Jersey - Your Coastal Playground

Clear water and beaches surround some 45 miles coastline of Jersey, it's the most beautiful part of the island as is noticeable the moment the ferry comes into dock. Activities to keep you or the kids occupied range from scuba diving and coasteering to surfing and sailing. Children are well catered for too with kayaking, rock pools, woodland walks and blokarting.

Please see below the many beaches on offer:

AnnePort
Annport is an east facing beach and is a delightful bay in the north east of the Island, due to lack of parking this beach is rarely crowded. The beach enjoys the morning and mid-day sun but loses it in late afternoon. The beach is very sheltered from even quite strong westerly winds but is not the best location on the rare days in summer when the wind blows from the east. The sand is hardish and wet along most of the beach, with quite an expanse drying out on low spring tides.

Archirondel
This is a very popular beach in jersey, it lies in the north east corner of the Island, with good parking and an excellent café. It is rarely crowded, despite these facilities, except at high tide when the area of beach exposed is very limited. An ideal spot for an evening picnic and swim, particularly when high tide coincides. East facing, the beach is well protected from prevailing westerlies but loses the sun in late afternoon. A substantial area of wet sand is exposed at mid- to low tide but the upper part of the beach is stony.

Beauport
A lovely beach. A veritable sun trap on the south coast it could easily become overcrowded but the long walk down a fairly steep path from the car park at the top of the bay helps keep it from becoming too overcroded. South facing and surrounded on three sides by the cliff, the beach is sheltered from all but winds from due south. The beach loses the sun in the late afternoon. Soft, golden sand after the initial pebbles makes Beauport ideal for families.

Bonne Nuit
Bonne Nuit is in the middle of Jersey's north coast, it's a small fishing harbour which is an ideal place for a quiet sunbathe or a picnic, but not the best for swimming. Because it is north facing, the best spots lose the sun as it begins to drop below the high cliffs behind, only to return close to sunset on summer evenings. The cliffs provide shelter from all but onshore breezes. Such sand, as is uncovered at low tide, is occupied by small fishing boats and their ropes.

Bouley Bay
Bouley Bay is a small coast harbour in the north with ideal deep water for good swimmers who don't mind starting off on a stony beach. The beach loses the sun in the afternoon when it drops behind the high cliffs and does not get it back close to sunset like Bonne Nuit. There is no sand, just pebbles and rocks.

Corbiere
Corbiere is in the south western corner and is rather rugged and can be extremely dangerous for shipping, although it wasn’t until 1874 that Corbière lighthouse was first lit. The lighthouse was the first in the British Isles to be built of reinforced conrete and its light is visible for 18 miles in clear weather. The lighthouse is connected to the shore by a causeway that is covered at high tide. The rush of the tide around this part of the coast can be very dangerous but it is a beautiful place, whether in broad daylight or at sunset.

Gorey
Gorey is a village that is on the east coast of the island, the nearest headland to France. The castle of Mont Orgueil stands above the small village and at night when it is illuminated, it is particularly attractive. At one time the castle was the first defence against the French, but now the harbour is the starting point for more peaceful summertime invasions of the French ports of Carteret, Portbail and Grainville.

Green Island
Green Island is a big favourite among the locals of Jersey, especially people from the east. South facing, the beach is a sheltered suntrap, which is probably why everyone loves it so much. Much more sheltered than the stretch of open sand around the corner from La Mare to Greve d'Azette. There is soft sand and rocks for the children to play on and around.

Greve de Lecq
Greve de Lecq is probably the most popular and easily accessible of the north coast beaches, Grève de Lecq has good parking and excellent facilities. The beach faces north and the high surrounding cliffs mean that it loses the sun in late afternoon. It is pleasantly sheltered except from northerly winds, which are rare in summer. It has coarse, golden sand.

Grouville Bay
Grouville Bay is a beautiful stretch of od sandy beach which accomodates bathings. On teh bay theres facilities for water skiing, wakeboarding, canoes, banana rides, speedboat trips and dinghy hire are available during mid summer months.

Havre des Pas
Havre des Pas is the closest beach to the centre of St Helier, Havre des Pas is a sunny and sheltered, south facing beach.

La Rocque Harbour
Is a small sandy beach. Care should be taken not to get stranded on the rocks with the incoming tide.

Ouaisne Bay
Ouaisne is adjoined to St Brelade's Bay and connected at low tide. Access is only from the eastern end. The beach faces south-west and is sunny and sheltered. Some patches of lovely sand, but much remains rather wet after the tide has receded.

Plemont
Without doubt one of Jersey's most beautiful beach, a sandy cove on the north coast with rock pools, sea caves, an excellent café, safe bathing when the sea is calm and excellent surfing when it isn't. The beach is north facing and the surrounding high cliffs provide good shelter. Its lovely sand is completely covered at high tide but when it retreats, it exposes numerous pools with sandy bottoms which are ideal for kids.

Portelet Bay
Portlet Bay can be quite tricky to get to, but on the other hand this also helps to stop the place from becoming overcrowded. The beach is very sunny and sheltered by the cliff behind. It has soft, golden sand. Well worth the walk down the long flight of steps and the walk back up at the end of the day.

Rozel Bay
Rozel is a fishing port at the north east of Jersey, more famous for its selection of superb restaurants than its beach. But when the tide falls, a limited expanse of lovely white sand is exposed and despite limited parking, many choose to soak up the sun here. North east facing, the beach loses the sun in late afternoon. It is a good spot to find shelter when the wind is from the south west. The sand is softer and whiter than the other north coast beaches.

St Aubin's Bay
St Aubin's Bay covers the central part of Jersey's south coast and has a long sweep of unbroken sandy beach from St Helier Harbour to St Aubin's Harbour. Only the highest of tides cover all of the sand and at low tide the sea retreats approximately 300 metres to open up an enormous expanse of beach. South facing, the beach is in full sun along virtually its entire length from sunrise to sunset. The bay is very sheltered from prevailing westerlies and easterlies. It has soft, golden sand along virtually the entire length of the beach. The last few hundred metres from La Haule to St Aubin's Harbour are permanently wet but the remainder of the beach dries out rapidly.

St Brelade’s Bay
St Brelade's Bay is Jersey's busiest beach with its tiny jetty and seaside parish church at the western end. South facing, the beach enjoys a long day when the sun shines, although the western end becomes shaded in late afternoon. The bay is very sheltered from everything but onshore breezes. There is soft, golden sand along the entire length of the beach, most of it hidden by human bodies and their paraphernalia on a fine summer's day.

St Catherine
St Catherine stretches from the breakwater a mile (1.6 kms) or so south along the east coast, taking in a number of rocky coves which are popular picnic spots. When the tide goes out, they are all joined by a stretch of flat, wet sand, but at most stages of the tide bathing is from rocks or the pebble beaches. East facing, so the sun disappears from many spots quite early in the afternoon. Well protected from prevailing westerlies but can be uncomfortable when the wind swings round to the east. The sand tends to remain wet when it is exposed on low spring tides.

St Ouen’s Bay
St Ouen's bay has miles of beautiful sandy beach, washed twice daily by the waves rolling in from the Atlantic Ocean stretch for five miles from end to end. This is a paradise for surfers, but with room and facilities for everyone.

St Brelade’s Bay
St Brelade's Bay is Jersey's busiest resort beach with its tiny jetty and seaside parish church at the western end. South facing, the beach enjoys a long day when the sun shines, although the western end becomes shaded in late afternoon. The bay is very sheltered from everything but onshore breezes. There is soft, golden sand along the entire length of the beach, most of it hidden by human bodies and their paraphernalia on a fine summer's day.

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