La Vallette Bathing Pools
A Victorian seawater bathing pool on the coast south of Saint Peter Port, where you can swim in rock-enclosed pools at low tide, free of charge.
The La Vallette Bathing Pools were built in the late 19th century on the coastline south of St Peter Port. Stone walls enclose several seawater pools of different sizes and depths on the intertidal zone. At high tide the sea washes over the walls and renews the water naturally, and at low tide the pools become calm natural swimming pools. Locals swim here year-round, with cold-water swimmers in winter and paddlers in summer, and there are changing rooms and a small café. It is about a 15-minute walk along the seafront path from the town centre, and just beyond lies the start of the south coast cliff path. Next door, the La Vallette Underground Military Museum uses German wartime tunnels to display Occupation-era artefacts. Admission is free.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Castle Cornet
- Hauteville House (Victor Hugo's House)
- Town Church, St Peter Port
- St Peter Port Old Town & Harbour
- Fermain Bay
- Candie Gardens & Guernsey Museum
- Victoria Tower
- Sausmarez Manor