What to do in Channel Islands

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St. Peter Port featuring street scenes as well as an individual male

Channel Islands Attractions

Let Expedia help you experience the best that Channel Islands has to offer! If you’re looking for fun itinerary ideas, we can provide you with a list of the top sightseeing attractions, as well as helping you to find unmissable activities. Whether you’re travelling with your family, planning a romantic trip with your loved one, or visiting on business, we’ll make it easy to plan an unforgettable holiday that checks all the boxes.

Activities and Tours

Channel Islands is crammed with must-see places to visit and things to do. We can help you decide where to stay, and make it a breeze to explore the surrounding areas with our guides on where to go, what to see and when to see it. No matter how long your stay, it’s easy to find places of interest in Channel Islands to make sure that you enjoy your experience to the fullest and don’t miss a thing. Leave the local knowledge to us and leave the hassle behind.

If you’re planning a visit, why not check out our handy guides to places of interest in the area? You can browse lists of things to do, learn about the most popular attractions, and get help with planning the details of your trip. Expedia makes it easy for you to check out all the top sights.

Channel Islands Attractions

Expedia has something for everyone, so whether you’re planning to get active on a summer holiday, put a spring in your step with a romantic rendezvous, or pamper yourself with a leisurely winter trip, you’ll find plenty of attractions to keep you entertained. In addition to scheduling local tours, booking reservations and scoring advance event tickets, Expedia makes it easy to book your flight, hotel and rental car in advance, all on one consolidated travel itinerary, making for hassle-free travel and freeing you up to explore the sights of Channel Islands.

Looking for things to do can be time consuming, but we can take the hassle out of planning your holiday. Whether you’re looking to get active in the great outdoors, sample the cuisine or catch up with the vibrant local culture, our guides to Channel Islands attractions ensure that you’ll have a successful trip, whatever the season.

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Top places to visit

1. St Brelade's Bay Beach

St. Brelade’s Bay Beach is perhaps the most popular and iconic stretch of sand on the island of Jersey. The medieval edifices of the Parish Church of St. Brelade and Fisherman’s Chapel decorate the beach’s northwestern corner, while hotels, spas and cafés are at its rear. Capture photos of the jagged green headlands enclosing the bay in the distance.

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St Brelade\'s Bay Beach featuring general coastal views and a sandy beach

2. St. Helier Beach

St. Helier Beach is a charming crescent of soft sand with a long pier stretching into the town’s marina. Dramatic tides and rock pools characterize the strand, which offers an unobstructed vista of Elizabeth Castle. Stroll along the waterfront with your family and stop at one of the hotels and restaurants overlooking the sea.

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St. Helier Beach showing château or palace and general coastal views

3. Jersey War Tunnels - German Underground Hospital

The Jersey War Tunnels site paints a picture of the defenseless island during its German occupation in World War II. The museum features more than 0.6 miles (1 kilometer) of tunnels built to withstand potential Allied bombardment. Inspect the profound exhibits and put yourself in the mind of a Jersey resident in those dark times.

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Jersey War Tunnels - German Underground Hospital showing heritage elements and interior views

4. St. Helier Central Market

Enclosed within a cast iron structure from the island’s Victorian era, St. Helier Central Market showcases some of the local culture with colorful flowers and a great range of local produce. Rising from its core is a majestic fountain, whose base contains a shimmering school of goldfish. Let the colorful display of fruit, vegetable and plants light up your senses as you enter the market.

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St. Helier Central Market showing markets and flowers

5. Elizabeth Castle

Since the late 1500s, the imposing Elizabeth Castle has reigned over the rocky tidal island just west of St. Helier. It rises above St. Aubin’s Bay, with its battlements and gunfire demonstrations serving as reminders of Jersey’s military history. Tour the castle to understand its extensive past, including its time sheltering a monarch from parliamentarians. Piece together its surprising history via reenactments and exhibits.

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Elizabeth Castle featuring château or palace, general coastal views and a beach

6. Jersey Zoo

Enchanting Jersey Zoo has a long and storied legacy of caring for animals. The family-friendly attraction was created by celebrated nature writer Gerald Durrell as a way to promote conservation. Visit today to encounter a colorful array of creatures and to learn about the best ways to look after these beautiful animals.

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Jersey Zoological Park which includes a pond and a bridge as well as an individual female

Recommended things to do in Channel Islands

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Discover the most popular places to visit in Channel Islands

Port of Jersey

4/5(6 reviews)

Explore the waterfront in St. Helier with a trip to Port of Jersey. Visit the area's spas or amble around its beautiful beaches.

Guernsey Harbour

4.5/5(7 reviews)

Explore the waterfront in St. Peter Port with a trip to Guernsey Harbour. Amble around this relaxing area's beautiful beaches and enjoy its top-notch restaurants.

St Brelade's Bay Beach

5/5(4 reviews)

Take kayaks and inflatables out on the water. Then watch the sun set from seafront cafés and restaurants backing onto Jersey’s principal sandy haven.

St. Helier Beach

4.5/5(2 reviews)

Observe the changing tides, snap photographs of the 16th-century castle rising from an island and pick out your favorite boats in the harbor by this beach.

Cape La Hague

You can learn about the history of Auderville with a stop at Cape La Hague. Wander the marina and beaches while you're in the area.

Jersey War Tunnels - German Underground Hospital

4.5/5(5 reviews)

These World War II tunnels reveal the history of the 5,000 slave workers who built them and the traumatic years of the islanders under Nazi rule.

St. Helier Central Market

4/5(2 reviews)

Bright flowers, traditional stalls and a fountain full of goldfish create a lasting impression on visitors to this thriving market that began in the 1880s.

Elizabeth Castle

4.5/5(3 reviews)

This castle sheltered King Charles II in the English Civil War, before being fortified under German occupation in World War II.

Jersey Zoo

5/5(1 review)

Meet a marvelous menagerie of animals in a historic zoo that has always put conservation and ecology at the forefront of its aims.

Explore areas of Channel Islands

Bel Royal

If you're looking for some top things to see and do in Bel Royal and surrounding area, you can visit Jersey War Tunnels - German Underground Hospital and St. Helier Beach.