Sausmarez Manor, Historic manor house in Saint Martin, Guernsey

Sausmarez Manor is a granite manor house in Saint Martin, Guernsey, built across several phases and combining Tudor, Queen Anne, and Victorian architectural styles into one layered structure. The estate grounds include gardens, a sculpture park, and recreational facilities for visitors.

The first mention of the Sausmarez family in Guernsey is at the consecration of the Vale church in 1117, attended by Guillaume de Sausmarez; the fief was recorded in the Extente of 1331 as held "from time immemorial". The estate passed by inheritance in 1557 to John Andros, who built the Tudor house dated 1585. Sir Edmund Andros's will of 1713 led to the Queen Anne house, finished by 1718; the family repurchased it in 1748.

A sculpture park on the grounds displays contemporary artworks set among subtropical plants and old stone garden features. The works are woven into the landscape itself, so art and nature are experienced side by side.

The estate is easy to reach on foot or by car and sits on mostly flat ground, making it accessible for most visitors. Allow a couple of hours to walk through the house, the gardens, and the sculpture displays at a comfortable pace.

During the German occupation of the Second World War the manor escaped requisition because its seigneur had always refused to have electricity installed, so the occupying army gave up on the idea of using it. The house also holds one of the island's oldest pieces of unrepaired Norman masonry, a mid-13th-century wall fragment with a blocked arched doorway, now part of an outhouse.