JERSEY WAR TUNNELS

Housed in the galleries of a former underground hospital, this museum depicts life in Jersey during the German occupation (July¹, 1940 - May 9, 1945). Outside, the site includes a library where visitors can consult archives, a large garden, The Garden of Reflection, and a photo exhibition held in the adjoining café. Hospital Ho8 (or Hohlgangsanlage 8) was excavated in galleries 40 metres deep and several kilometers long (some corridors are over 100 metres long). This formidable work was carried out between September 1941 and June 1944 by prisoners specially brought to the island to build German defense structures under inhuman conditions. The hospital had a capacity of over 500 people, but was so ill-adapted that it was virtually never occupied. Throughout the tunnels, visitors discover the true and terribly realistic story of the German Occupation, from the invasion of France to the liberation of the island, the social life of the Jersians, the hospital's medical facilities, the fate of forced laborers.. It's a truly interactive museum (you can touch a lot of things), as demonstrated by the facsimile identity card you'll be given at the entrance, which will enable you to follow the life of an islander during the occupation as you go on to the café. This is one of Jersey's finest museums, and since 2022 it has been offering two greatescape game courses.