La Flandre et le Calaisis
Petit-Fort-Philippe beach
A water sports resort with a four-star rating
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.
Excellent
- 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 très fin
- Dogs
- Check with the town hall
Blue Flag 2026 — the only one of our 23 beaches awarded it this year.
Petit-Fort-Philippe beach: what you need to know
Known for its clear water and very fine sand, Petit-Fort-Philippe beach, next to the town of Gravelines, is one of the four-star rated water sports resorts.
Water sports are therefore big here: kayaking, dugout canoeing, canoeing, sea walking. The small marina is popular with tourists and locals alike.
The shape of the beach and promenade is ideal for running, and plenty of events are held during the high season.
- Four-star water sports resort
- Clear water
- Kayaking
- Marina
Can you swim in Gravelines?
The regional health agency monitors this beach under the code FRE1159273M059012. It’s rated excellent 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 Gravelines?
Our favourite
To eat in Petit-Fort-Philippe
Au Beau Rivage
A restaurant on boulevard Léo Lagrange, on the beach side.
Restaurant · 7 boulevard Léo Lagrange
For seafood
Au Retour d'Islande
A fish and seafood restaurant in Gravelines.
Fish and seafood · Gravelines
For lunch or afternoon tea
Le Local
A restaurant-tearoom, place du Polder.
Restaurant-tearoom · place du Polder
Our 3 places to stay
Where to stay near the beach of Gravelines?
Our favourite
To sleep a few steps from the beach
Face à la Mer
A nine-room hotel-restaurant, a few steps from the Gravelines beach.
Hotel · Petit-Fort-Philippe
For a stop with parking
Brit Hotel Le Polder
A hotel with a garden, terrace and restaurant, a quarter of an hour's walk from the beach.
Hotel · Gravelines
To camp a hundred metres from the sea
Camping des Dunes
A campsite with mobile homes and pitches, a hundred metres from the seafront.
Campsite · Gravelines
After the beach
Worth visiting nearby
In the same area
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