La Flandre et le Calaisis
Calais beach
A seafront revamped in 2021, built for families
The essentials
- Water quality
How this rating is calculated
The regional health agency samples the water several times a season and measures two faecal bacteria: Escherichia coli and intestinal enterococci.
The rating isn’t based on a single sample, but on all the results from the last four seasons. It’s recalculated every year and places the beach into one of four levels, from poor to excellent, based on the share of results that exceed European thresholds.
The upshot: a beach rated excellent can be closed on a stormy day, and a poorly rated beach can have perfect water today. The rating shows the trend, not today’s weather.
Good
- Monitored bathing
Health monitoring and supervision
This is the period declared by the local council during which the regional health agency tests the water.
This isn’t the period of lifeguard supervision, which is down to the local council and is often shorter. Check with the town hall before relying on it.
- From 15 June to 15 September
- The sand
- Sable fin
- Dogs
- On a lead along the promenade all year round, and from 7pm to 9am. Banned between 15 May and 15 October.Council order on record; the signs on site have the final say.
Calais beach: what you need to know
Revamped in 2021, Calais seafront delights children and adults alike. In one of the biggest towns on the Opal Coast, Calais beach is popular with families thanks to the shallow pools of water often left on the sand, which let children play in the water without venturing into the sea.
A very large children's play area and an Olympic-size skatepark make this beach stand out. The 2.3-kilometre promenade hosts events non-stop.
The walk is well worth it, especially if you get the chance to climb onto the back of the Dragon of Calais.
- Revamped seafront
- Play area
- Olympic-size skatepark
- The Dragon
Can you swim in Calais?
The regional health agency monitors this beach under the code FRE1262193M062050. It’s rated good water quality over the last four seasons of testing.
No closures or pollution were reported at this beach during the last monitored season.
Data: Ministry of Health, under Open Licence. Full details of the site are in its bathing water profile.
Our 3 restaurants
Where to eat near the beach of Calais?
Our favourite
For the view over the Strait of Dover
Aquar'aile
Rue Jean-Moulin, up on the heights, on the seafront side.
255 rue Jean-Moulin, Calais
To eat on Place d'Armes
L'Ardoise
At the foot of the watchtower, on the old town's central square.
29 Place d'Armes, Calais
For a table by the basin
Le Channel
Boulevard de la Résistance, between the town centre and the harbour.
3 boulevard de la Résistance, Calais
Our 3 places to stay
Where to stay near the beach of Calais?
Our favourite
To sleep in the town centre
Hôtel Particulier Richelieu
A town-centre address, within walking distance of the belfry and Place d'Armes.
Hotel · Calais
For a stop before the tunnel or the ferry
Holiday Inn Calais
Handy for an overnight stop: the terminals and the A16 are minutes away.
Hotel · Calais
To skip the chain hotel
Chambres d'Hôtes du Parc
A B&B in town, close to the parks and the centre.
B&B · Calais
After the beach
Worth visiting nearby
In the same area
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