# Day trips from Guernsey

> Researched separately with a private-flying lens (Guernsey Airport ~06:30–21:00): southern England + Normandy/Brittany/Channel coast France. UK legs need Bailiwick GAR + UK sGAR (48h–2h before); France-bound must land at a customs airport (Dinard, Deauville, Caen, Cherbourg, Rennes, Brest, Lorient, La Rochelle, Saint-Brieuc, Le Touquet, Quimper summer-only — NOT Vannes/La Baule/Granville); most French fields want 24h customs notice (48h weekends), Le Touquet none; EES fingerprints on first French landing.

Canonical: https://rockhopping.com/guernsey/day-trips  
Source: Rockhopping (rockhopping.com) — a what’s-on guide for 55 island and low-tax jurisdictions.

- **Goodwood Festival of Speed** — Goodwood, West Sussex, GB · 2026-07-09 to 2026-07-12 · ~50 min each way
  The single best fly-in on the calendar
  Getting there: Fly to Goodwood aerodrome INSIDE the event (~50 min); PPR essential, books out
  https://www.goodwood.com/motorsport/festival-of-speed/
- **Wimbledon finals weekend** — London, GB · 2026-07-11 to 2026-07-12 · ~1h30 door-to-door each way
  Finals of The Championships
  Getting there: Fairoaks or Biggin Hill then ~40 min by car
  https://www.wimbledon.com/
- **England v India T20, Utilita Bowl** — Southampton, GB · 2026-07-11 · ~40 min each way
  International T20 with the stadium beside the runway
  Getting there: Southampton Airport is next door (steep handling fees; Lee-on-Solent the cheap alternative)
  https://www.utilitabowl.com/
- **Les Francofolies de La Rochelle** — La Rochelle, FR · 2026-07-10 to 2026-07-14 · ~1h35 each way
  One of France's great music festivals on the harbour
  Getting there: La Rochelle airport (customs) 10 min from the old harbour
  https://www.francofolies.fr/
- **Cowdray Park Gold Cup polo final** — Midhurst, West Sussex, GB · 2026-07-19 · ~1h10 door-to-door each way
  British high-goal polo at its peak
  Getting there: Fly to Goodwood, 20-min taxi
  https://www.cowdraypolo.co.uk/
- **Fêtes maritimes de Douarnenez + Festival de Cornouaille** — Douarnenez/Quimper, Brittany, FR · 2026-07-23 to 2026-07-26 · ~1h10 each way
  ~400 traditional boats + Brittany's biggest cultural festival
  Getting there: Quimper (seasonal customs, fine in summer)
  https://www.temps-fete.com/
- **Farnborough Airshow public day** — Farnborough, GB · 2026-07-24 · ~1h each way
  The industry airshow's public day
  Getting there: Land at Blackbushe or Fairoaks (Farnborough itself = bizav fees)
  https://www.farnboroughairshow.com/
- **BRDC Classic, Silverstone** — Silverstone, GB · 2026-07-24 to 2026-07-26 · ~1h15 each way
  Huge historic-racing meeting
  Getting there: Turweston airfield 4 miles away, cheap
  https://www.silverstone.co.uk/
- **Shuttleworth Summer Air Show** — Old Warden, Bedfordshire, GB · 2026-07-25 · ~1h20 each way
  The vintage collection flying from its own field
  Getting there: Fly into Old Warden's own grass strip (PPR)
  https://www.shuttleworth.org/
- **Glorious Goodwood** — Goodwood, West Sussex, GB · 2026-07-28 to 2026-08-01 · ~50 min each way
  The classic Guernsey fly-in racing day
  Getting there: Goodwood aerodrome sits right below the racecourse
  https://www.goodwood.com/horseracing/qatar-goodwood-festival/
- **Cowes Week bicentenary** — Cowes, Isle of Wight, GB · 2026-08-01 to 2026-08-07 · ~45 min each way
  The 200th year of Cowes Week
  Getting there: Bembridge (25-min taxi) or Sandown — both cheap and GA-friendly
  https://www.cowesweek.co.uk/
- **Jumping International de Dinard — Rolex Grand Prix** — Dinard, Brittany, FR · 2026-08-02 · ~25 min each way
  €500k 5* showjumping, the easiest trip of all
  Getting there: 25-min flight; showground essentially beside Dinard airport
  https://www.jumping-dinard.com/
- **Festival Interceltique de Lorient — Grande Parade** — Lorient, Brittany, FR · 2026-07-31 to 2026-08-09 · ~1h each way
  The Celtic world's biggest gathering
  Getting there: Lorient airport (customs) 10 min out
  https://www.festival-interceltique.bzh/
- **Boardmasters** — Newquay, Cornwall, GB · 2026-08-05 to 2026-08-09 · ~55 min each way
  Surf + music on the cliffs
  Getting there: Newquay airport 3 miles from Watergate Bay
  https://www.boardmasters.com/
- **Deauville August racing — Prix Jacques le Marois** — Deauville, Normandy, FR · 2026-08-16 · ~55 min each way
  The classiest option in France
  Getting there: Deauville airport (customs) 10 min from the course
  https://www.france-galop.com/
- **Airbourne** — Eastbourne, GB · 2026-08-13 to 2026-08-16 · ~1h15 door-to-door each way
  The main surviving free seaside airshow in the south-east
  Getting there: Fly to Shoreham or Lydd, then drive
  https://www.visiteastbourne.com/airbourne
- **Victorious Festival** — Portsmouth, GB · 2026-08-28 to 2026-08-30 · ~40 min each way
  Big-name day-ticket festival on the seafront
  Getting there: Lee-on-Solent, 25 min from Southsea Common
  https://www.victoriousfestival.co.uk/
- **CarFest** — Silverstone, GB · 2026-08-28 to 2026-08-30 · ~1h15 each way
  Chris Evans' family motoring festival
  Getting there: Turweston again
  https://www.carfest.org/