8 April2017 – 10 May Heritage Festival Guide A journey of heroes, myths and legends awaits you visitchannelislands.com The Channel Islands Heritage Uncover a wealth of stories, Discover and travel Festival is a celebration of an from tales of early seafarers to archipelago of small islands heroic accounts from the German around our islands with a big history. occupation during World War II. Explore the coastlines for yourself, Getting around the Channel Islands couldn’t be easier. The islands’ astonishing tides, rich discover the countryside on foot, Regular boat or air travel means you can explore all of landscapes and colourful histories by bicycle or join a tour, visit the our beautiful islands even during a short stay. have drawn people to their shores for museums and heritage sites and centuries. The 2017 festival focuses experience all the drama of the on the islands’ heroes, myths and Channel Islands with our programme legends. Alderney of festival events. From the first Neolithic settlers Each with their own personalities, to Norse raiders, Romans and 1 hour 25 mins each with their own stories to tell, even exiled royals, these small yet discover the history at the heart of surprisingly diverse islands have the Channel Islands. 20 mins had more than their fair share of adventure and adversity. Herm 20 mins Guernsey Sark 50 mins 20 mins From 1 -2 Hours mins 55 For full details on travel time and prices between the islands go to: aurigny.com blueislands.com flybe.com Welcome condorferries.co.uk Jersey traveltrident.com sarkshippingcompany.com to the 2017 manche-iles.com Some scheduled services may be Channel Islands seasonal. Check with the operators. *Map not to scale Heritage Festival 2 Channel Islands Heritage Festival Guide 2017 visitchannelislands.com 3 GUIDED WALKS BUS TOUR EVENT/OTHER ARTS & CRAFTS Guernsey events at a glance CYCLING TOUR BOAT TOUR TALK WATER-BASED WEEKLY EVENTS SUNDAY 9 APRIL continued THURSDAY 13 APRIL SUNDAY 16 APRIL EASTER SUNDAY continued Anytime The Cornerstone Pub 14.00-17.00 The Old Number Eleven 22 10.30-12.30 Design and Print your 18.00-20.00 Learn to Geocache: Search for Daily - Heritage Festival Menu 20 own Super Hero T-Shirt 24 buried treasure at Table de Pions 14.30-17.30 Pagans, Pirates and Pouques (‘The Fairy Ring’) 28 Anytime Island Explorers - Guided Cycling Tour 22 10.30-10.50 The History & Legend Daily Treasure Hunt 20 of the Guernsey Jumper 24 MONDAY 17 APRIL EASTER MONDAY TBC Legends of the Coast 22 09.00-17.00 Guernsey Heroes Exhibition 14.00-15.30 St. Peter Port Cemeteries: 09.30-10.00 Introductory Museum Talk: MONDAY 10 APRIL Mon-Fri (Reduced weekend hours) 20 Famous and Forgotten 23 Heroes of the Occupation 21 09.30-17.00 Guernsey’s Heroes, 09.30-10.00 Introductory Museum Talk: 18.30-19.30 Ghost Tours at Sausmarez Manor 24 14.30-16.30 Ghosts, Graves and Famous Men 28 Daily exc Sun Myths and Legends Display 20 Heroes of the Occupation 21 19.00-20.00 “Saints and Sinners” TUESDAY 18 APRIL 10.00-16.00 Screenprint your own 10.00-11.30 St. Peter Port Cemeteries: Priaulx Library Tour 25 Tues-Sat Heritage Postcard 21 Famous and Forgotten 23 FRIDAY 14 APRIL GOOD FRIDAY 10.00-16.00 