Castle Pier

Places of Interest Nearby

Castle Cornet

Museum

Photo: TheKaphox, CC0.

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

Photo: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hauteville House is a house in St. Peter Port, Guernsey. Between 1856 and 1870, French writer Victor Hugo lived here during his exile from France. 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

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

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

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

Satellite Map

Localities in the Area

Nearby Places

Curious Piers to Discover

• Deutsch
• Español
• Français
• Português