Two hundred and two leisure operators across eight sub-sectors. Attractions lead at 52 — 18 heritage sites, nine museums, five WWII fortifications. Then 44 clubs and societies (the oldest founded 1882), 40 arts operators with 14 workshop studios, and 24 sports facilities where golf dominates with ten. Seventeen hold Visit Guernsey membership. —
199 organisations are counted with Leisure & Recreation as their primary sector — 1 in 17 of everything with a sector on record, and the 7th largest of 16. An estimated 61% of the sector is counted, measured against an independent listing rather than assumed.
The 355 listed on this page and the 199 counted above are different claims, not a discrepancy: this page lists everyone who works in Leisure & Recreation; the census counts those whose primary sector it is.
A founding year on record for 122 of 199 Leisure & Recreation organisations (61%)
| Founding era | Organisations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| pre-1800 | 3 | 2% |
| 1800s | 10 | 8% |
| 1900–49 | 16 | 13% |
| 1950–79 | 14 | 11% |
| 1980–99 | 16 | 13% |
| 2000–09 | 21 | 17% |
| 2010–19 | 24 | 20% |
| 2020s | 18 | 15% |
Counts organisations still trading that publish a founding year; older firms are likelier to do so — survivorship and reporting bias at once.
The earliest founding year on record in this sector is 1206, published by Castle Cornet. A floor date: the oldest we have found, not the oldest on the island.
Forty-four clubs and societies across the Bailiwick — the oldest founded 1882, spanning cultural, conservation, and horticultural cohorts.
Forty of Guernsey's 202 leisure operators host, make or teach the arts — fourteen workshop studios, five theatre groups.
Fifty-two attractions across Guernsey and Alderney — 18 heritage sites, nine museums, and a five-strong WWII fortification cluster.
Twenty-four of Guernsey's 202 leisure-and-recreation operators run sport facilities — golf dominates with ten, racket sports five.
Twenty of the island's 193 leisure operators run children's activities — ten dance schools, four music schools, four drama schools.
Nineteen providers — ten nature-reserve sites under the National Trust and Alderney Wildlife Trust, plus nine active-adventure operators.
Twelve of the island's 195 leisure and recreation businesses offer wellness and relaxation — yoga-led, with four operators on Alderney.
Three of the island's 193 leisure and recreation businesses fall under gaming and hobbies — a tackle shop, a karting circuit, a games store.
Tagged in Leisure & Recreation but not in one of the sectors above.