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St. Helier
Tel. 01534 23971
Jersey was defended from this fortress built on an islet in St. Aubin’s Bay for 300 years from the Civil War to the German Occupation. Walk across the causeway from West Park at low tide or catch the DUKW ferry (extra charge). Open daily from 2nd April until 5th November 9:30am – 6pm (last admission is at 5pm) Note: Difficult access for disabled people.
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Grouville
Tel. 01534 853823
Dating from about 3500 BC, this prehistoric burial mound was used more recently as a German underground command bunker. Explore the archaeology and geology of the area and visit the Medieval chapel and Neolithic passage grave. Seasonal opening.
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St. Martin
Tel. 01534 853292
Known locally as Gorey Castle, this spectacular 13th Century castle is set on the east coast and is a 20 minute drive from St. Helier. Open all year round.
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Millbrook, St. Lawrence
Also known locally as the Glass Church. The glasswork including the font, altar rail, cross and pillars, was created by René Lalique of Paris and is considered to be amongst the finest examples of his work in Europe. Open all year round.
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Grouville, St. Andrew and St. Brelade
During the Neolithic Period (c.4000-3000BC) burial chambers and stone monuments, often covered with a rubble mound, known as dolmens were common in Jersey, today about fifteen remain. One of the best examples of these monuments is at La Hougue Bie in Grouville. Many of the finds from the 1924 excavation are on display at the Archaeological Museum on the site.
An example of a late Neolithic ‘Allée Couverte’ (a rectangular chambered tomb with no passage or covering mound) can be seen at Ville-ès-Nouax in St. Andrew’s Park at First Tower.
The earliest known dolmen on the island is the passage grave La Sargente at St. Brelade (c.4500-4000BC) near the end of the cliff walk at La Pulente.
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Meadow bank, St. Lawrence
Tel. 01534 863442
A German underground, bomb proof hospital? Historians and locals have plenty of theories as to what the real purpose behind the building was. Russians, Poles and other nationalities were bought in as slave labour by the Nazis and worked and died here in appalling conditions. A thought provoking visit . Seasonal opening. Note: The site has recently been ranamed as The Jersey War Tunnels, ccomplete with a distasteful commercialization of the site!
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