TV chef, author and Guernsey tourism ambassador, James Strawbridge, will front a foodie weekend in Guernsey from 16-18 May. The weekend will involve cookery demonstrations from Strawbridge at the 'Seafront Sunday' festival in the capital St. Peter Port, tastings of Guernsey produce, cocktail master classes, wine tastings and guided tours with island producers. All the events and initiatives will focus on local produce and Guernsey's mouthwatering specialities. Two night foodie packages start from £160 per person.

Guernsey's Seafront Sundays run throughout the summer months and celebrate Guernsey's rich food heritage. On 18 May, the Seafront Sunday will be 'moules and mackerel' themed, drawing on Guernsey's plentiful seafood and visitors will be able to watch Strawbridge create a mouthwatering dish starring local mussels and mackerel and enhanced with Guernsey cider and samphire. The focus will be on local produce and sustainable gastronomy, which is a key focus in Strawbridge's books and TV appearances. This has included heading up ITV1's 'The Hungry Sailors', starring in ITV1's 'Saturday Farm' and appearing as an eco-guest on 'Richard and Judy' and 'Ready Steady Cook'. At the Seafront Sunday there will also be stalls from local producers, tastings of Guernsey dishes such as the Guernsey bean-jar and hands on tutorials including learning how to crab pick.

A range of three to five star Guernsey hotels are offering two night foodie packages, all with access to the Seafront Sunday:

Five star gastronomy at the OGH- from £280 per person
The OGH in St. Peter Port is Guernsey's only five star hotel and has an optimum location with views over to the neighbouring islands of Herm and Sark.  The two night package includes accommodation, a three course 'Taste Guernsey' dinner for two in The Brasserie Restaurant, cookery books 'Practical Self Sufficiency' by Dick and James Strawbridge and 'A Life in Food' by Beatrice Tollman (founder of Red Carnation Hotel Collection, of which the OGH is a member), full English breakfast, early check in and late check out, a 10% discount on all beauty treatments in the spa and use of the gym, pool, sauna, steam room and heated outdoor swimming pool. www.theoghhotel.com/ 01481 724 921

Luxury foodie weekend at the Duke of Richmond- from £190 per person

The chic Duke of Richmond hotel in St. Peter Port is offering a two night luxury package with private airport/ ferry transfers, breakfast, either a cocktail masterclass or wine tasting at the hotel and a three-course dinner with local ingredients from the Seafront Sunday in The Leopard Bar and Restaurant. www.dukeofrichmond.com/ 01481 726 221

'Local Guernsey' foodie break at Les Rocquettes Hotel- from £160 per person

Les Rocquettes Hotel is an 18th century country house style hotel, just a scenic 20 minute walk from St. Peter Port. Its two night foodie package includes a guided tour of the local microbrewery and other Guernsey suppliers, a seasonal three course dinner served in the hotel restaurant, a Guernsey breakfast and use of the indoor pool, steam room, sauna and gym. www.lesrocquettesguernsey.com/ 01481 722 146

Two nights at Best Western Moores Hotel- from £160 per person

Located on the seafront the hotel is just a few minutes' walk from the Seafront Sunday and the package include two nights accommodation, classic Guernsey breakfast, seasonal dinner, traditional afternoon tea and a box of handmade Guernsey chocolates. http://bit.ly/1qTNVdg/ 01481 724 452

Getting there: Guernsey is accessible by air with Aurigny (www.aurigny.com), Blue Islands (www.blueislands.com) and Flybe (www.flybe.com) and by sea with Condor (www.condorferries.co.uk). Aurigny flights are available from Gatwick, Stansted, Bristol, East Midlands and Manchester with return Gatwick flights starting from £79. Blue Islands flights are available from Southampton and London City with return Southampton flights starting from £78. Flybe flights are available from Birmingham, Norwich, Southampton and Exeter with prices starting at £80 return from Birmingham. Three hour Condor ferry crossings from Portsmouth, Poole or Weymouth start from £253 return for a car and four passengers.

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