Sandy beach
Calm water.
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Grève de Lecq is a sandy bay on Jersey's north coast, on the border between the parishes of St Mary and St Ouen, about 10 km in a straight line north-west of the capital, St Helier. It is reached down a green valley from the village above. «Grève» is the local Jèrriais word for beach, while «Lecq» probably comes from an Old Norse word that may have meant «ship-loading creek». Two green hills shelter the bay from the wind, so its water is calmer than the open west coast. The sandy beach runs between rocks below the hills, with a small stone pier and rock pools at one end. Nearby are 19th-century military barracks now owned by the National Trust for Jersey, along with cafés, and north-coast walking paths lead off in both directions. The beach is public and free, with lifeguards in the summer season. It is good for swimming on calm days; watch the tides, and combine it in one day with Devil's Hole and Plémont Bay.
Calm water.
19th century.
Both ways.
St Mary and St Ouen, Jersey
Yes on calm days, with summer lifeguards.
Devil's Hole and Plémont Bay.