Heritage & historic sites

Charitable museum in St Anne with over 18,000 items covering the island's history from prehistoric times to the present day.

Alderney Parish Church, also known as 'The Cathedral of the Channel Islands', is an Anglican church designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott and consecrated in 1850.

Heritage railway running a 2-mile coastal route on Alderney since 1847, now operated by a volunteer society.

Anglican church in the Forest parish, dedicated to Ste Marguerite of Antioch, with origins before 1048.

States of Guernsey Heritage maritime museum and protected monument, established in 1976 within an 1804 Martello tower in St Pierre du Bois.

6,950m² WWII tunnel complex in St Andrew, constructed by forced labourers from 1942 as a hospital and ammunition store, and operated by Gustav Limited.

Guernsey Botanical Trust LBG operates the Victorian Walled Kitchen Garden at Saumarez Park, Castel — a volunteer-run charity growing 300+ Victorian-period heritage varieties with free entry.

Non-profit metal detecting and heritage preservation organisation, officially recognised as the island's contact for metal detecting enquiries.

Historic house-museum in St Peter Port, purchased by Victor Hugo in 1856 and donated to the City of Paris in 1927, offering guided tours and a garden.

4.9-acre RHS Recommended historic garden on Sark, set around the 16th-century manor house and seat of the Seigneur.

16th-century water mill in St Pierre du Bois, managed by the National Trust of Guernsey, with a restored working waterwheel and free admission.

Historic farmhouse complex in Forest parish, managed by the National Trust of Guernsey, free to visit and available for venue hire.

Church of England parish church in St Anne, Alderney, designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott and consecrated in 1850.

The Church of England parish church of Vale, founded 1117, offering worship services, rites of passage, and room hire.

Archaeological site and heritage venue on Sark, built in the 1560s by Helier De Carteret and restored by La Société Sercquaise in 2013-2014.

Independent heritage charity preserving the island's natural beauty, historic buildings, and open spaces since 1960.

The Anglican parish church of St Peter Port and Guernsey's Civic Church, dedicated to St Peter the Apostle and Martyr, built largely by 1466 on a site in religious use since at least 1020.

Volunteer-run heritage attraction in the Castel at Saumarez Park, cultivating Victorian-era plants and open free to visitors.

800-year-old fortified castle guarding St Peter Port harbour, housing four museums, historic gardens, and a daily noon-day gun ceremony.

Heritage site and emerging nature reserve on the Chouet peninsula in Vale, managed by the National Trust of Guernsey.

WWII-era museum in St Peter Port preserving the last operational German naval radio headquarters from the Channel Islands occupation.

National Trust of Guernsey coastal property featuring megalithic, military and monastic heritage including Benedictine priory ruins dating from 1114, walking trails, and a 36-acre tidal island.

17th-century double arch built from Jersey stone, a Protected Monument and heritage site managed by the National Trust of Guernsey since 2003.

National Trust of Guernsey heritage attraction and working shop in St Peter Port's earliest complete medieval building.

Guernsey charity supporting Royal Navy, Royal Marines, and Merchant Navy veterans, organising the annual HMS Charybdis and Limbourne memorial weekend.

Historic 13th-century site in Bonne Terre Valley, Alderney, featuring a restored 17ft waterwheel and blacksmith's forge, free and open to all.

Maritime charity and the General Lighthouse Authority for the Channel Islands, established by Royal Charter in 1514 and operating four lighthouses in the Bailiwick.

Volunteer-run organisation established in 2005, specialising in the preservation and guided tours of WWII German fortifications and heritage sites across Guernsey.

Free-to-visit coastal headland in Torteval with WWII fortifications, the La Table des Pions stone circle, and panoramic views to Les Hanois lighthouse, Lihou Island, Jersey and France.

Conservation & Design is the States of Guernsey's heritage team, managing registers of ~1,600 protected buildings, ~350 monuments, and 26 conservation areas.

Guernsey Underground News Service Blue Plaque at Eleanor House, The Bordage, St Peter Port, commemorating the WWII clandestine news operation that ran from 1942 to 1944.