Event Calendar

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Join Jersey War Tours and visit WW2 bunkers, which are not usually open to the public. JWT will show you how Jersey was made into an impregnable fortress and help you appreciate what the Third Reich was able to create with slave labour.

The tour is also a perfect complement to understanding the history of the D-Day invasion, which took place less than 30 miles away.

Click book now to see the cost and timings. 

Bookings are only accepted online – Book early to avoid disappointment.

Morning tours 0900 – 1200

Afternoon Tours 1530 – 1830

Forty talented photographers from Jersey and Guernsey have contributed to this wonderful exhibition, which is the first to take place in our new museum space at Hamptonne.

More than 200 images, printed on banners, capture the incredibly rich biodiversity we have in the Channel Islands – from birds, insects and mammals, to wildflowers, fungi and sea life, with a focus particularly upon Jersey.

Enjoy a spooky family day out at 16 New Street this half-term. Learn some Horrid History facts, find out about gruesome Georgian medicine, view some foul food and enjoy some craft activities with the Trust’s volunteers.

D ressing up encouraged for this Halloween inspired Event!

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Join Jersey War Tours and visit WW2 bunkers, which are not usually open to the public. JWT will show you how Jersey was made into an impregnable fortress and help you appreciate what the Third Reich was able to create with slave labour.

The tour is also a perfect complement to understanding the history of the D-Day invasion, which took place less than 30 miles away.

Click book now to see the cost and timings. 

Bookings are only accepted online – Book early to avoid disappointment.

Morning tours 0900 – 1200

Afternoon Tours 1530 – 1830

Jersey is a special Island. It is tiny – a small dot on the world map. But its size belies the breadth of its unique and varied heritage. This NEW free exhibition explores what makes us Jersey.

The Island has been a home, a haven, a paradise, a battleground, a prison. It has been a place of dreams and disasters, of connection and isolation, of vulnerability and strength, of unique creatures and ancient landscapes, of pioneers and tradition.

Over the course of hundreds of thousands of years, four million people have been part of its history.

This exhibition celebrates some of our Island’s most significant moments and discovers how living here has affected the lives of just a few of those four million. Using our most special objects as witnesses to our past, it explores how we have come to be an Island and Islanders.

Prehistoric mammoth skulls and dwarf red deer bones tell the story of becoming an island; gold torques and ancient coin hoards explore the theme of Jersey as a sacred island; royal charters describe the Island as separate and different. During the Battle of Jersey and the Occupation, the Island was a place of conflict. At other times, Jersey was a place of refuge. Islands are also a little bit exotic and Jersey has attracted artists, honeymooners and holidaymakers. In this new exhibition, discover stories of our Island and explore what it means to be Jersey.

Forty talented photographers from Jersey and Guernsey have contributed to this wonderful exhibition, which is the first to take place in our new museum space at Hamptonne.

More than 200 images, printed on banners, capture the incredibly rich biodiversity we have in the Channel Islands – from birds, insects and mammals, to wildflowers, fungi and sea life, with a focus particularly upon Jersey.

https://youtu.be/TRNewILx_Tk?list=TLGG1IFZCxEbBwQxNDAxMjAyNA

Join Jersey War Tours and visit WW2 bunkers, which are not usually open to the public. JWT will show you how Jersey was made into an impregnable fortress and help you appreciate what the Third Reich was able to create with slave labour.

The tour is also a perfect complement to understanding the history of the D-Day invasion, which took place less than 30 miles away.

Click book now to see the cost and timings. 

Bookings are only accepted online – Book early to avoid disappointment.

Morning tours 0900 – 1200

Afternoon Tours 1530 – 1830

Piers Secunda’s exhibition, ‘Alderney: The Holocaust on British Soil’, sheds light on the experiences of Holocaust victims in Alderney

For the past 4 years, Piers Secunda has been researching the British Channel Island of Alderney – the location of the only German Concentration camps on British soil. The Island was occupied by Germany July 1940 – May 1945. Thousands of slave labourers were brought to the Island under the Nazi regime, to build concrete fortifications.

Secunda has found historically important, previously unknown sites which act as a window through time, shining a light on the experiences of Holocaust victims whose suffering on Alderney have left behind dramatic markers, which will add to our understanding of the Holocaust on British soil.

The exhibition includes groups of gunpowder prints (example here), created with burned German cordite, from ammunition abandoned by the Germans on Alderney after the war. Each image is printed over brightly coloured extreme close ups of the wildflowers, blue sea and plants on Alderney. Each work contains a QR code which links to a recording of Piers’ voice, telling the story of the work. The QR codes are within the works of art, printed with the gunpowder ink.

The world’s largest Celtic hoard was discovered in Jersey, this exhibition explores why people might have buried it there.

In 2012 the world’s largest Celtic hoard was discovered buried in a field in Jersey. This exhibition explores what might have led people to bury a hoard of 70,000 coins and jewellery in Jersey, 2000 years ago and looks closely at some of the items found within the hoard.

