Guernsey’s Top Attractions

The Channel Islands of Guernsey, Herm, Sark and Alderney bask in a temperate climate off the French coast, combining British sensibility with continental sunshine in what is the last remnant of the Duchy of Normandy.

Top Attraction 1

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St Peter Port (for more information, click here). Explore this ancient port with its cobbled streets, colourful harbour and fine seafood restaurants.

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Top Attraction 2

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Castle Cornet (for more information, click here). Listen to the roar of the noon-day gun and explore the museums of this medieval castle.

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Top Attraction 3

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German Occupation Museum (for more information, click here). See how the islanders lived during World War II, through recreated domestic scenes, documents, recipes and ration books.

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Hauteville House (for more information, click here). Take a tour of Victor Hugo’s home in exile and discover that the French author was also an inspired interior decorator.

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Top Attraction 5

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Sausmarez Manor (for more information, click here). Tour the historic family manor, explore informal gardens and discover more than 200 works of art in the sculpture park.

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Top Attraction 6

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Fort Grey (for more information, click here). Gripping stories of shipwrecks around Guernsey’s western shores are the theme of the museum within the fort.

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Top Attraction 7

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Folk and Costume Museum (for more information, click here). Intriguing displays from rural 18th century life, housed in farm buildings around a central courtyard.

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Top Attraction 8

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Herm (for more information, click here). Take a day or half-day trip to this tiny, car-free island and enjoy the walks, beaches and birdlife.

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La Seigneurie, Sark (for more information, click here). Enjoy the formal walled garden and exotic shrubbery at La Seigneurie, home of the seigneur of Sark since 1730.

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St Anne, Alderney (for more information, click here). An engaging little town with cobbled streets, pastel-painted old houses and a fascinating small museum.

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