{"id":907,"date":"2022-06-07T10:29:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T10:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enjoyjersey.byte.digital\/?page_id=907"},"modified":"2025-03-24T12:18:34","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T12:18:34","slug":"castles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.enjoyjersey.co.uk\/index.php\/castles\/","title":{"rendered":"Castles"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"907\" class=\"elementor elementor-907\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac6f10f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ac6f10f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac86a74\" data-id=\"ac86a74\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97eba92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"97eba92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/enjoyjersey.byte.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/elizabeth-castle.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"elizabeth-castle\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTEwLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvd3d3LmVuam95amVyc2V5LmNvLnVrXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIyXC8wNlwvZWxpemFiZXRoLWNhc3RsZS5wbmcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.enjoyjersey.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/elizabeth-castle-1024x533.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-910\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.enjoyjersey.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/elizabeth-castle-1024x533.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.enjoyjersey.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/elizabeth-castle-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/www.enjoyjersey.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/elizabeth-castle-768x400.png 768w, https:\/\/www.enjoyjersey.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/elizabeth-castle.png 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-45d3c2f\" data-id=\"45d3c2f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-287a8ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"287a8ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Elizabeth Castle<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c56ee94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c56ee94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>About:<\/strong> &#8220;Elizabeth Castle is a castle and tourist attraction, on a tidal island within the parish of Saint Helier, Jersey. Construction was started in the 16th century when the power of cannon meant that the existing stronghold at Mont Orgueil was insufficient to defend the Island and the port of St. Helier was vulnerable to attack by ships armed with cannon.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1bd27a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1bd27a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Address:<\/strong> St Aubin\u2019s Bay, St Helier, Jersey JE2 3NU, Jersey<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-533a002 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"533a002\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Hours:<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Everyday:<\/span> 10am-5:30pm<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b5ff087 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b5ff087\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-82beda2\" data-id=\"82beda2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e66aa92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e66aa92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/enjoyjersey.byte.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/grosnez-castle.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"grosnez-castle\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTE3LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvd3d3LmVuam95amVyc2V5LmNvLnVrXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIyXC8wNlwvZ3Jvc25lei1jYXN0bGUucG5nIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"967\" height=\"610\" src=\"https:\/\/www.enjoyjersey.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/grosnez-castle.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-917\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.enjoyjersey.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/grosnez-castle.png 967w, https:\/\/www.enjoyjersey.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/grosnez-castle-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/www.enjoyjersey.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/grosnez-castle-768x484.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 967px) 100vw, 967px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd9a8d1\" data-id=\"cd9a8d1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76e9238 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76e9238\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Grosnez Castle<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91040e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"91040e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>About:<\/strong> &#8220;Grosnez Castle is a ruined 14th-century castle in Saint Ouen, situated in Grosnez in the north-west corner of the island of Jersey in the Channel Islands. Philippe de Carteret held it against the French when they held half of Jersey between 1461 and 1467, but it has been a ruin since the mid-16th century. The castle&#8217;s purpose was to provide local farmers with a place of refuge from French attacks.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5854597 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5854597\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Address:<\/strong> Jersey<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c5627c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c5627c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Hours:<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Everyday:<\/span> Open 24 hours<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-da10ac7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"da10ac7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-648cf69\" data-id=\"648cf69\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ee06c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1ee06c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/enjoyjersey.byte.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/mont-orgueil-castle.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"mont-orgueil-castle\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6ODkxLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvd3d3LmVuam95amVyc2V5LmNvLnVrXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIyXC8wNlwvbW9udC1vcmd1ZWlsLWNhc3RsZS5wbmcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"597\" src=\"https:\/\/www.enjoyjersey.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/mont-orgueil-castle-1024x597.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-891\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.enjoyjersey.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/mont-orgueil-castle-1024x597.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.enjoyjersey.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/mont-orgueil-castle-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/www.enjoyjersey.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/mont-orgueil-castle-768x448.png 768w, https:\/\/www.enjoyjersey.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/mont-orgueil-castle.png 1282w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f552af\" data-id=\"4f552af\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff211c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff211c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Mont Orgueil Castle<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b26845 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b26845\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>About:<\/strong> &#8220;Mont Orgueil is a castle in Jersey that overlooks the harbour of Gorey. The site had been fortified in the prehistoric period, but the construction of the castle was undertaken following the division of the Duchy of Normandy in 1204. The castle was first mentioned in 1212.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c602494 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c602494\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Address:<\/strong> Castle Green, Gorey, JE3 6ET, Jersey<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f709cf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f709cf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Hours:<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Everyday:<\/span> 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