Tourist Attractions & Monuments Channel Islands

Timetable

In summer, tourist sites and museums are open every day without interruption from 10am to 4 or 5pm. From October to Easter, some monuments - such as Victor Hugo's house in Saint-Peter-Port - are closed or offer shorter opening hours.

To be booked

Generally speaking, all excursions can be booked through local service providers. But it may be better to wait until you're actually there, in order to cope with the often-changing weather.

Budget & Tips

To accumulate visits to Jersey, consider the Jersey Heritage Pass (£44.60 for an adult, £40.25 for a senior citizen and £134.15 for a family of 4), which gives unlimited access to four attractions for the price of three and lasts for seven days (Mont Orgueil Castle, Elizabeth Castle, Jersey Museum & Art Gallery and Victorian House, Maritime Museum & Occupation Tapestry Gallery, Hamptonne Country Life Museum and La Hougue Bie). It is of course possible to buy it in advance, as it is only activated from the first attraction visited.

In Guernsey, the Discovery Pass (£22 per adult, free for children) is valid for 12 months and gives unlimited access to the following sites: Castle Cornet, Guernsey Museum, German Naval Signals Headquarters in Saint-Peter-Port and Fort Grey in Saint-Pierre-du-Bois.

Main events

As well as the end-of-year festivities, there's also the National Holiday on May 9 (celebrating the departure of the German occupiers in 1945), the ever-popular Battle of the Flowers Carnival (every August) and the incredible aerial ballet that takes to the skies over Jersey and Guernsey in September.

Guided tours

Guided tours are very common on the islands, whether in the countryside and along the coast (ask for guide contacts at tourist offices) or in the archipelago's museums and cultural sites. If you want to see the whole of Jersey or Guernsey, why not take a guided bus tour for a first impression?

Smokers

As in France, smoking is prohibited in public places. When you're out and about, take care of the environment and don't leave your cigarette butts lying around.