Chez-le-Bart Beach in La Grande Béroche: swimming and games at the lake

A Family Strike by Lake Neuchâtel

At Chez-le-Bart, in the municipality of La Grande Béroche, Lake Neuchâtel is easily accessible. This public beach, free of charge, alternates between pebbles, large rocks, and shaded grass along the shore. People come here to take a dip, spread a towel on the lawn, or let the children run between the playground and the water. The bath pavilion, the LNM dock, and the restaurant La Capsule complete the picture of a peaceful day, just a stone's throw from Gorgier. It is one of the beautiful gateways to the lake on the Neuchâtel shoreline.

What Your Children Will Discover

The youngest head straight for the playground at the Pavilion: sandbox, swings (seesaw, double, baby version), and a large combined play structure with a tower, stairs, and slide. Three urban fitness machines await the older kids, while the ping-pong table and beach volleyball court happily occupy the teens. And of course, there’s the lake: you can splash around from the pebble beach, watch the boats dock at the pier, and search for pretty stones. Enough to fill an entire afternoon without ever getting bored.

What to Do There and the Atmosphere on Site

The atmosphere is that of a village beach: families settled on the grass, children making trips back and forth between the games and the water, improvised volleyball matches on the sand. You set up the picnic in the shade, alternate swimming and games, and when the craving for ice cream or a meal strikes, the restaurant La Capsule is right there. The pebble beach requires water sandals for sensitive feet, but it has the advantage of remaining accessible and friendly. It’s a place you easily return to multiple times during the season.

Before You Go

• Recommended Age: from 2 years old, up to teens (playground, beach volleyball, swimming supervised by parents).
• Duration: half a day to a full day.
• Price: free and open access (public beach).
• Reservation: none.
• Accessibility for strollers/PRM: the grass is accessible; the pebble beach remains uneven, caution with a stroller to the water.
• Transport: parking on site; boat service via the LNM dock; Gorgier-Saint-Aubin train station (CFF) nearby.
• What to Bring: water sandals, sunscreen, hat, picnic supplies.
• Ideal Season: summer, for swimming and playing by the lake.

Parent Tips

• Bring water sandals: the beach is made of pebbles and large rocks, more comfortable for entering the lake.
• Settle early on the shaded grass on nice days, the spot is popular.
• Don’t forget sunscreen and a hat: the beach is exposed, be careful with fair skin.
• Slip a volleyball and ping-pong paddles into the bag to enjoy the facilities.
• Keep the youngest in sight near the water: swimming is not supervised.

Useful Information

• Address: Plage de Chez-le-Bart, rue du Port, 2025 Gorgier (municipality of La Grande Béroche, Neuchâtel).
• Official Website: https://www.avgrandeberoche.ch
• Hours: free access; hours for the restaurant La Capsule and LNM navigation to be confirmed on their respective websites.
• Access: parking on site, LNM dock, CFF train station of Gorgier-Saint-Aubin nearby.

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Why We Recommend It

Because it brings together, for free and in one place, everything that makes for a good family day by the water: a swim in Lake Neuchâtel, a complete playground, beach volleyball, ping-pong, and a restaurant within reach. The beach at Chez-le-Bart ticks all the boxes for a successful, accessible, and hassle-free summer outing on the Neuchâtel shoreline.

In Two Words

A public beach with free access in La Grande Béroche, where swimming in the lake, a playground, and beach volleyball combine for a wonderful family day.