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The beach of the surfers! On the ocean beach of Grand Crohot in Lège, one treads barefoot the wooden boards of the gratings all the year. A true small paradise for the amateurs of surfing! At the bottom of the beach, you will find restaurants, snacks as well as a surf school.
There is a call point to alert the emergency services. For people with reduced mobility, a tiralo is available in season.
Our beaches are fragile, the use of bicycles, one-wheels, fat-bikes, scooters, is authorized on the wet sand from 15/06 to 15/09 only, from sunrise to 11am. The use is forbidden on the whole dune and foot of the dune.
Wild camping, dogs (on the loose or on a leash), the use of sound devices and instruments, garbage dumping, and the use of fire during the day and at night are prohibited.
On the Grand Crohot beach, facing the spot, the surf school team, certified by the French Surfing Federation, offers many formulas to get into the adventure of surfing. Discovery sessions, more or less long courses, it's up to each one's desires.
On the beach of Grand Crohot, in front of the spot, the surf school team proposes the rental of surfing equipment.
In the beach of Grand Crohot in Lège, the House of the Glide and its team of the Surf Club make you share their passion of the sports of glide. Surf, bodyboard, stand-up paddle, longboard, all the year you have the possibility of following here sessions of discovery, courses and training courses of improvement, individual or collective trainings. There are also formulas for the youngest from 6 years old
If you don't have your own equipment, the club puts some at your disposal. Supervision : First and second degree state diplomas.
At the foot of the ocean beaches of Grand Crohot in Lège, the Brémontier campsite is in perfect harmony with its natural surroundings. It has resisted the trend of solid accommodations and exclusively offers pitches for tents, caravans, and tent rentals, with electricity and nearby sanitary facilities, all under the shade of pine trees. The vast, supervised beach is only 400 meters away, and the seaside holiday activities are not far: restaurants and snack bars in Grand Crohot that host evening events, surf schools, bike rentals, and the villages of the peninsula or the basin beaches! These can be quickly reached by car or, better yet, by bike, using the cycle path located at the campsite's entrance.
The beach of La Jenny is exclusively naturist. Here, no bathing suit, we take advantage of this protected space to perfect its integral tanning. The large expanse of sand allows everyone to find their place of relaxation.
For sports lovers, various activities are offered: surfing, body-boarding ... If you like thrills, to the north of the beach, surfers and kitesurfers slide. You can take surfing lessons if you feel like taming the waves!
In the south, swimming is supervised from June to September for the safety of children and adults.