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Jersey Heritage

We are Jersey Heritage, our charity is dedicated to protecting Jersey’s unique culture and heritage.

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We are Jersey Heritage and we’re here to share our island’s fascinating stories and places. We’re here to care for our unique history. We’re here to help you find your place in the story. And we’re here to make sure that these stories keep getting told.

We hold collections of artefacts, works of art, documents, specimens and information relating to Jersey's history, culture and environment. These collections define the island, hold the evidence for its historical development and act as the community's memory.

We look after the following visitor sites; Jersey Museum, Maritime Museum, Mont Orgueil Castle, Elizabeth Castle, La Hougue Bie and Hamptonne. We also manage Jersey Archive.

Opening Information

We are open all year round.

maandag: 10:00 - 17:00
dinsdag: 10:00 - 17:00
woensdag: 10:00 - 17:00
donderdag: 10:00 - 17:00
vrijdag: 10:00 - 17:00
zaterdag: closed
zondag: closed
Key Features
  • Indoor
  • Outdoor
  • Family friendly
  • Couples
  • Wheelchair access
  • Hearing loop

Location

Jersey Heritage
Jersey Museum, The Weighbridge
Jersey
St. Helier
JE2 3NG

Offers and events

A Jersey Christmas Carol

Experience the timeless tale of Ebenezer Scrooge and his transformative journey with the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future in this live performance.

from £16.96
Booking needed

Nov 29 2024 Dec 08 2024

Flavours of Jersey – A Dining Experience

Step back in time and enjoy the flavours of traditional Jersey cuisine in the charming rustic surroundings of Hamptonne Country Life Museum.

from £40
Booking needed

Nov 22 2024 Nov 23 2024

La Tèrr’rie d’Jèrri

La Tèrr’rie d’Jèrri - d's histouaithes dé not' Île / Being Jersey - stories of our Island. A new free exhibition at Jersey Museum. Jersey is a special island. It is tiny – a small dot on the world map. But its size belies the breadth of its unique and varied heritage.

Free entry

Nov 16 2024 Dec 31 2025

Mid-week Special Offer | Heritage Holiday Lets

Make your winter a little bit more special with an amazing offer of Jersey Heritage Holiday Lets.

Accommodation

Jersey Heritage

Available: 30th Sep 2024 ‐ 4th Apr 2025

Alderney the Holocaust on British Soil Exhibition

Piers Secunda's exhibition, 'Alderney: The Holocaust on British Soil', sheds light on the experiences of Holocaust victims in Alderney.

from £9.95

Nov 16 2024 Dec 31 2024

Geowalk: Discover the Neanderthals Hunting Cave

Join us on an exploration of one of Jersey's Neanderthal caves, La Cotte à la Chèvre. Following the steep cliff path, rocky and exposed in places, journey to the hunting cave of the Neanderthal people who inhabited Jersey for over 200,000 years.

Free entry Booking needed

Dec 01 2024

Geowalk: Following the Neanderthals

Join us on an exploration of La Cotte de St Brelade, one of the most important Neanderthal sites in North-west Europe and discover a story of climate change, migration and archaeology.

Free entry Booking needed

Feb 01 2025

Meet the Collections

A chance to get behind the scenes in the Jersey Heritage collections store and take a closer look at objects and artwork in our collection.

Free entry

Dec 14 2024

Your Home, Your Story

Come and listen to this FREE talk as part of the 'Your Home, Your Story?' Archive project.

Free entry Booking needed

Nov 16 2024 Dec 21 2024

Drop in for Jèrriais

Feel free to say "Bouônjour!", join the tables and chat or listen. There's no need to speak Jèrriais: eavesdroppers are welcome. Every week there's an opportunity to experience some Jèrriais, as speakers and learners meet up to use Jersey's own language.

Free entry

Nov 16 2024 Dec 31 2024

Victorian Christmas

Join us for a traditional Victorian Christmas - Noué Victorien. Step back in time and into the Victorian House this festive season. Discover the history of Christmas by visiting each room and chatting to characters you might have met on a Victorian street.

from £9.95
Booking needed

Nov 30 2024 Dec 01 2024

Geowalk: Plémont

Join us for a guided Geowalk around Plémont. Explore a beach and headland on this Geowalk involving rock pools and visiting some of the caves in the bay to discover the history of the granite rocks and many intrusions and fault lines which cut through the bay.

from £11.55
Booking needed

Jan 12 2025

Searching for Jersey’s Celts

In 2012, the world's largest Celtic hoard was discovered buried in a field in Jersey. This exhibition explores what might have led people to bury a hoard of 70,000 coins and jewellery in Jersey, 2000 years ago and looks closely at some of the items found within the hoard.

from £9.95

Nov 16 2024 Dec 31 2024

Discover Crafty Christmas on Discovery Day

Kick off your Christmas with a visit to the Jersey Museum.

Free entry

Dec 14 2024

Trade Roots

Thought-provoking, and at times challenging, this exhibition exposes some uncomfortable new stories from Jersey’s past and examines the legacy and impact of transatlantic slavery on the island’s community today.

Free entry Free for children

Nov 16 2024 Dec 31 2024

Geowalk: Tales of Fire, Ice and Oceans

Discover how the gigantic movements in the earth’s crust millions of years ago, the Ice ages and the ocean have shaped and continue to influence Jersey today. The beautiful pink granite tells many stories, none the less the seabed and its inhabitants.

Free entry Booking needed

Jan 04 2025