# Elizabeth Castle

Web page: https://visitor.je/venues/elizabeth-castle

- **Where:** St. Aubin's Bay, St. Helier, JE3 3NU
- **Website:** https://www.jerseyheritage.org
- **Phone:** +44 (0) 1534 634048

Built on a rocky islet in St. Aubin’s Bay, Elizabeth Castle has defended Jersey for more than 400 years. You can take the amphibious castle ferry or walk out along the causeway at low tide. Elizabeth Castle is the perfect place to spend a day exploring Jersey's history with the Jersey Militia or castle gunner on parade. **

## Coming up

- [Vraiqu’sie](https://visitor.je/whats-on/vraiqusie-2026): Mon 19 Oct – Sun 1 Nov · Elizabeth Castle · £11.45 - £24.50. A charming and fascinating art exhibition celebrating the humble seaweed known as ‘vraic’ that festoons the rocks around our island.
- [Meet Albert: The Retired Gunner](https://visitor.je/whats-on/meet-albert-the-retired-gunner-2026): Tue 20 Oct, Thu 22 Oct, Tue 27 Oct + 1 more · Elizabeth Castle · £11.45 - £24.50. Step into the past and meet Albert, the Retired Gunner, a fascinating living history character bringing the experiences of a former Royal Artillery soldier to life at the Military Hospital in the Castle. Take a seat, share a conversation, and hear Albert’s story as he reflects on a life shaped by military service, discipline and duty.
- [Meet Betsy the Cook](https://visitor.je/whats-on/meet-betsy-the-cook-2026): Tue 20 Oct, Thu 22 Oct, Tue 27 Oct + 1 more · Elizabeth Castle · £11.45 - £24.50. Join Betsy in the Military Hospital kitchen to discover more about life in the Victorian era at Elizabeth Castle.
- [Sir Walter Raleigh at Elizabeth Castle](https://visitor.je/whats-on/sir-walter-raleigh-at-elizabeth-castle-2026): Tue 20 Oct, Thu 22 Oct, Tue 27 Oct + 1 more · ELizabeth Castle · £11.45 - £24.50. Time travel to the Elizabethan Age and meet the legendary Sir Walter Raleigh, one of the most distinguished figures of the era. Described as a "great man of the Elizabethan age" and "Jersey’s most distinguished Governor", Raleigh was a true Renaissance man.
- [Meet the Master Gunner at Elizabeth Castle](https://visitor.je/whats-on/meet-the-master-gunner-at-elizabeth-castle-2026): Wed 21 Oct, Fri 23 Oct, Sat 24 Oct + 3 more · Elizabeth Castle · £11.45 - £24.50. Walk into the Parade Ground at Elizabeth Castle and you could find yourself standing to attention under the watchful eye of the Master Gunner. His sharp gaze ensures that posture is impeccable, backs are straight, chins are high, and bellies are tucked in, ready for the lunchtime parade.
- [The Abbey of St Helier: Jersey in the Norman World](https://visitor.je/whats-on/the-abbey-of-st-helier-jersey-in-the-norman-world-2027): 16 Jul 2027 – 31 Oct 2027 · Elizabeth Castle · £12.00 - £25.00. How did a sixth-century hermit’s shrine evolve into a powerful religious institution connecting Jersey with Normandy, England and medieval Europe?