Find the nearest Beaches in Guernsey
Planning a trip to the Guernsey coast and looking for where the nearest beach is, our beach lists will help you discover the nearest beach to me. Then for each beach, we will answer questions around location, rural or town, sandy or pebble, rockpools, tide times, weather forecast, dog restrictions, bathing water quality, closest beach cafes and provide general information on the beach and its facilities.
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If you are looking for an award-winning beach then you can browse our Blue Flag lists or Seaside Award lists.
Finding the right beach in Guernsey is easy – simply explore the beach links below, to find the closest hit the jump to my location compass or use the search bar to plan where your next Guernsey beach visit should be.
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- Clonque beach is a stoney/gravelly beach ideal for rock pooling. Small car park around coastal track behind Fort Tourgis.
- Saye beach is an excellent shallow white sandy family beach. Sand dunes separate the beach from the Saye campsite. Possible use of campsite toilets and small shop also located at Saye campsite.
- L’Eree beach is open sandy beach and as the tide ebbs, a wide expanse of the rocky seabed is exposed providing much to explore. Lihou Island can be accessed from here along the causeway when there is a low tide. Car park, toilets, a curry house and fish and chip shop are located by the beach. Also close by is the L’Eree Bay hotel which often offers a ‘dip and dine’ deal.
- Dixcart Bay beach is a sand and pebble beach that all but disappears at high tide. TheHogs Back peninsular separates Dixcart Bay from Derrible Bay.
- Portinfer is traditionally recognised as a low to mid tide surfing location, however, there is a small sandy stretch and pebble beach at the top of the bay that is very pleasant particularly when the tide is up. For those willing to negotiate the awkward central rocky patch in the bay, Portinfer offers a beautiful stretch of sand on spring low tides. Nearest facilities are a 5 minute walk along the coast path to Port Soif. A car park can be found along a single track road that leads to the clay pigeon range at the northern end of the bay.
- Fermain is mainly a smooth pebble beach until the tide drops right away, but despite its pebbly nature, it is very popular because it is an excellent sun-trap and offers views across to Sark. A short walk to the northern side up the cliff path will provide you with a great view looking back at the bay. Those with cars might want to try parking in Becquet Road to the north of the bay and walking down through the wooded area to the beach.
- La Grande Grève beach is the largest and one of the most popular beaches on Sark. This west facing beach is one of the few sandy beaches on Sark and access is via a climb down the 100-metre cliff via the path and stairway.
- Shell beach is Herm’s most popular beach by far. A 5-600 metre stretch of beautiful (but quite coarse in places) sand running north to south. Usable at all states of tide but arguably it its most magnificent on a spring low tide when the sea seems to go out for miles and anchored boats are grounded on the seabed. The northern tip of Shell Beach is Alderney Point which is a fantastic spot to get away from the crowds on a hot sunny day when the tide is up. Watch the sea surface ripple through with tidal stream and listen to the sound of the waves lapping the beach. A beach side kiosk. Toilets are located half way to Belvoir – a 3 to 4 minute walk south. In the summer this is a well-used anchorage spot so beware of boats if swimming. Not all skippers are experienced so be prepared for occasional nautical bad manners.
- Corblets beach is a sheltered sandy family beach. At high tide the rocks on the left cut off this bay from adjoining Arch Bay. A good surf beach break. Small car park at the eastern end of the beach.
- Bears beach is a west-facing sand and shingle beach that is located just off the entrance to the Common at Robert’s Cross. No facilities, the nearest toilets are back at the village by the harbour, opposite the cafe and pub.
- Port Grat is a very under-rated sandy west coast beach. As the tide goes out, small rocky outcrops are revealed, though best enjoyed when the tide is half-way up to half-way down. No immediate facilities although Rousse is just the other side of the headland a few minutes away. There is one small car park at the northern end of the beach which is access via the road that leads to the Rousse headland, past the Peninsual hotel.
- Ladies’ Bay is a medium sized sandy beach running north-south on Guernsey’s north-western coast. It is the main beach within Grand Havre Bay which is nearly a mile deep from the headland to the inner-most beach near the Vale Church. This beach is popular at all states of tide and can be access from both the northern and southern slipways. Ladies’ Bay is probably the island’s most popular windsurfing and kitesurfing location and summer schools can be found here. At the northern (Chouet) end there is a kiosk and toilets. A tea-room can also be found at the top end of the car park. At the southern end there is a ice-cream and snack cabin parked during the busy summer period. Close-by are toilets and a playground for under 14s. The playground separates two car parks.
