Alderney Beaches - Visit Alderney
In Alderney, you are never far from a breathtaking view of the sea or a delightfully uncrowded beach.
There is plenty of space to unwind and for the children to create sandcastle masterpieces. The water is great for swimming and watersports, particularly windsurfing and surfing. Access to the beaches is easy and parking a plenty. You just have to choose which one to head for!
Saye (pronounced Soy) is a popular family beach. Situated between Braye Beach and Arch Bay, it has a perfect curve of white sand nestled in between rocky headlands. Saye is just over the dunes from the island’s only campsite.
Braye Bay is a good sandcastle beach. Only a few minutes walk from the harbour and town, it is sheltered by Alderney’s famous Breakwater.
Longis Bay is on the south-east coast and has a wide, half-mile sandy beach facing south. It is protected from winds by a long wall built during the German Occupation and is a favourite for sunbathers and rockpoolers.
Corblets Beach, on the north coast, is the best for board surfing. At high tide the rocks cut off this bay from the adjoining Arch Bay.
Arch Bay is a small sheltered beach adjoining Corblets Bay. An ideal beach for young children.
Platte Saline is perfect for nature lovers and fishermen, but swimming is not permitted here because of a severe undertow.
Clonque Bay is ideal for rock pooling, nature lovers and the firm footed.
Please note that dogs and horses are not permitted on beaches from 1 June to 15 September with the exception of Platte Saline, Clonque and Crabby beaches.
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