Vale Castle
Vale Castle, is a protected building located in the Vale, Guernsey. The original name was "Le Château St Michel", later it became "Château de Val" or "Château de Valle" and is over 1,000 years old.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: castle in Guernsey
- Also known as: “Le Chateau St. Michel” and “Vale Castle, Guernsey”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bordeaux Harbour and St. Sampson Church.
Bordeaux Harbour
Beach
for other uses, see Port of Bordeaux Bordeaux Harbour is a fishing port and bay in the parish of Vale in the northeast of Guernsey, about 2 miles north of Saint Peter Port. Bordeaux Harbour is situated 570 metres north of Vale Castle.
St. Sampson Church
Church
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St. Sampson Church is situated 670 metres southwest of Vale Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St Peter Port and Herm Harbour.
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 Peter Port is situated 4 km southwest of Vale Castle.
Herm Harbour
Locality
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Herm Harbour is a locality, which is situated 4½ km east of Vale Castle.
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 6 km southwest of Vale Castle.
Vale Castle
- Categories: castle, tourism, ruins, and historic site
- Location: Guernsey, Channel Islands, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.48509° or 49° 29′ 6″ northLongitude
-2.50911° or 2° 30′ 33″ westElevation
16 metres (52 feet)Open location code
8CXVFFPR+29OpenStreetMap ID
way 25197029OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
6420423Wikidata ID
Q27628377
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Vale Castle” goes by many names.
- French: “château du Valle”
- French: “Château du Valle”
- German: “Vale Castle”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as The Vale and South Side.
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