Strongpoint Corbiere
Restored German Second World War strongpoint on the Corbière headland with linked bunkers, volunteer-run displays and a casemate gun, open on selected Sundays.
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About the museum
Strongpoint Corbière formed an important part of the German defences of St Ouen’s Bay and has several bunker designs that are unique to Jersey. The Channel Islands Occupation Society has maintained the site since the late 1970s and restored the bunkers to their wartime condition, with displays based on accounts from soldiers who served there and returned after the war.
Visitors can see the M19 bunker for a 5 cm automatic fortress mortar, which is linked by an underground corridor to a bunker with a six-loophole heavy machine-gun turret. Depending on volunteer availability, the neighbouring restored casemate “Kanone 2”, which still holds its original 105 mm coastal defence gun, is open too. The displays also cover the forced labourers who built the site, contacts between the soldiers and nearby civilians, and an escape attempt that failed on the causeway to the lighthouse in September 1944.
The site is run by volunteers and opens only on selected Sundays. Visits can last up to two hours.
Highlights
- M19 bunker for a 5 cm fortress mortar
- Underground corridor to a machine-gun turret bunker
- Casemate with an original 105 mm coastal gun (subject to volunteers)
- Displays on soldiers, forced labourers and civilians
- Operated by
- Channel Islands Occupation Society (Jersey)
Admission & discounts
| Adults | £10 |
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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 |
- Hands-on stations
Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Corbière
Bus 12a, 22 or X22 to the Corbière stop, then down the hill.
By car
Free parking
Several free parking areas in the immediate vicinity.
Leave the main road at the hairpin bend and follow the concrete road towards the lighthouse causeway; look for the big red sail.
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 | Real deactivated Second World War weapons and optics can be handled when the weather allows. Visitors enter at their own risk; the bunkers are often damp, unlit and uneven. |
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