Plage de Kerhillio

Who this place suits

With family

10/10

As a couple

9/10

With friends

10/10

Solo

10/10

With a dog

2/10

Reduced mobility

10/10

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About

Kerhillio is Erdeven’s great iconic beach. Very vast, easy to reach and backed by a dune system classified Natura 2000, it hosts most of the town’s seaside activities. In 2026, lifeguards were on duty every day from 2 July to 30 August, from 12.30 pm to 7 pm. The town has set up specific wheelchair access from the first-aid post, a five-metre emergency corridor and a Handiplage scheme; the tourist office mentions two Hippocampe beach wheelchairs, two Tiralos and an access mat. Kerhillio is also a major board sports spot: surfing and windsurfing outside the swimming zone, kitesurfing in a dedicated zone to the south-east, and sand yachting on an area of about 15,000 m² with regulated hours in summer. The beach has toilets, drinking water, restaurants nearby and car parks. Dogs are allowed on Erdeven’s beaches only from 16 September to 14 March, except on the Porh Lineneu dog beach.

What you will see

• A very large beach of fine sand.
• A Natura 2000 dune system.
• Erdeven’s best-known and busiest beach.
• Extra paying car parks from midday in July and August, according to the tourist office.
• A huge white beach backed by the Erdeven dunes.

Practical information

Getting there

Kerhillio, 56410 Erdeven; direct road access and nearby car parks

Services

First-aid post, toilets, drinking water, restaurants, parking

Parking

Can be very busy in July and August and on sunny weekends

Pets

Banned on Kerhillio from 15 March to 15 September; allowed from 16 September to 14 March

Accessibility

Wheelchair access, Handiplage label

Lifeguarded swimming

In 2026, every day from 2 July to 30 August, 12.30 pm to 7 pm; outside these times, swimming is at your own risk

With family

Very well suited in the lifeguarded zone

Tides

Strong influence; at low tide, a very wide foreshore, ideal for walking and sand yachting; at high tide, the water is closer to the top of the beach

Activities

Swimming, surfing, kitesurfing, windsurfing, sand yachting, power kiting, walking

Rules

Kitesurfing in a dedicated zone to the south-east; sand yachting on an area of about 15,000 m² with limited hours in summer, outside swimming zones

Safety

Stay in the marked swimming zone, keep the 5 m emergency corridor clear, do not cross the kitesurf zone, respect sand yachting hours, stay on the paths in the dunes, follow the first-aid post flags

Best time

With family, during summer lifeguard cover; for board sports, depending on wind, tide and rules

Photography

The top of the dunes from authorised paths, the wide view at low tide, the southern end towards the board sports zones, late afternoon

Ideal for

Families, wheelchair users, surfing, kitesurfing, windsurfing, sand yachting, wide open spaces

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