St Peter Port

St Peter Port is the capital of Guernsey, as well as the main port of the island. In French, historically the official language of Guernsey, the name of the town and its surrounding parish is St Pierre Port.

Main roads

The following main roads (listed from North-South) provide important links between St Peter Port and the other parishes:

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• Les Banques (leads up the coast to St Sampsons and the North of the Island)
• Rue Des Varendes (leads to the parish of Castel)
• Mount Row (leads to St Andrew's and the West of the Island)
• Ruette Brayes (leads to St Martin's and the South of the Island)
• Fort Road (leads to St Martin's)

The following coastal roads (listed from North-South) are also very important as they provide access to the shops, carparks and the harbour:

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• St George's Esplanade
• North Esplanade
• South Esplanade