Bois (3). —
St Peter Port
Built by Nicolas Maingy as 'Le Mont' at the corner of Mont Durant and Petite Marche. First inhabited by Lt Gov Major General John Small (1793-96). Once owned by privateer Jean Allaire. Became Government House permanently in 1925 when purchased by the Crown. Ownership transferred…
St Pierre du Bois·Attraction
Part of Guernsey Museum & Art Gallery
✦Active since 1976
Built 1804 as military defence during Napoleonic Wars by Thomas Henry of Clos du Valle. Sold by War Office to States of Guernsey in 1891 for £185. Used by German forces in WW2 (Widerstandsnest Graur Turm). Restored and converted to shipwreck museum in 1976.
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Anchors Church House, Creve Coeur and No. 79, La Prévôté and Clifton Valley and 6 more on this lens. View The National Trust of Guernsey →
St Sampson·Attraction
Vale·Attraction
St Pierre du Bois·Attraction
St Saviour·Attraction
St Pierre du Bois·Attraction
Castel·Attraction
Forest·Attraction
Vale·Attraction
St Peter Port·Attraction
Sark·Attraction
Site dates to the 6th century when the Priory of Saint Magloire established a monastery. Home to Sark's Seigneurs since 1675. Gardens restored to their 1860 design. The 22nd Seigneur Michael Beaumont died in 2016, succeeded by Major Christopher Beaumont (23rd Seigneur).
Sark·Attraction
Part of La Société Sercquaise
Built as a house by Sark's first Seigneur Helier De Carteret in the 1560s on the site of older church buildings and a 12th-century cemetery. Around 1620 his grandson adapted it for cider making with a press and horse-drawn crusher. Later served as armoury and arsenal until…
St Saviour·Attraction
Part of Deanery of Guernsey
Built in 1392 by Nicholas Henry of La Perelle manor as a chantry chapel dedicated to Saint Apolline, patron saint of dentists. First mentioned in a charter by Richard II on 20 July 1394. Fell into disuse during the Protestant Reformation and was conveyed to Thomas Effart in…
St Peter Port·Attraction
Built c.1800 by an English privateer. Purchased by Victor Hugo on 16 May 1856 using revenues from Les Contemplations. Hugo lived here during exile 1856-1870 and returned in 1872, 1875, and 1878. Donated to the City of Paris in March 1927 by Hugo's descendants (Jeanne, Jean, Marguerite, and François Hugo) during the centenary of Romanticism. Major renovation 2008-2009; interior restoration funded by François Pinault (£2.6 million) with reopening 7 April 2019.
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The German Underground Hospital (Ho.40) and Ammunition Store (Ho.7) were constructed by forced labourers during the German Occupation of Guernsey. Site work began in early 1942 and was largely complete by early 1944. 29,823m³ of rock was excavated and 9,053m³ of concrete poured…
Alderney·Attraction
Part of The Alderney Society
Earliest record circa 1236. Present structure rebuilt in 1796. Mill and adjoining lands given to the Alderney Society. Underwent approximately 20 years of volunteer-led restoration, completed circa 2018.
Herm·Attraction
✦11th-century Herm chapel
Missionary monks visited Herm in the 6th century including followers of St Tugual. Norman monks lived on the island for several decades. The Wood family reopened the chapel and cleared its windows after taking the island lease in 1949
Torteval·Attraction
Pleinmont Headland is a headland and heritage site on the south-west coast in Torteval.
Castel
Shrine of the Sacred Heart is located in a bunker at Fort Hommet, Vazon. The Shrine is made of local seashells. Private viewings are available by arrangement. There is no disabled access.
St Peter Port·Attraction
Guernsey Underground News Service Blue Plaque is a blue plaque commemorating the Guernsey Underground News Service (GUNS). The service operated between 1942 and 1944. The story of GUNS is told in Frank Falla's 1967 book The Silent War.