Jersey War Tunnels — Attraction in Saint Lawrence

The place is without a doubt confronting and the personal stories you see and what you learn about the people who had to work there under terrible circumstances is hearthwrenching. Still, it's a shame to see how the tunnels are maintained. There is a lot of moist and water, which is not strange in underground tunnels, but i have been to tunnels where waterproblems are being solved or fighted. Here it's not. And as a result a lot of the historic objects are covered in molt, rotting away, rust away and being damaged. It's schoking to see. Also there isn't a lot of information, altough it was told there was. Places where signs should be are not there so you dont know what you're looking at. I have seen signs with information being stuffed away in corners where you can't read them. Also a lot of screens and lights didn't work. And then the sound. You can't here the film of the war because there is so much noise from other rooms. A bomb or snoring from a doll... Also makes it difficult to concentrate to read things. Staff wasn't helpful. I asked for any guided tours, got the answer 'i don't know' and the man went on with what he was doing on his computer. Again, a very beautiful place with a terrible history, but unfortunately it looks like it's not being respected and...

There is definitely some good historical value when visiting the war tunnels: The personal stories and learning of Jersey life during the occupation was interesting to learn more about.

However, the reason for 3 stars comes down to the layout of the tunnels. There were some interesting pieces, pictures and other materials laid out in the various rooms. But, I came away feeling like it was, as I would describe it, very wordy in how these are delivered to visitors. I.E. There is a lot of text written on the walls of each room you enter and this makes for quite a lot of reading without anything else to break up the monotony of this type of delivery.

Having said that, the personal accounts and materials lining the walls are interesting and worth a read. I do wish some of it had been delivered in other ways, though, e.g. personal accounts via audio delivery from actors. Due to all this text, I also wish there had been a section half way through which broke things up to relieve the monotony I started to feel. Thankfully, towards the end of the tunnels, there are areas with projections that do just that! If only these had come earlier.

Other than that, it's a good exhibition and it's worth a look. Top tip - buy tickets online to save...

To enter with or without ticket, you have to go through to the main reception to get checked in. The buying of the ticket was a little confusing though as it asks you to select an hour, so wasn’t sure if I have to get there for the entry or not. But I believe you can be in the tunnel for as long as you would like until it close.

Very convenient with the bus, if you take bus 8 or 28 from city centre, it takes you right outside to about 3 minutes walk to the reception.

Throughly enjoyed it, some bits are quite wordy but I guess is history! The layout and models really help demonstrate / paint the picture during those times.

Before coming I did think £19 is quite pricey for visiting the tunnel, but once you’re in there, you’ll realised and have an appreciation on how much work had been done, how much more still need to be done…

It gets a bit breezy and some areas are actually cold (where you watch clips / videos), so be prepared (I was in a winter coat, but still rather chilly).

There is a section to watch the history, but the screen is wide and the seating is two rows, so if someone sat in front of words are too low, it just get blocks, maybe could improve on that. This is also the...