Take a Step Back In Time - With the National Trust of Guernsey 28 10.00-16.30 Guernsey Folklore at 10.15 Myths and Legends of Old Vazon 23 10.00-17.00 Historyfest at Castle Cornet 25 Daily exc Sun the Guernsey Tapestry 20 10.30-10.50 The History & Legend of 18.00-19.30 An Evening At The Guille-Allès 13.00 The Life and Times of the Guernsey Jumper 24 Library with Living History 23 10.00-17.00 New Folklore Gallery 20 Admiral James Saumarez 25 Daily 10.30-12.30 Design and Print your TUESDAY 11 APRIL 14.00-17.00 Resistance Nest own Super Hero T-Shirt 24 10.30 & 11.30 Sausmarez Manor House Tour 20 Schonbucht-Mitte 25 14.00-16.30 Open Day at Fort Mon-Thurs 10.30-10.50 The History & Legend of the Guernsey Jumper 24 14.30-17.30 Pagans, Pirates and Pouques Hommet Casemate Bunker 21 10.30-12.00 Heritage Walking Tour - Guided Cycling Tour 22 14.00-16.30 Invaders, Raiders, Daily of St. Peter Port 20 10.30-12.30 Design and Print your own Super Hero T-Shirt 24 SATURDAY 15 APRIL Abreuveurs and…Artists 24 SATURDAY 8 APRIL 19.30-21.00 The mysterious streets 14.00-16.30 Open Day at Fort Historyfest at Castle Cornet 10.00-17.00 25 of old St. Peter Port 24 14.00-15.00 German Naval Signals HQ Hommet Casemate Bunker 21 The Life and Times of - Tour With Philippe Martin 21 13.00 WEDNESDAY 19 APRIL 14.00-16.30 Invaders, Raiders, Admiral James Saumarez 25 14.00-16.00 Fête Des Dolmens Tour: Abreuveurs and…Artists 24 13.30 Exploring the Creux Mahie Cave 25 10.30-12.00 Design and Make your Creux Ès Fées and Le Trépied 22 19.30-21.00 The mysterious streets own Fairy Lantern 25 14.00-15.00 German Naval Signals HQ 14.00-16.30 Open Day at Fort of old St. Peter Port 24 - Tour With Philippe Martin 21 14.00-16.30 Open Day at Pleinmont Hommet Casemate Bunker 21 20.00-21.00 Sir Issac Brock, a Hero Observation Tower 21 14.00-16.30 Open Day at Fort Local Heroes: Dinner with and his Portrait 24 Evening Hommet Casemate Bunker 21 16.00-18.00 Learn to Geocache: Search Racing Legend, Andy Priaulx MBE 22 WEDNESDAY 12 APRIL for buried treasure at Jerbourg 28 14.30-17.30 Pagans, Pirates and Pouques SUNDAY 9 APRIL - Guided Cycling Tour 22 18.30-19.30 Ghost Tours at Sausmarez Manor 24 10.30-12.00 Design and Make your 11.00-14.00 Coasteering at the own Fairy Lantern 25 SUNDAY 16 APRIL EASTER SUNDAY THURSDAY 20 APRIL Creux Mahie Cave 23 10.45-11.45 Heroic Stories and activities in the 10.30-10.50 The History & Legend 10.00-17.00 Historyfest at Castle Cornet 25 14.00-15.00 Fête Des Dolmens Tour: Guille-Allès Children’s Library 25 of the Guernsey Jumper 24 5 Déhus Dolmen 22 14.00-16.30 Open Day at Pleinmont 14.00-16.30 Open Day at Pleinmont Observation Tower 21 17.00-19.00 Victorian Parlour & 14.00-16.30 Open Day at Pleinmont Observation Tower 21 Shop Evening Opening 28 Observation Tower 21 14.00-17.00 The Old Number Eleven 22 18.30-19.30 Ghost Tours at Sausmarez Manor 24 17.00-18.30 Medieval and Victorian TBC Legends of the Coast 22 St. Peter Port 28 18.30-19.30 Ghost Tours at Sausmarez Manor 24 4 Channel Islands Heritage Festival Guide 2017 All listings correct at time of going to press visitchannelislands.com 5 GUIDED WALKS BUS TOUR EVENT/OTHER ARTS & CRAFTS Guernsey events at a