Castle Pier
Castle Pier is a pier in Guernsey. Castle Pier is situated nearby to the museum Castle Cornet, as well as near Castle Breakwater Lighthouse.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castle Cornet and Hauteville House.
Castle Cornet
Museum
Castle Cornet is a large island castle in Guernsey, and former tidal island, also known as Cornet Rock or Castle Rock. Its importance was as a defence not only of the island, but of the roadstead. Castle Cornet is situated 220 metres east of Castle Pier.
Hauteville House
Museum
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Hauteville House is a house where Victor Hugo lived during his exile from France, located at 38 Hauteville in St. Peter Port in Guernsey. In March 1927, the centenary year of Romanticism, Hugo's descendants Jeanne, Jean, Marguerite and François donated the house to the City of Paris. Hauteville House is situated 620 metres west of Castle Pier.
Castle Breakwater Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Unukorno, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Castle Breakwater Lighthouse is situated 440 metres northeast of Castle Pier.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St Peter Port and St Martin.
St Peter Port
Town
Photo: Alistair Young, CC BY 2.0.
The Bailiwick of Guernsey is a group of islands in the English Channel, part of the Channel Islands. Guernsey is the main island, some 50 miles west of the Cotentin Peninsula in France.
St Martin
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Bailiwick of Guernsey is a group of islands in the English Channel, part of the Channel Islands. Guernsey is the main island, some 50 miles west of the Cotentin Peninsula in France. St Martin is situated 2½ km southwest of Castle Pier.
St Andrew
Hamlet
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Saint Andrew is located in the centre of Guernsey and as such is the only parish on the island to be landlocked. As it is customary to list the parishes round the coast, either clockwise or anti-clockwise, starting with St Peter Port, St Andrew is usually the last parish to be mentioned in such a list. St Andrew is situated 3 km west of Castle Pier.
Castle Pier
- Type: Pier
- Category: transportation
- Location: Guernsey, Channel Islands, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
49.45333° or 49° 27′ 12″ northLongitude
-2.52972° or 2° 31′ 47″ westElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
8CXVFF3C+84GeoNames ID
6420378
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