Designed around the old Victorian bandstand in the recently restored Victorian Candie Gardens, Guernsey Museum & Art Gallery houses a variety of Exhibitions. 'The Story of Guernsey' shows the development of the Island and its people. Artefacts from Victorian Collectors are displayed in a Victorian style Gallery. A changing programme of temporary exhibitions is held in the Rona Cole and Brian White Galleries. On selected days the Guernsey Museums & Galleries 'History In Action' Company enact stories from Guernsey's past. There is also a programme of Concerts on the Terrace (May - Sept) Sundays at 3pm.
The Museum gift shop stocks a variety of quality books and souvenirs. Cafe Victoria offers light snacks and lovely views over the harbour and outlying Islands. Free Entry to shop and cafe. Tickets for Museum & all Exhibitions from £2.50 Children & students FREE.
Opening Times: Daily December 10am - 4pm. Closed 25, 26 December and 1 - 31 January. Open from 1 February 10am - 4pm Address: Candie Gardens, St Peter Port Telephone: 726518 Bus Routes: 2 Perry's Maps' Reference: Town Map H5
A family run business dealing in the manufacture of wooden gifts and fine furniture, antique restoration, repairs, carving, wood turning, cabinet making and French polishing and modern finishes. Over 60 different woods are used in their work. Browse around their well stocked shop. If you can't find what you are looking for they will endeavour to make or find it for you. Free parking at adjacent Strawberry Farm.
Studio pottery and art gallery producing handmade pottery and paintings by local artists.
Opening Times: Monday - Saturday 9am-4pm, Sunday 10am-12.30pm. Address: Rue Moulin Huet, St Martin's, GY4 6EJ Bus Routes: 6, 6A Perry's Maps' Reference: 30, D3
Sausmarez Manor
Possibly one of the most interesting, beautiful and varied places on the island, encompassing as it does so many different things to see and do. There are conducted tours talking about the excitements of the centuries. Along with Britain's 3rd largest Dolls House Collection, a delightful selection of wildfowl and a lakeside café, there is Happy Hollow 9 hole par three Pitch & Putt course, open daily during the season. For further details, and opening times particularly in the winter and shoulder months, please call us on 235571.
EDWARDIAN TIN & COPPERSMITH - A working Smithy and shop. Open WEEKENDS ONLY 10am - 4pm until Christmas, then closed until 9 March. Sausmarez Manor, St. Martin. Please call 233339 for more information.
THE DOLLS' HOUSE COLLECTION - The third largest dedicated collection in Britain open to the public, including miniature dolls' house dating from 1830. Open every day 10am - 5pm. Sausmarez Manor, St. Martin. Please call 235904 for more information.
SUBTROPICAL GARDEN - The Subtropical Gardens at Sausmarez Manor, an exotic & luxuriant dedicated collection including tree ferns, banana & palm trees, lilies, alocasias amongst around 300 camellias, hydrangeas in profusion, in an ancient woodland & around a couple of small lakes & a winterbourne. Open daily 10am - 4:30pm. Sausmarez Manor, St. Martin. Please call 235904 for more information.
ART PARK - Sea sculpture at the Art Park at Sausmarez Manor has more sculptors exhibiting their works than anywhere else in Britain, and this year is majoring on sculptures to do with the sea, alongside a wonderful array of figurative, abstract, classical, and contemporary work, to suite every taste and pocket. Open daily 10am - 4:30pm. Sausmarez Manor, St. Martin. Please call 235904 for more information.
Opening Times: The Manor itself is closed for the winter season Address: Sausmarez Road, St Martin, GY4 6SG Telephone: 235571 Bus Routes: 5, 5A, 6, 6A, 7, 7A Perry's Maps' Reference: 31, E2