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Castle Cornet
An 800-year-old castle on a rock at the mouth of St Peter Port harbor, with museums and gardens inside.
- Open
- Every day from spring to autumn
- Price
- Paid
- Time Needed
- 2 hours
- Address
- Castle Emplacement, St Peter Port GY1 1AUDirections
- Getting There
- A 10-minute walk along the harbor breakwater from the town center.
Why Go
Built from the 13th century to guard the harbor, the castle held out for the king for nine years during the English Civil War, and German troops fortified it during the occupation. Four museums and several walled gardens fill its courts, and a noon gun is fired from the walls every day.
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