History & heritage
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.
We are open all year round.
| Monday: | 10:00 - 17:00 |
| Tuesday: | 10:00 - 17:00 |
| Wednesday: | 10:00 - 17:00 |
| Thursday: | 10:00 - 17:00 |
| Friday: | 10:00 - 17:00 |
| Saturday: | closed |
| Sunday: | closed |
- Indoor
- Outdoor
- Family friendly
- Couples
- Wheelchair access
- Hearing loop
Location
Jersey Heritage
Jersey Museum, The Weighbridge
Jersey
St. Helier
JE2 3NG
Offers and events
Mid-week Special Offer | Heritage Holiday Lets
Make your winter a little bit more special with an amazing offer of Jersey Heritage Holiday Lets.
Jersey Heritage
Available: 30th Sep 2024 ‐ 4th Apr 2025
The Prince and the Poisoner
An evening with Author Dan Morrison, a former New York crime reporter and currently deputy world editor at ‘USA Today’, shares his research into this fascinating story with a Jersey connection, and how he stumbled across it whilst researching something completely different.
Aug 01 2024
Archaeology Festival: Meet the Collections + Lab
Come and 'Meet the Collections' and see some of the archaeology treasures and recent finds that are not usually on display at one of Jersey Heritage’s sites. Many of the older items in the Collections originate from the Société Jersiaise and were collected over the Société’s 150-year history and which are now in the safe keeping of Jersey Heritage.
Jul 27 2024
Archaeology Festival: Neolithic Neighbours
The Société Jersiaise's Archaeology Section’s project is exploring the Island’s Neolithic landscape hoping that new discoveries will be made. Come and see how they propose to do this and learn about the community engagement project “Neolithic Neighbours” they are running in the districts where the dolmen exist.
Jul 28 2024
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.
Jul 08 2024 ‐ Dec 31 2024
Blowing Against the Wind
Join Jersey Heritage for a flag trail to celebrate and recall the layered history of Elizabeth Castle. Leading UK based artist, Katrin Mountain, is creating a series of her iconic flags which will take visitors on a journey to the past.
Aug 05 2024 ‐ Oct 31 2024
Meet the Victorian Blacksmith
Feel the heat of the forge and meet the Victorian Blacksmith at Hamptonne this summer. Our Blacksmith, Stephen, will employ a small, hand operated 19th century forge, an anvil, hammers and tongs to forge items used daily on every farm from red hot metal.
Jul 10 2024 ‐ Aug 14 2024
Creative Summer Collage Your Castle
Spend some quality, creative time with the youngsters in your life over the summer holidays. Join Jersey Heritage for a fun and engaging programme of artist and expert-led activities at our castles and museums. These are drop in activities with no booking required, all ages and abilities welcome. Children must be accompanied by a helpful adult.
Jul 29 2024 ‐ Aug 02 2024
Creative Summer Going Potty
Spend quality time with the youngsters in your life and get creative with Jersey Heritage over the summer holidays. Join us at our castles and museums for a fun and engaging programme of artist and expert-led activities throughout the summer holidays. These are drop in activities with no booking required, all ages and abilities welcome.
Aug 05 2024 ‐ Aug 09 2024
Creative Summer Wild Play Days
Spend quality time with the youngsters in your life and get creative with Jersey Heritage over the summer holidays. Join us at our castles and museums for a fun and engaging programme of artist and expert-led activities throughout the summer holidays.
Aug 12 2024 ‐ Aug 16 2024
Creative Summer Feeling Flags
Spend quality time with the youngsters in your life and get creative with Jersey Heritage over the summer holidays. Join us at our castles and museums for a fun and engaging programme of artist and expert-led activities throughout the summer holidays.
Aug 19 2024 ‐ Aug 23 2024
Meet Francoise Nicolle at Hamptonne
It's 1865 and Francoise Nicolle, her husband, mother and children live at Hamptonne Farm as tenant farmers.
May 20 2024 ‐ Oct 28 2024
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.
Jun 01 2024 ‐ Dec 14 2024
Your Home, Your Story
Come and listen to this FREE talk as part of the 'Your Home, Your Story?' Archive project.
May 18 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.
May 18 2024 ‐ Dec 31 2024
La Faîs’sie d’Cidre
La Faîs’sie d’Cidre brings together communities, volunteers and apple and cider experts to create a unique Jersey experience in the beautiful surroundings of Hamptonne Country Life Museum.
Oct 19 2024 ‐ Oct 20 2024
Summer Night Sessions at Mont Orgueil Castle
Come for a ‘Summer Night Session’ experience and witness Mont Orgueil Castle in a completely different light! Ease yourself into the weekend with Ibiza sunset vibes within the walls of this historic site as we welcome back the ‘Weekender’ crew for this atmospheric live music event.
Aug 01 2024 ‐ Aug 15 2024
1781 Jersey Militia
Prepare yourself for the dramatic return of the 1781 Jersey Militia to Elizabeth Castle. They will transport you back to the colourful life of the Castle in 18th century Jersey. Be entertained by the loud bangs of cannon and musket, and catch an authentic glimpse of the day to day life of a soldier and his family.
Jun 23 2024 ‐ Sep 08 2024
Jersey Heritage Pass
Buy the Jersey Heritage Pass and get 4 for 3 visits.
Jersey Heritage
Available: 1st Mar 2024 ‐ 31st Dec 2024
Tudor Falconer at Mont Orgueil Castle
Meet Jean Simon, the Castle Falconer and his hawk Sovereign. Discover how Jean trains his birds of prey and watch him perform the fascinating skills of falconry, which were important in Tudor life. Learn of a 'hoodwinked' or 'haggard' bird and who is a 'cadger' or a 'boozer'. You'll find Jean and Sovereign awaiting your presence in the Middle Ward.
May 19 2024 ‐ Sep 29 2024
Bouonnefemme at Hamptonne
Meet Rose Le Brun, the Bouonnefemme at Hamptonne, who will let you in on local secrets and village gossip. Rose’s predecessor, Old Maud, had been at Hamptonne for years, but she travelled to St Aubin to see family and never returned. Perhaps the plague got her - they had a lot of it down there.
May 18 2024 ‐ Oct 25 2024
Master Gunner at Elizabeth Castle
Stand to attention for the Midday Parade and prepare yourself for the resounding bang of the signal gun.
May 18 2024 ‐ Oct 31 2024
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.
May 18 2024 ‐ Dec 31 2024
Discover Crafty Christmas on Discovery Day
Kick off your Christmas with a visit to the Jersey Museum. Come and make fantastic cards, decorations and gifts for the holidays. Follow the festive trail around the Victorian House and get into the spirit of Christmas, with joyous carols and a fun family movie. All children must be accompanied by a helpful adult.
Dec 07 2024
Discover Terrific Trees Discovery Day
Come and celebrate Jersey’s woodlands at our Aspiring Jersey Island Geopark Discovery Day! Learn about the importance of tree planting. Love your woods. Get stuck into FREE craft activities.
Nov 09 2024
Discover All The Fun of The Farm Discovery Day
Join us and discover the island's best stories with some creative family fun as we enjoy some crafts and activities and the beauty of late summer at Hamptonne. FREE entry.
Sep 07 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.
Jul 19 2024 ‐ Dec 31 2024
Force 135 Living History Group at Elizabeth Castle
Step back in time to the summer of 1945 and witness history come alive with Force 135 Living History Group's captivating public display at Elizabeth Castle. Immerse yourself in the remarkable story of the Liberation of Jersey by British troops in May 1945, when they finally freed Jersey from German occupation at the end of World War II.
Jul 13 2024 ‐ Aug 25 2024
