Fifty-four of the parent 294 leisure operators run sport facilities or clubs — golf takes seventeen (four courses, six pro shops, seven academies), racket sports six, equestrian five, sailing and diving five, shooting and archery four. JamGolf runs the Channel Islands' only TaylorMade Performance Studio and Callaway Performance Centre. —
Ten golf entries across the Bailiwick — Royal Guernsey (1890) to La Grande Mare's Performance Centre (opened 2025).
Seven equestrian sites — three riding schools, a livery yard, the British Showjumping branch, a 1974 charity, one healing centre.
Five clubs — one archery, four shooting — the oldest founded 1900, Bowmen of Guernsey the island's only archery club.
Five clubs — a dedicated venue per sport on Guernsey (tennis, padel, badminton, squash), plus Alderney's mixed racquet club.
Five on the water — two RYA sailing centres, a Vazon surf school, a children's sailing charity, and an HVO-fuelled marine trainer.
Three diving centres — Donkey Divers (2008), a 5-Star PADI centre; Dive Guernsey for gas fills and workshop; Only Fins (2025).
One firm per niche, picked for editorial depth.
Non-profit sports governing body for association football, founded 1893
Channel Islands' largest golf retailer; operated by PGA professionals
equestrian centre; escorted hacks, tuition, livery, and largest shop
Alderney shooting club at Fort Albert; clay pigeon, pistol, rifle, archery
Alderney multi-sport racquet club; padel, tennis, pickleball, beach volleyball
Charity established 1988; RYA Recognised Training Centre with Sailability
PADI Dive Training Centre; offers courses from Discover Scuba to Divemaster
Channel Islands' first commercial climbing centre; bouldering, high walls
Karting circuit; Arrive & Drive, Grand Prix, Kid Racer track