Le Dunkerquois

Malo-les-Bains beach

Nicknamed the queen of the beaches of the North

The promenade and colourful beach huts at Malo-les-Bains

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: Check with the town hall

Malo-les-Bains beach: what you need to know

Nicknamed the queen of the beaches of the North, Malo-les-Bains beach is the favourite of people from Lille, an hour's drive away.

Like most beaches in the North, it offers all kinds of water sports, colourful beach huts, plenty of space for children, and walks or bike rides. A wide cycle path runs along the promenade, making for a lovely ride.

The villas around the promenade are sumptuous, and restaurants and shops are never far away on this beach in the Dunkerquois.

The queen of the beaches of the North
Colourful beach huts
Cycle path
Restaurants

Can you swim in Dunkerque?

The regional health agency monitors this beach under the code FRE1159183M059006. It’s rated good water quality over the last four seasons of testing.

One closure or pollution incident was reported during the last monitored season: a one-off event, not a permanent state.

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 Dunkirk?

Our favourite

To eat on the Malo sea wall

La Cocotte

A traditional restaurant on digue de Mer, facing Malo-les-Bains beach.

Restaurant · 55 digue de Mer

For a bistro-style table

Wood & Bro

A restaurant on digue des Alliés, in Malo-les-Bains.

Restaurant · 3 digue des Alliés

For fish

L'Iode

A fish and seafood restaurant on the Malo-les-Bains seafront.

Fish and seafood · Malo-les-Bains

Our 3 places to stay

Where to stay near the beach of Dunkirk?

Our favourite

To sleep facing the beach

Radisson Blu Grand Hôtel & Spa

A four-star hotel facing Malo-les-Bains beach, with an indoor pool and spa.

Hotel · Malo-les-Bains

For the town centre

Hôtel Borel

A four-star hotel in central Dunkirk, forty-eight rooms.

Hotel · Dunkirk centre

For a stop in town

Best Western Plus Hôtel Cargo

A hotel in central Dunkirk, two kilometres from the beach.