Pallot Steam Museum

Don Pallot, a Jersey engineer, spent decades collecting steam engines, traction engines, agricultural machinery and organs, and the museum built around the collection in Trinity keeps most of it in working order. A short standard gauge railway was laid on the site, with a steam locomotive hauling restored Victorian carriages on operating days; the museum's own site says the steam train is not running at present, so check before going for it. Pallot also invented and patented agricultural machinery of his own, some of which is in the collection alongside the equipment he restored.

The main sights

• The steam railway - a short line with a locomotive and restored carriages; the train was not running at last report.
• The traction engines - the road and agricultural engines in the collection.
• The farm machinery - the implements from Jersey's agricultural past.
• The organs - the mechanical instruments Pallot also collected.

When to go

April to October is the open season. Steam operates only on certain days, usually Thursdays. It closes for the winter.

Good to know

The steam train was not running at last report, and when it does it runs only on specific days. It closes entirely in winter. The collection is dense and interpretation is informal.

Nearby

The Eric Young Orchid Foundation is nearby, and Bouley Bay is north.

Key facts