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Mont Orgueil Castle showing a castle, a bay or harbor and a coastal town

St. Peter Port featuring street scenes as well as an individual male

Grosnez Castle featuring a sunset, landscape views and general coastal views

St Brelade\'s Bay Beach which includes flowers and a garden as well as a family

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1. St Brelade's Bay Beach

St. Brelade’s Bay Beach is perhaps the most popular and iconic stretch of sand on the island of Jersey. The medieval edifices of the Parish Church of St. Brelade and Fisherman’s Chapel decorate the beach’s northwestern corner, while hotels, spas and cafés are at its rear. Capture photos of the jagged green headlands enclosing the bay in the distance.

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St Brelade\'s Bay Beach which includes landscape views, general coastal views and a sandy beach

2. St. Helier Beach

St. Helier Beach is a charming crescent of soft sand with a long pier stretching into the town’s marina. Dramatic tides and rock pools characterize the strand, which offers an unobstructed vista of Elizabeth Castle. Stroll along the waterfront with your family and stop at one of the hotels and restaurants overlooking the sea.

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St. Helier Beach showing landscape views and chateau or palace

3. St. Helier Central Market

Enclosed within a cast iron structure from the island’s Victorian era, St. Helier Central Market showcases some of the local culture with colorful flowers and a great range of local produce. Rising from its core is a majestic fountain, whose base contains a shimmering school of goldfish. Let the colorful display of fruit, vegetable and plants light up your senses as you enter the market.

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St. Helier Central Market showing signage, flowers and markets

4. Jersey War Tunnels - German Underground Hospital

The Jersey War Tunnels site paints a picture of the defenseless island during its German occupation in World War II. The museum features more than 0.6 miles (1 kilometer) of tunnels built to withstand potential Allied bombardment. Inspect the profound exhibits and put yourself in the mind of a Jersey resident in those dark times.

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Jersey War Tunnels - German Underground Hospital showing interior views

5. Jersey Zoo

Enchanting Jersey Zoo has a long and storied legacy of caring for animals. The family-friendly attraction was created by celebrated nature writer Gerald Durrell as a way to promote conservation. Visit today to encounter a colorful array of creatures and to learn about the best ways to look after these beautiful animals.

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Jersey Zoological Park featuring cuddly or friendly animals and zoo animals

6. Elizabeth Castle

Since the late 1500s, the imposing Elizabeth Castle has reigned over the rocky tidal island just west of St. Helier. It rises above St. Aubin’s Bay, with its battlements and gunfire demonstrations serving as reminders of Jersey’s military history. Tour the castle to understand its extensive past, including its time sheltering a monarch from parliamentarians. Piece together its surprising history via reenactments and exhibits.

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Elizabeth Castle as well as a small group of people

7. Victor Hugo House

Marvel at the colorful, unusual interiors of Hauteville House, the home of writer Victor Hugo while he lived in Guernsey. Not only does the house show you how the author of Les Misérables lived, but it also displays several medieval-themed rooms that were the result of his creative designs. Explore these colorful spaces and picture Hugo hard at work with views of St. Malo Bay below.

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High angle view of buildings in a city, Saint Peter's Port, Guernsey, England

Guernsey Harbour

4.5/5(24 reviews)

Explore the waterfront in St. Peter Port with a trip to Guernsey Harbour. Amble around this relaxing area's beautiful beaches and enjoy its lively bars.

St Brelade's Bay Beach

4.5/5(11 reviews)

Take kayaks and inflatables out on the water. Then watch the sun set from seafront cafés and restaurants backing onto Jersey’s principal sandy haven.

St. Helier Beach

4/5(8 reviews)

Observe the changing tides, snap photographs of the 16th-century castle rising from an island and pick out your favorite boats in the harbor by this beach.

St. Helier Central Market

4.5/5(8 reviews)

Bright flowers, traditional stalls and a fountain full of goldfish create a lasting impression on visitors to this thriving market that began in the 1880s.

Jersey War Tunnels - German Underground Hospital

4.5/5(14 reviews)

These World War II tunnels reveal the history of the 5,000 slave workers who built them and the traumatic years of the islanders under Nazi rule.

Jersey Zoo

4.5/5(11 reviews)

Meet a marvelous menagerie of animals in a historic zoo that has always put conservation and ecology at the forefront of its aims.

Elizabeth Castle

4.5/5(9 reviews)

This castle sheltered King Charles II in the English Civil War, before being fortified under German occupation in World War II.

Victor Hugo House

Look into the mind and life of Victor Hugo at the site of his eclectically decorated house in Guernsey, where he lived while in exile from France.

Petit Bot Bay

5/5(2 reviews)

Unwind on a beach that is naturally sheltered from the elements by dramatic cliffs and a natural bay, making it an ideal destination for a day by the sea.

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Bel Royal

If you're looking for some top things to see and do in Bel Royal and surrounding area, you can visit Jersey War Tunnels - German Underground Hospital and St. Helier Beach.