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BEACHES We are lucky enough to have some extremely beautiful beaches to enjoy - some that are wide and sandy and therefore good places to swim and enjoy water sports, some where at low tide huge rock platforms are exposed, and some extremely quiet coves where smugglers once landed their booty. I have described here three of the most popular - but with over 50 miles of coastline to choose from, there are many others to explore. A visit to the PhotoTour section of this website will provide a look at several of the others.St Brelades , St. Aubins, Long Beach |
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St Brelades Bay St. Brelades Bay is situated on the southwest coast of the island where the land drops sharply down to sea level between pink granite cliffs. With its sheltered location and arc of soft white sand, it is extremely popular with both visitors and locals, and is the site of several good hotels and restaurants. The beach shelves very gently, making it a safe place to swim and good for boogie boarding. |
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Situated towards the eastern end of the bay is a little windsurfing school and along the waterfront promenade are small shops and food concessions selling everything from sunhats to ice creams, pizzas and fish and chips .A very useful development in the last few years is the construction of a wide ramp, allowing the disabled easy access to this lovely beach. |
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There are some very attractive gardens at roughly the mid-point of the promenade, and the single road that runs down into the bay separates these from a public parking area. Leading off from here are The Winston Churchill Memorial Gardens - an area of parkland that was created on the hillside backing the bay. With so many hotels and restaurants in the area, during the height of the summer season the bay remains a popular venue right through into the evening. |
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The gentle curve of this long bay runs almost a third of the width of the island's south coast, from St. Helier in the east to St. Aubins in the west. Its gentle slope makes it safe for swimming, and water-sports are very popular here - including hobie cat racing, windsurfing, boogie boarding, jet skiing, water skiing and sailing. (Jet and water skiing lessons are available by La Haule slipway at the St. Aubins end of the bay). |
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There are plenty of small food kiosks dotted all along the bay, one of the most popular being The Gunsite Cafe at Bel Royal. This section of beach has particularly powdery sand and there is usually plenty of activity here - occasional sand sculpting, the base for all the hobie cats, and very often games of beach volleyball. Running the entire length of the bay is a pedestrian and cycle track, giving easy access to every part of the beach. |
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Also known as the Royal Bay of Grouville, this beach deserves its newer name of 'Long Beach' because it spans half the east coast of the island. You could, of course, choose any part of this lengthy beach to spend the day but by far the most popular section is by Gorey Village. Here the sand is deep and soft and sunbathers enjoy the extra shelter given by a grassy mound that backs the bay at this point. |
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Ample parking is available on the other side of the grass mound and the close proximity of the Village means that a variety of shops, cafes and restaurants are very close by. This is a popular bay for swimming, boogie boarding and windsurfing (lessons available at the beach). |
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