Whatever your passion – walking, wildlife, music, literature, comedy, food (or even scarecrows and sheep racing!)  -  Guernsey has an event or festival to inspire you in 2012. This year, Guernsey sees the the return of the biennial Victor Hugo International Music Festival (16-21 July), showcasing some of classical music’s biggest talents as well as [...]

At the end of last year Guernseyman and extreme adventurer Jason de Carteret spoke to VisitGuernsey on the eve of his attempt to break the World Record (his own!) for making the fastest journey from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole – a journey of around 1,000 miles. And on 20th December 2011 [...]

Happy New Year from everyone at VisitGuernsey! We’re sure 2012 is going to be a fantastic year – but with a new music festival, a new literary festival, a new walking route, a revival of the traditional guernsey jumper and a new collection of thoughts, ideas and inspiration on our island, 2011 was a very good year on Guernsey! [...]

Guernseyman Jason de Carteret is a World Record Holder and extreme adventurer who is attempting to break the current world record (his own!) for making the fastest journey from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole – a journey of around 1,000 miles. Jason’s team consists of Lotus engineer Kieron Bradley and Canadian copywriter [...]

Christmas is fast approaching; Guernsey is glistening with festive decorations, bustling with shoppers in search of that perfect gift and the first flurry of Christmas cards are hitting the post. And to make Guernsey Christmas cards stand out from the crowd we have something very special embellishing our envelopes this season – a collection of [...]

‘Guernsey culture is really booming,’ says artist Genevieve Langford. And she would know, The Gallery, which Genevieve co-owns with Jean Christophe Godet, Director of the Guernsey Photography Festival, has become a creative hub on Guernsey for painters, photographers, sculptors, kinetic artists, portraitists, ceramicists and knitters – both professional and amateur. Genevieve moved to England to gain a first class [...]

Artist Valerie Baines has created more than eighty charming studies of Guernsey’s coastal views, lanes and wild flowers during 40 years of visits to the island. These wonderful illustrations have now been published in her book, Guernsey Sketchbook. As well as illustrating 10 natural history books Valerie has exhibited her work at the Royal Academy [...]

A panel of four expert judges yesterday proclaimed Rose Polli, winner of the I Knit Guernsey competition. The VisitGuernsey led contest invited knitters to revive the tradition of creating personalised designs on the traditional guernsey jumper. The winning hand knitted garment represented more than 80 hours work in orange rust coloured yarn. The design maintained [...]

More than 70 Guernsey restaurants are taking part in the Channel Islands’ annual Tennerfest –  so there’s never been a better time to enjoy a taste of Guernsey! Running from 1 October to 12 November, Tennerfest will see restaurants across the island offering special delicious set menus, ranging from £10 to £17.50 per person. The [...]

VisitGuernsey and I Knit London, the yarn shop and community knitting group, have selected five finalists for the final knit-off of the I Knit Guernsey competition. Jason Moriarty, Director Marketing & Tourism for VisitGuernsey said: “The shortlisted designs show amazing creativity and skill. And we’re very excited about the prospect of seeing the final garments. [...]