glance CYCLING TOUR BOAT TOUR TALK WATER-BASED FRIDAY 21 APRIL TUESDAY 25 APRIL continued SUNDAY 30 APRIL THURSDAY 4 MAY 10.00-12.00 The Secrets And History 14.00-16.30 Open Day at Fort 14.00 The First Commando Kayak Tour 31 10.30-10.50 The History & Legend Of The Jerbourg Peninsula 29 Hommet Casemate Bunker 21 of the Guernsey Jumper 24 14.00-17.00 The Old Number Eleven 22 10.30-12.30 Design and Print your 14.00-16.30 Invaders, Raiders, 14.30-16.30 Heroes, Villains, Fairies & Legends 31 Open Day at Pleinmont own Super Hero T-Shirt 24 Abreuveurs and...Artists 24 14.00-16.30 Observation Tower 21 18.30-19.30 Ghost Tours at Sausmarez Manor 24 14.30-17.30 Pagans, Pirates and Pouques 19.30-21.00 The mysterious streets Create Your Own - Guided Cycling Tour 22 of old St. Peter Port 24 14.30-16.30 FRIDAY 5 MAY Heritage Lampshade Workshop 31 18.15 Living History Presents WEDNESDAY 26 APRIL 10.15 The Legacy Of Marianne Carey 32 Learn to Geocache: “Burnt at the Stake” 29 18.00-20.00 Pagans, Pirates and Pouques 14.00 Walking in Renoir’s Footsteps 30 Search for buried treasure 14.30-17.30 SATURDAY 22 APRIL at L’Ancresse 31 - Guided Cycling Tour 22 14.00-16.30 Open Day at Pleinmont 21 Local Heroes: Tour of the Clematis 13.30 Exploring the Creux Mahie Cave 25 Observation Tower TBC Legends of the Coast 22 18.00-19.00 Nursery with Raymond Evison OBE 32 14.00-15.00 German Naval Signals HQ - 18.30-19.30 Ghost Tours at Sausmarez Manor 24 MONDAY 1 MAY Tour With Philippe Martin 21 SATURDAY 6 MAY THURSDAY 27 APRIL 09.30-10.00 Introductory Museum Talk: 14.00-16.30 Panzers over Petit Bot 29 Heroes of the Occupation 21 14.00- 15.00 German Naval Signals HQ 10.30-10.50 The History & Legend - Tour With Philippe Martin 21 14.00-16.30 Open Day at Fort of the Guernsey Jumper 24 14.00 The First Commando Kayak Tour 31 Hommet Casemate Bunker 21 14.00-16.00 The Shrine of the Sacred Heart 14.30-17.30 Pagans, Pirates and Pouques 14.00-17.00 The Old Number Eleven 22 - Open Afternoon 32 15.00 A Stub Of Pencil For - Guided Cycling Tour 22 14.30-17.30 Pagans, Pirates and Pouques A Piece Of Bread: Why Frank Falla 14.00-16.30 Open Day at Fort - Guided Cycling Tour Is My Hero Of The Occupation 30 18.30-19.30 Ghost Tours at Sausmarez Manor 24 22 Hommet Casemate Bunker 21 TUESDAY 2 MAY SUNDAY 23 APRIL FRIDAY 28 APRIL 14.30-17.30 Pagans, Pirates and Pouques - Guided Cycling Tour 22 The History & Legend 10.00-16.30 Legendary Pirate 10.15 Myths and Legends of Old Vazon 23 10.30-10.50 of the Guernsey Jumper Family Fun Day 30 24 SUNDAY 7 MAY 14.30-17.30 Pagans, Pirates and Pouques 14.00-16.30 Invaders, Raiders, 14.00-16.30 Open Day at Pleinmont - Guided Cycling 22 12.00-13.00 Restoring Island Heritage Abreuveurs and…Artists Observation Tower 21 24 Tour - With the National 18.00-19.30 An Evening At The Guille-Allès Open Day at Fort Trust of Guernsey 32 14.00-17.00 The Old Number Eleven 22 Library with Living History 23 14.00-16.30 Hommet Casemate Bunker 21 14.00-16.30 Open Day at Pleinmont 14.30-17.30 Pagans, Pirates and Pouques 19.30-Late La Ribotrie - ‘A Lively Gathering’ 30 The mysterious streets Observation Tower 21 - Guided Cycling Tour 22 19.30-21.00 SATURDAY 29 APRIL of old St.