10 Best Beaches on the Channel Islands

The beach at St Brelade's Bay has stunning views and clean soft sand. It’s good for kids and offers all types of activities and rentals for extra fun. You don’t need to worry about forgetting your beach gear, as there are canoes, banana boats, kayaks, paddleboards, surfboards, bodyboards and more that you can hire for the day or by the hour.

St Brelade's Bay Beach also has full beach amenities like changing rooms and toilets, as well as restaurants for when you get hungry, and plenty of parking.

Portelet Beach is a bay beach known for its scenic cliffside surroundings and the quiet inlet with calm surf surrounding. This is an ideal place to take the kids for a quiet getaway on your holiday, and it's perfect for safe swimming. 

The stretch of white sand and dark-blue waters is often placed on the list of the best beaches in Jersey. Whether you're looking to just relax in sun and sand, go swimming in cool bay waters or catch a photograph of natural cliffside rock formations and the scenic inlet, Portelet Beach is a great choice.

St Ouen's Bay is a sprawling beach that offers both a feeling of seclusion and nearby beach amenities. Some of the interesting aspects of St Ouen's Bay are World War II bunkers and other artefacts that you can see when you stroll around the bay.

The best part of St Ouen's Bay Beach is that it offers ideal surfing conditions, allowing you to ride out some of the best breaks anywhere around the Channel Islands. If you plan to visit, make sure you leave time to take in the sunset, as you can watch the immaculate colours stretching out over the Atlantic.

Vazon Bay on the northwestern coast of Guernsey has a long, white, sandy beach that is conveniently located and easy to access. You can enjoy drinks, food and a host of amenities due to its proximity to a nearby town. Unlike some secluded beaches on the Channel Islands, Vazon Bay has convenient access to toilets and nearby recreation.

Stretching from the historic remains of Fort Hommet to Fort Richmond, Vazon Bay looks like a never-ending paradise of gently contoured beachfront with rolling waves that softly wash onto the shallow beach. For that reason, the beach is appropriate for families with young children, as the surf does not violently break onto the beach.

Greve de Lecq in Jersey is a beautiful beach with crystal-clear waters that offers fun for all ages. Greve de Lecq is unique compared to some of the other beaches across the Channel Islands because of the spectacular views of the foliage-covered cliff fronts that tower above either side of the bay.

While the surrounding rocks and natural beauty attract a lot of beachgoers, the beach itself is where most of the fun happens. You can also find boats and personal watercraft for hire and there are public toilets and a seaside cafe nearby as well.

Belvoir Bay is one of the most popular beaches on the tiny island of Herm with ease of access, clear, emerald water and beautiful fern-covered rocky hillsides. The Bay is located on the eastern coast of the island and is one of the few sections of beach around the otherwise rocky coastal island.

Despite its seclusion, you'll find boat hires and other gear for water activity, such as kayaks and paddleboards. Belvoir Bay Beach is a family-friendly location because of the many activities to enjoy.

Petit Bot Bay is a thin strip of beach in Guernsey that offers a secluded spot for relaxation and fun in the sun. At the inlet of the bay, you'll see a park welcome centre that is built like a castle and that offers food, drinks and other beach amenities.

Much of the beach is a bit rockier, but they have chairs for hire. The water is a deep emerald from the algae and marine life of the seafloor, and there are many rock pools to explore the miniature ecosystems at low tide.