Battery Moltke
Restored German artillery battery of the Second World War with underground corridors, ammunition bunkers and exhibits, open on selected Sundays.
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About the museum
Battery Moltke was planned as the Kriegsmarine’s Marine Battery 1, to be equipped with four modern 15 cm quick-firing guns in turrets. The guns never arrived because of Allied bombing raids in Europe, so the site was handed to the Army Coastal Artillery, which armed it with 155 mm field guns captured from the French and renamed it Batterie Moltke.
The Channel Islands Occupation Society maintains and restores Number 4 Gun Position, a complex of bunkers linked by underground corridors. It includes a personnel shelter, two ammunition bunkers, the underground emplacement intended for the 15 cm turret gun and an emplacement that holds an original 155 mm French field gun. Volunteers have furnished several rooms and installed exhibits and audiovisual displays about the Occupation, the civilian population and the Liberation.
The charity-run site lies on Les Landes Common and opens only on selected Sundays. A visit can take up to two hours, and a deactivated weapons handling area is set up when the weather allows.
Highlights
- Number 4 Gun Position with underground corridors
- Personnel shelter and two ammunition bunkers
- Original 155 mm ex-French field gun
- Restored rooms and audiovisual displays on the Occupation and Liberation
- Operated by
- Channel Islands Occupation Society (Jersey)
Admission & discounts
| Adults | £8 |
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| Children & teens | freefree up to age 15 · Children under 16 are free but must be accompanied by an adult. |
Members of the Channel Islands Occupation Society enter free. The site is run by volunteers as a charity.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: not available
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
Visitors must be physically fit and able to walk unaided on rough and uneven ground; the bunkers have steep stairs and other challenging features.
Kids & families
| Time needed | approx. 2 hrs |
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| Kids’ admission | free up to age 15 |
Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Les Landes Common
Bus 8 to the Les Landes Common stop, then along the gravel track.
By car
Free parking
Free parking on site.
The bunkers are at the southern entrance to Les Landes Common off Route du Ouest; look for the brown signs.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
Public toilets are close by.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Good to know | Visitors enter at their own risk; the bunkers are often damp, unlit and uneven, so sturdy footwear is advised. |
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