Guernsey museum material translated into French

Next year gallery boards at Guernsey museum locations will be available in French

Officials are looking to capitalise on the recent influx of tourists from France to Guernsey by providing information in French.

Leaflets at Castle Cornet, Fort Grey and the Naval Signals HQ are now available in French.

From next season gallery boards at the island's museums will be bilingual.

In an update to States members President of the Committee for Education, Sport and Culture, Paul Montague, said it would help "maximise the opportunities" for French visitors to the island.

Recent figures show between April and June, Guernsey saw 5,000 more French tourists visiting the island than the same period in 2024.

According to the States of Guernsey, there has been a 74% increase in the overall number of visitors from France compared with this time last year.

Officials have put it down to the States of Guernsey's new relationship with Brittany Ferries, after the island's government signed a 15-year contract for ferry services with the firm.

Jersey's government decided to go with DFDS, after the breakdown of a joint Channel Islands tender process for sea links.

Tourism bosses in Guernsey have labelled the rise in visitors from France as a "definite success story".

Montague said to capitalise on the new visitors "new learning resources have been developed for French school groups, and French language tours of Castle Cornet will be offered for large parties".