Explore the time when Roman armies marched through Europe, 2000 years ago, they left behind them a trail of death and destruction which almost wiped out the culture and civilization of the Celtic people who lived there. Using scientific and archaeological research we can learn more about the people that buried the hoard, about their lives and customs. Ground-breaking research can tell us more about the moment and the place the hoard was buried. It might even challenge some long-held ideas about why hoards were buried.

https://youtu.be/TRNewILx_Tk?list=TLGG1IFZCxEbBwQxNDAxMjAyNA

Join Jersey War Tours and visit WW2 bunkers, which are not usually open to the public. JWT will show you how Jersey was made into an impregnable fortress and help you appreciate what the Third Reich was able to create with slave labour.

The tour is also a perfect complement to understanding the history of the D-Day invasion, which took place less than 30 miles away.

Click book now to see the cost and timings. 

Bookings are only accepted online – Book early to avoid disappointment.

Morning tours 0900 – 1200

Afternoon Tours 1530 – 1830

We are what we eat! An exhibition celebrating Jersey’s rich heritage of farming, fishing and food

Our Island identity is shaped by the landscape, our south-facing côtils, the sea that surrounds us. From our iconic Jersey Royal potatoes to our world-famous Jersey cows to our stunning shellfish, Jersey is celebrated for its food.

Step back in time to find an Island covered in apple orchards when cider was our major export, explore the future of farming in an Island with a growing population, and discover some of our local specialities like the famous ‘merveille’ or Jersey wonder.

Our new exhibition will give you plenty of food for thought!

Want to find out more about La Hougue Bie’s history?  Take a free tour with one of our volunteer guides

Tour times

Tours last approx. 1 hour. Our tours are free of charge (normal entry fee applies).

The meeting point for your tour is by the ticket desk

Tours are subject to change, if the tour of La Hougue Bie is to be the highlight of your visit, please call +44 (0) 1534 853 823 to confirm the site tour is going ahead.

Forty talented photographers from Jersey and Guernsey have contributed to this wonderful exhibition, which is the first to take place in our new museum space at Hamptonne.

More than 200 images, printed on banners, capture the incredibly rich biodiversity we have in the Channel Islands – from birds, insects and mammals, to wildflowers, fungi and sea life, with a focus particularly upon Jersey.

https://youtu.be/TRNewILx_Tk?list=TLGG1IFZCxEbBwQxNDAxMjAyNA

Join Jersey War Tours and visit WW2 bunkers, which are not usually open to the public. JWT will show you how Jersey was made into an impregnable fortress and help you appreciate what the Third Reich was able to create with slave labour.

The tour is also a perfect complement to understanding the history of the D-Day invasion, which took place less than 30 miles away.

Click book now to see the cost and timings. 

Bookings are only accepted online – Book early to avoid disappointment.

Morning tours 0900 – 1200

Afternoon Tours 1530 – 1830

Want to find out more about La Hougue Bie’s history?  Take a free tour with one of our volunteer guides

Tour times

Tours last approx. 1 hour. Our tours are free of charge (normal entry fee applies).

The meeting point for your tour is by the ticket desk

Tours are subject to change, if the tour of La Hougue Bie is to be the highlight of your visit, please call +44 (0) 1534 853 823 to confirm the site tour is going ahead.

https://youtu.be/TRNewILx_Tk?list=TLGG1IFZCxEbBwQxNDAxMjAyNA

Join Jersey War Tours and visit WW2 bunkers, which are not usually open to the public. JWT will show you how Jersey was made into an impregnable fortress and help you appreciate what the Third Reich was able to create with slave labour.

The tour is also a perfect complement to understanding the history of the D-Day invasion, which took place less than 30 miles away.

Click book now to see the cost and timings. 

Bookings are only accepted online – Book early to avoid disappointment.

Morning tours 0900 – 1200

Afternoon Tours 1530 – 1830

Piers Secunda’s exhibition, ‘Alderney: The Holocaust on British Soil’, sheds light on the experiences of Holocaust victims in Alderney

For the past 4 years, Piers Secunda has been researching the British Channel Island of Alderney – the location of the only German Concentration camps on British soil. The Island was occupied by Germany July 1940 – May 1945. Thousands of slave labourers were brought to the Island under the Nazi regime, to build concrete fortifications.

Secunda has found historically important, previously unknown sites which act as a window through time, shining a light on the experiences of Holocaust victims whose suffering on Alderney have left behind dramatic markers, which will add to our understanding of the Holocaust on British soil.

The exhibition includes groups of gunpowder prints (example here), created with burned German cordite, from ammunition abandoned by the Germans on Alderney after the war. Each image is printed over brightly coloured extreme close ups of the wildflowers, blue sea and plants on Alderney. Each work contains a QR code which links to a recording of Piers’ voice, telling the story of the work. The QR codes are within the works of art, printed with the gunpowder ink.

The world’s largest Celtic hoard was discovered in Jersey, this exhibition explores why people might have buried it there.

In 2012 the world’s largest Celtic hoard was discovered buried in a field in Jersey. This exhibition explores what might have led people to bury a hoard of 70,000 coins and jewellery in Jersey, 2000 years ago and looks closely at some of the items found within the hoard.

Explore the time when Roman armies marched through Europe, 2000 years ago, they left behind them a trail of death and destruction which almost wiped out the culture and civilization of the Celtic people who lived there. Using scientific and archaeological research we can learn more about the people that buried the hoard, about their lives and customs. Ground-breaking research can tell us more about the moment and the place the hoard was buried. It might even challenge some long-held ideas about why hoards were buried.