The National Trust of Guernsey is an association that preserves and enhances historic buildings and the heritage of the

Bailiwick A bailiwick () is usually the area of jurisdiction of a bailiff, and once also applied to territories in which a privately appointed bailiff exercised the sheriff's functions under a royal or imperial writ. The bailiwick is probably modelled on th ...

Guernsey Guernsey (; Guernésiais: ''Guernési''; french: Guernesey) is an island in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy that is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown Dependency. It is the second largest of the Channel Islands ...

. Founded in 1960, the association became The National Trust of Guernsey in 1967. In 1968, the Trust, as part of a joint venture with La Societe Guernesiaise, established the Guernsey Folk Museum in

Saumarez Park Saumarez Park is the largest public park on the island of Guernsey. The Park The park, one of the island's main social venues, is located in the Parish of Castel, about 4 km from the centre of Saint Peter Port. It contains various facili ...

. The site had previously been home to a display of an old Guernsey kitchen setup as part of the 1951

Festival of Britain The Festival of Britain was a national exhibition and fair that reached millions of visitors throughout the United Kingdom in the summer of 1951. Historian Kenneth O. Morgan says the Festival was a "triumphant success" during which people: ...

. The museum has expanded to become the Folk & Costume Museum, which is now overseen by the Trust. The museum describes the everyday lives of the people of Guernsey over the last 250 years through a selection of objects and costumes. The Trust headquarters is at 26 Cornet Street, which may be the earliest remaining complete building within

Saint Peter Port St. Peter Port (french: Saint-Pierre Port) is a town and one of the ten parishes on the island of Guernsey in the Channel Islands. It is the capital of the Bailiwick of Guernsey as well as the main port. The population in 2019 was 18,958. St. P ...

's medieval boundaries. Since 1987, the property has housed a Victorian shop and parlour that offers traditional sweets and gifts. Since 2009 the Trust has opened up an old Guernsey farmhouse at Les Caches Farm that was restored to the 1800s era. The building now houses information detailing the restoration process and an event space for public and private functions. The Trust holds large number of properties across Guernsey, ranging from traditional buildings to areas of natural beauty along the island's south coast cliffs. The National Trust of Guernsey currently has over 2,000 members. File:Guernsey July 2010 104, Saumarez Park, folk museum.jpg, The National Trust of Guernsey Folk & Costume Museum File:Guernsey July 2010 103, Saumarez Park, folk museum.jpg, Dairy and Wash house, Trades and tools File:Guernsey July 2010 102, Saumarez Park, folk museum.jpg, The life of the Guernsey fisherman File:Guernsey July 2010 100.jpg, Les Blancs Bois arch - a National Trust of Guernsey property File:Guernseymen selling produce at the Viaer Marchi.jpg, The National Trust of Guernsey organises the annual Viaër Marchi

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