La Hougue Bie Museum

La Hougue Bie delivers a truly memorable experience that is at once thought provoking and peaceful.

La Hougue Bie delivers a truly memorable experience that is at once thought provoking and peaceful. The site features one of Europe's finest passage graves where you can learn about life in Jersey's Neolithic community 6,000 years ago. A medieval chapel sits on top of the prehistoric mound and dolmen dominating this tranquil and spiritual site. Unlike many other dolmens you can stand inside the chamber of the passage grave and feel the heart of this place of worship.  

Visit the archaeology exhibition of the Ice Age Island project which draws on current research to tell exciting stories about how our ancestors lived and adapted to the Ice Age world.

Ancient treasures are waiting to be found in the geology and archaeology museum, including coin hoards, axes, swords and spears. You’ll also discover a command bunker built during the German Occupation, housing a unique memorial to the slave-workers who were brought to the Channel Islands by invading Nazi forces during the Second World War.  

From autumn the world’s largest Celtic coin hoard will be on display at La Hougue Bie. View some of the gold and silver treasures found in the hoard and watch conservators as they painstakingly excavate more coins and treasure from the hoard.

La Hougue Bie has a large picnic area where you can enjoy a day out amongst the beautiful and peaceful surroundings.

Visit Treasures of the Island, our new permanent exhibition about the discovery and excavation of the famous Jersey hoards, including a replica of the hoard and a place to find out the latest in the whole conservation and identification process. Sponsored by Capco Trust.

Top 5 things to do at La Hougue Bie Museum

1) Be sure to visit the Neolithic tomb which is older than the pyramids.

2) Experience Ice Age Island Project and Exhibition

3) Climb the hill to see the Medieval Chapel.

4) Take some time to reflect at the World War II Slave Worker memorial.

5) Archaeology Museum telling the story of Islanders from ¼ million years ago up to the end of the Roman period.

Read more about the impressive Prince's Tower once situated at the site.

Pop-Up Dig

Visitors to Les Varines will be able to see a team of academics and students in action at the dig, handle real Ice Age objects, witness any discoveries as they are uncovered and learn more about the Island’s Ice Age past through the illustrations of Year 10 Hautlieu art students.