The best museums Saint-Peter-Port

The former armory of Castel Cornet exhibits a fine collection of weapons covering a period from the Middle Ages to the present day, from blunderbusses to automatic rifles. It has thus become a museum of the armies which also allows a better understanding of the role of the Channel Islands and especially of Guernsey during the First World War. After joining the British forces, the island's soldiers participated in the effort under the Guernsey banner.

The famous "201 Squadron" is the oldest squadron of the Royal Air Force, the air force of the British Army. Until its disbandment in 2011, it was nicknamed "the Guernsey Squadron" and it is indeed its history, as well as that of British aviation as a whole, that is largely presented here. A must-see during a visit to the famous Castle Cornet. This is sure to delight military history lovers.

On the first floor of the Dorey Center, the Guernsey Tapestry Gallery features ten panels of embroidered cloth that tell the story of over 1,000 years of local history. Each tapestry panel covers a century. It was a project that, at the time, involved the entire bailiwick community, with each resident sewing a small part of a panel. The Guernsey Tapestry Gallery also houses a small gift store with beautiful tapestry books.

While the island of Guernsey has often been on the front line of British battles, the former hospital built in the 18th century has now become the Guernsey Militia Museum, on the second floor more precisely. The second floor has been renovated to showcase objects and documents relating to the history of the island's soldiers and governors, as well as uniforms, weapons, medals, trophies and well-preserved banners.

Very well located, this small Maritime Museum exhibits, among other things, Roman amphorae, an ancient diving apparatus, documents dating from the Napoleonic era and colorful figureheads. A documentary also recounts the circumstances surrounding the discovery of a wrecked Gallo-Roman ship at the entrance to the port in 286 BC. On the second floor, a small gallery is set up and exhibits paintings that present landscapes of Guernsey in the 19th century.

The Guernsey Postal Museum is a small museum dedicated to the stamps and postal history of the island. Formerly linked to Great Britain (stamps sold on the island were valid throughout the kingdom), the postal administration of Guernsey became independent on October¹, 1969. The Bailiwick then issued its own stamps. In the Guernsey Postal Museum, there is of course a sales counter for Guernsey stamps. You can bring back a small souvenir or stamp a postcard to put in a blue mailbox...

This museum offers an overview of the history of the island and its architecture, geology, flora and fauna. The museum exhibits the collection of the archaeologist William Lukis. We owe to him the inventory of all the prehistoric sites of the Channel Islands. In addition, the William Carey collection is composed of a large quantity of prints and oriental ceramics. The collections also include paintings, porcelain, pottery, uniforms...

Dug during the Second World War by the Germans, this tunnel now houses an interesting museum dedicated to the military history of the island of Guernsey. A large part of the exhibition is dedicated to the First World War, and then to the German occupation of the island between 1940 and 1945. You can see many explanatory panels, as well as many objects of the period such as military uniforms, maps, weapons, etc.

This headquarter was the German headquarters for naval signals during the Second World War; it functioned until the armistice on May 9, 1945. You can see a very powerful transmission antenna which ensured during the war the communication with Berlin, as well as with the submarines and the ships anchored in the vicinity. A visit mainly indicated for history lovers and World War II enthusiasts in particular.