Things to do in Channel Islands

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

One of Guernsey’s most impressive attractions is a 13th-century fortification on the edge of the capital that today hosts numerous museums and formal gardens.

Gaze in awe at one of the oldest buildings in the world, a funerary structure from the Neolithic era on the island of Jersey.