Guernsey

[Ecuador]

What are the main attractions to visit in Guernsey?

[Alaskanb]

http://www.visitguernsey.com/

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g186229-Activities-Guernsey_Channel_Islands.html

While I've not visited Guernsey I've been to it's sister island Jersey several times.

Edited March 18, 2016 by Alaskanb

[prish]

What are the main attractions to visit in Guernsey?

 

This thread gives a lot of useful information about a DIY Guernsey visit. We were there last August and particularly enjoyed visiting the German Occupation museum. Taking the bus which goes round the island is a good option.

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2147913

[4774Papa]

We did a great bike tour that took us to some very scenic places on the island. It is a great way to see the island.

[KirkNC]

Guernsey is one of the most peaceful and relaxing places we have been. We took the public bus up the coast a ways and hiked back along the sea cliffs. Then had a nice lunch.

[az4ship]

The castle is great as well as the old German hospital. It is a beautiful place

[BM64]

We did a great bike tour that took us to some very scenic places on the island. It is a great way to see the island.

 

Do you know the name of the bike tour that you did? Or was it something you did on your own? Thanks.

[4774Papa]

Do you know the name of the bike tour that you did? Or was it something you did on your own? Thanks.

 

I don't remember if we booked the tour privately or from Celebrity, but I do remember that people could sign up on the dock. We had about a dozen or more people on the tour. It was not very expensive.

[BM64]

I don't remember if we booked the tour privately or from Celebrity, but I do remember that people could sign up on the dock. We had about a dozen or more people on the tour. It was not very expensive.

 

Thank you, we will be on Princess and would like to do a bike tour in one or maybe two ports, the cruise line is not offering any. Did you do any other bike tours?

[Ecuador]

prish

 

Interested in WW2 history so would like to visit the German Occupation museum. How near is it to bus route and how long would you allow to visit museum?

[4774Papa]

Thank you, we will be on Princess and would like to do a bike tour in one or maybe two ports, the cruise line is not offering any. Did you do any other bike tours?

 

This link may help for Guernsey.http://www.visitguernsey.com/outdoor-guernsey-cycle-tours

 

We have done bike tours, when they are available. We did not do another one on our British Isles cruise that included Guernsey.

[BM64]

 

Thank you, I will check it out.

[prish]

prish

 

Interested in WW2 history so would like to visit the German Occupation museum. How near is it to bus route and how long would you allow to visit museum?

 

I think the German Occupation museum is about 20 mins from St Peter Port, the stop is the one before the airport. Just inform the bus conductor when you get on and he'll tell you where to get off. The museum is a couple of minutes down a small lane, there are also signs. We were on one of the first tenders off the ship and got to the museum before it opened, so spent about 10-15 minutes visiting a small chapel nearby, the old grave stones were very interesting.

 

The museum visit should take about an hour, a little more if you look at everything in detail. Don't expect a fancy museum, it's housed in an old cottage, which actually adds to the charm of the place. Among the exhibits is one of the few surviving Enigma machines, if you remember Alan Turing helped crack its code, as depicted in the movie "Imitation Game"

 

There is also an Underground Hospital used during the War which you might like to visit, we didn't go as it started raining rather heavily by the time we came back to St Peter Port.

[Ecuador]

prish

 

Thanks for the info.