Saumarez Park & Folk Museum
Saumarez Park
The island's largest public park, with a Japanese garden, duck ponds and a children's playground, plus a folk museum showing traditional Guernsey life.
Saumarez Park lies in the parish of Castel and was originally the estate of Lord James de Saumarez. In the late 19th century his descendants, inspired by a trip to Japan, built a Japanese garden. It is now Guernsey's largest public park, with wide lawns, duck ponds, tree-lined paths, a children's playground and a tea room. Inside the park, the National Trust of Guernsey Folk & Costume Museum is housed in an old farmhouse. It recreates a traditional kitchen and bedroom, a mill for making cider and antique costumes. The museum opens in summer, and admission is about £7. The park itself is free, and each summer it hosts the island's agricultural show.
Opening hours
Park open all day; museum approx. 10:00–17:00 in summer
Nearby sights
- Cobo Bay
- German Military Underground Hospital
- The Little Chapel
- Fort Hommet
- Victoria Tower
- Candie Gardens & Guernsey Museum
- La Gran'mère du Chimquière
- German Occupation Museum