We are delighted to publish a digital copy of our Autumn Newsletter 2020 – a ‘first’ for the Trust and always planned as a behind the scenes event in this our Diamond Anniversary year. What a strange and different year for all of us. Unquestionably, we have been extremely fortunate here in Guernsey, to be […]
CONTINUE READINGIt was with the greatest of pleasure that National Trust of Guernsey welcomed Emma Le Cornu (Conservator, Library and Archives) and Laura McCoy (Natural History Curator) from Manx National Heritage at the Folk and Costume Museum, Saumarez Park. With the Trumpet Vine (Campsis Radicans) in full bloom, the courtyard provided an even more than usual […]
CONTINUE READINGNational Trust of Guernsey Members benefit from free entry to properties under the care of Manx National Heritage with a Reciprocal Agreement signed between the two organisations today, Wednesday 1st July 2020. Likewise, Manx National Heritage (MNH) Members will enjoy free entry to the Folk and Costume Museum at Saumarez Park, the only pay-for-entry […]
CONTINUE READINGOur own Grande Dame, Olivia Mary de Havilland DBE celebrates her 104th birthday today. In June 2017, two weeks before her 101st birthday, de Havilland was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2017 Birthday Honours for services to drama. She is the oldest woman ever to receive the […]
CONTINUE READINGWe are really looking forward to opening our doors at NT Guernsey’s public properties and welcoming everybody back! The Folk and Costume Museum, Les Caches Farm and Fermain Tower will all open during the course of the week beginning Monday 15th June. The Folk and Costume Museum opens at 10am on Monday 15th June. Opening […]
CONTINUE READINGA variety of wild orchids is flowering at National Trust of Guernsey’s pretty little meadow in the Talbot Valley. A fine pastoral view can be enjoyed from a bench, whilst leaving the orchids undisturbed – please be mindful of social distancing if there are other visitors. Parking is at the entrance to The Ron Short […]
CONTINUE READINGTake a look at our Event page for details of National Trust of Guernsey’s Annual Quiz which takes place at St James’s Concert and Assembly Hall on Wednesday 5 February. Tables of six at £75 sell quickly, so please be in touch soonest to avoid disappointment. Many thanks to our main sponsors Savills and also […]
CONTINUE READINGWhilst the weather remains ‘persistent’, this did not deter early birds at this morning’s opening of National Trust of Guernsey’s Museum Christmas Shop at Saumarez Park. A glorious array of gifts for all ages, and epicurean tastes awaits visitors. No wonder the Museum Christmas Shop is the pride and joy of Museum Shop Manageress Ann […]
CONTINUE READINGNews of National Trust of Guernsey will soon spread around the world with five trackables, now in place around our 11 Geocache sites. Trackables are our little hitchhikers. Tiny tags, retrieved by Geocachers, can be taken on holiday and deposited at another Geocache site anywhere in the world. They will move on from there, and […]
CONTINUE READINGThe Folk and Costume Museum closes its doors for the 2019 season this Thursday, 31st October. Thank you to everyone who has visited our beautiful new shop and helped crown this year as the best ever for shop sales. Not surprisingly, Guernsey’s have proved a best seller, amongst the delightful variety of stock carefully chosen […]
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Our Annual Quiz takes place on Friday 19th February at the new venue of The Grammar School. Booking Lists open 1st January 2021 and we look forward to welcoming new and familiar faces to National Trust of Guernsey Quiz 2021, kindly sponsored by Savills 2021 QUIZ