Les Deux Caps
Tardinghen beach
Le Châtelet beach, its mussel poles and its shipwreck
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 fin
- Dogs
- Check with the town hall
Tardinghen beach: what you need to know
Also known as Le Châtelet beach, Tardinghen beach stands out for its thousands of mussel poles, visible at low tide.
Don't miss the magnificent view of Cape Blanc-Nez and the walks through the surrounding nature.
- Le Châtelet beach
- Mussel poles
- A shipwreck
- View of Blanc-Nez
Can you swim in Tardinghen?
The regional health agency monitors this beach under the code FRE1262806M062100. 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 Tardinghen?
Our favourite
For an estaminet with a sea view
Le Presbytère Estaminet
Route de Watermel, in the village, on the rise overlooking the bay.
158 route de Watermel, Tardinghen
For the evening, without moving
Pizzas Jean-Lou
On the same street, the simple option in a village with few addresses.
Route de Watermel, Tardinghen
Our 3 places to stay
Where to stay near the beach of Tardinghen?
Our favourite
To sleep between the two capes
La Grange du Flot
A village stay, a few minutes from both the Blanc-Nez and the Gris-Nez.
Gîte · Tardinghen
For a peaceful base
Les gîtes du grand saule
In the village, away from the resorts, with the dunes within walking distance.
Gîtes · Tardinghen
After the beach
Worth visiting nearby
In the same area
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