Beaches

Alderney is surrounded by white sandy bays and clear seas, the ideal combination for beach lovers. Many of Alderney's beaches are ideal for watersports, particularly windsurfing and surfing, and all have one thing in common: they are clean, quiet and, above all, blissfully uncrowded. Access to any of these beaches is easy and you will not have any problems parking your bicycle or car.

Braye Bay - sheltered by Alderney's famous Breakwater, which stretches three quarters of a mile out to sea, is a few minutes’ walk from town and the best sandcastle beach.

Longis Bay is located on the Island's south-east coast. It has a wide, half-mile sandy beach facing south, protected from winds by a substantial relic of the German Occupation.

Corblets Beach is the choice for families with children of all ages and is popular with good swimmers. It's also the best beach for surfing. At high tide the rocks on the left cut off this bay from adjoining Arch Bay.

Arch Bay, adjacent to Corblets Beach, is a small sheltered beach favoured by families with young children.



Saye (pronounced Soy) - a marvelous family beach - right on the doorstep of the campsite - is a shallow bowl of white sand giving way to a gentle sea. Sand dunes separate the beach from Saye campsite.

Platte Saline is for nature lovers and fishermen but, because of the severe undertow, swimming is not permitted at Platte Saline.



Clonque Beach is ideal for rock pooling, nature lovers and the firm-footed. Clonque has a stony and gravelly upper beach merging with a large rocky area to seaward stretching towards the Swinge.