Name: Castle Cornet
Address: St Peter Port
Rating: 4.5

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Had a great visit here timed with the cannon going off at noon... also went into the pesentation by a group of players who do different stories every day - good fun and different!

Now it holds a variety of museums (the best of which is the maritime museum, also many displays of military history) but walking around its labyrinthian fortifications for the views of St Peter Port and the other...

If you can visit in the morning then there is the ceremonial firing of the Noonday Gun and often guided tours.

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ECBEssex

Essex

3715

Reviewed today

Little piece of history

Visited on Sunday morning prior to going to the airport. Lovely staff very happy to look after our luggage. Spent 2 hours enjoying the history, gardens and the buildings. Cannon is fired at 12 noon every day. Afterwards there was a presentation by a very...More

Date of experience: September 2019

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ChoiceHotelsUK

Blackpool

153

Reviewed 2 days ago

Fred's guided tour was fascinating.

Make sure you arrive in time for the guided tour. We were guided by Guernseyman Fred whose talk was fascinating and very warm.

Date of experience: September 2019

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Anne H

2414

Reviewed 2 days ago

Impressive!

Visited this on our last day and were pleasantly surprised. While access for an older person isn't always easy, there were plenty of seats and the gardens were a wonderful discovery. Well done!

Date of experience: September 2019

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Bhawksworth

12641

Reviewed 3 days ago via mobile

Castle

Great views from castle interesting museums to see while there the gun salute at 12 is great to watch very loud the cafe has a good choice staff friendly

Date of experience: September 2019

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Pat51francophile

6817

Reviewed 5 days ago via mobile

A return visit

We had a good few hours here. Made a point of seeing (and hearing!) the noonday cannon. This was followed by a living history enactment of the life of Lord Saumerez. Very well done, with audience participation. 😉

Date of experience: September 2019

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PomPimporn

Bangkok, Thailand

7

Reviewed 6 days ago via mobile

Castel on a rainy day

First stop from my first cruise ever. There is rain and it was a bumpy ride from the ship but the castle has a very nice view and and it was worth the trip. We also enjoyed a very good restaurant near by.

Date of experience: September 2019

Thank PomPimporn

Sorry about the rain! But thank you for making the effort to come and see us and glad to see you enjoyed it when you got here. Enjoy the rest of your cruise.

Les G

Horsham, United Kingdom

5522

Reviewed 1 week ago

Extensive and impressive

Decided to visit on a windy overcast day, so very exposed to the elements in places outside. Great stone construction in the main-towers and steps, concrete sections added during the Occupation years, mainly for German defences of St Peter Port. Internal historical exhibitions well narrated...More

Date of experience: August 2019

Thank Les G

I love your description! Extensive and Impressive is a wonderful way to describe our castle and I'm really pleased to hear that even on a dark and dreary day, it can be enjoyed so much. Thank you

mbreary

St Austell, United Kingdom

21477

Reviewed 1 week ago via mobile

Wonderful visit

Don't miss visiting this castle and all its museums. We spent 4 hours in the castle. There is a museum describing its history.Another museum about the Guernsey men in the first world war and another about RAF 201 Squadron. So much to learn about. When...More

Date of experience: September 2019

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BruceJWEvans

Brentwood, United Kingdom

3619

Reviewed 1 week ago via mobile

Fred Gallienne - Best tour guide ever

Windy weather caused our yacht to be delayed in Saint Peter Port and we wondered what to do. We decided to visit Cornet castle and were fortunate to go on the included guided tour led by Fred Galliene. Fred is an amazing tour guide, as...More

Date of experience: September 2019

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DaveR1947

Doncaster, United Kingdom

10627

Reviewed 1 week ago

Fascinating visit

Visited the castle on a shore trip from cruise ship very enjoyable and interesting as there was an event on the day we visited so did not have the time to do justice to the castle

Date of experience: August 2019

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Barbara M

Is it a lot of walking?

October 28, 2018|

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Hi - 10 minute walk along the causeway to the castle. Once inside the museums/cafe/firing of the cannon are nearby and relatively close together. The longer walk would be if you did a circular tour of the castle walls... More

Stef_on_hoilday

Do you need to pay the entrance fee if you only want to view the outside grounds? Only have an hour. Many thanks in advance

June 26, 2018|

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Yes you do have to pay, but it's quite a nice walk down and there are lovely views back towards the town and out to sea.

kerrybr0ugh

we will be there for 1 day as part of cruise in the middle of july is it far from where the cruise boats dock ?? thank you in advance

May 23, 2018|

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Hi Kerry, The cruise ship I was on (Queen Victoria) anchored off shore, it was about a 15 minute tender ride to the port. Once we got to the port it was literally under a 10 minute walk to the entrance point for the... More