The perfect crescent of beach at ERQUY curves through more than 180 degrees. At low tide, the sea disappears way beyond the harbour entrance, leaving gentle ripples of paddling sand. Equipped with suitable boots, you can walk right across its mouth, from the grassy wooded headland on the left side over to the picturesque little lighthouse at the end of the jetty on the right.Erquy's tourist office on the boulevard de la Mer (July & Aug Mon–Sat 9.30am–1pm & 2–7pm, Sun 10am–12.30pm & 3.30–6.30pm; Sept–June daily 9.30am–noon & 2–6pm; tel 02.96.72.30.12, www.erquy-tourisme.com) co-ordinates information for the surrounding area. The Hôtel Beauséjour, 21 rue de la Corniche (tel 02.96.72.30.39, [email protected]; €40–55; closed Sun evening & Mon in winter), has a good view of the bay, and excellent fish dinners from €14, while the more upmarket restaurant l'Escurial (tel 02.96.72.31.56; closed Sun evening & Mon) by the seafront serves a five-course menu (for €39) that consists entirely of scallops, the town's speciality. There are several campsites on the promontory (dotted with tiny coves) that leads to the Cap d'Erquy north of town, including the three-star St-Pabu (tel 02.96.72.24.65; closed mid-Oct to March) right beside the sea.
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