Name: This beach is a great place to have fun and enjoy the summer. There's plenty of room for activities and swimming. The atmosphere is relaxed, with families and groups of friends hanging out. It's easy to find a spot on the grass, pier, or beach to relax. The entrance fee of 4CHF for adults and 2CHF for children makes it a great value and highly recommended! 🌈
Item: Biel beach
Rating: 10
Author: Tommaso Leeroy

About Lake Biel

When we hear the word - the beach, in the head arises one established association - sea, sand and relax. But who says the sea has a monopoly on vacation? Often the lakes attract no less than the sea, and in some cases even more tourists than the seaside. Lake Biel can be attributed to this.

Some general information about Lake Biel. It is located in Switzerland (Bern and Neuchâtel), total area - 39.3 km², the maximum depth is 28 meters.

The coast of Lake Biel is a real find for lovers of saturated turquoise water, and even these places are not traditionally famous for memorable landscapes - your vacation certainly won’t be any worse!

There are predominantly concrete beaches, that which primarily situated within the settlements. Perhaps that is why Lake Biel is popular among travelers who prefer relaxation. However, and other groups of travelers may also like this place. We have even prepared for you several collections to explore the beaches of Lake Biel - Erlach Strand, Piscine du Landeron, Wingreis Strand

The coastline of Lake Biel is mostly straight, but the absence of winding shapes is compensated by the abundance of natural vegetation that is often present in the region. This vegetation creates a natural shadow that protects vacationers from the sun’s heat on hot days. These can be either rare trees or even dense forest areas, and it is important to be able to find them.

There are no secluded beaches here. So if you are looking beach holidays outside the hustle and bustle of the city, the coast of Lake Biel is probably not your option.

Lake Biel Best beaches

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Strandbad Biel

Biel beach

Nidau 0.7 km

Very good

8.7

Paid entrance only • Beach resort • Easy access • Bright sand • Turquoise pure water • Crowded in season

8.8 Amenities index

Camping

Vinelz Strand

Vinelz 0.5 km

Good

7.9

Free entrance • Amenities beach • Easy access • Bright sand • Turquoise pure water • Crowded in season

2.7 Amenities index

Good for Relax

Erlach Strand

Erlach 0.4 km

Good

7.7

Free entrance • Amenities beach • Easy access • Gray fine pebble • Crowded in season • Distant parking

5.6 Amenities index

Plage de La Neuveville

La Neuveville 0.5 km

Good

7.6

Paid entrance only • Beach resort • Easy access • Bright sand • Turquoise pure water • Crowded in season

6.7 Amenities index

Badestrand Ipsach

Ipsach 1.1 km

Good

7.6

Free entrance • Virgin beach • Easy access • Gray fine pebble • Turquoise pure water • Crowded in season

2 Amenities index

Good for Relax

Piscine du Landeron

Le Landeron 0.2 km

Good

7.4

Large free area • Beach resort • Easy access • Turquoise pure water • Crowded in season • Rocks bottom

6.2 Amenities index

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Popular types of Lake Biel beaches

Uncrowded

Sand

Fine pebble

Beaches in small bays

Planning a beach holiday, most travelers imagine a beautiful clean and uncrowded beach. The latter during high season, may be unreal. However, sometimes it is possible to find exceptions.

The coast of Lake Biel is very popular with holidaymakers, so most beaches in season have a high level of occupancy. But this does not mean that there is no less crowded beaches. Such beaches still exist, but there are not so many - about 4. Check selection.

Beaches with shade in Lake Biel

Erlach Strand

7.7

Free entrance, Amenities beach, Easy access, Gray fine pebble

Switzerland, Erlach 0.4 km

Badestrand Ipsach

7.6

Free entrance, Virgin beach, Easy access, Gray fine pebble, Turquoise pure water

Switzerland, Ipsach 1.1 km

Strandbad Luscherz

7.2

Free entrance, Amenities beach, Easy access, Concrete cover, Turquoise pure water

Switzerland, Luscherz 0.2 km

Strandbad Sutz

7.2

Free entrance, Amenities beach, Easy access, Turquoise pure water, Fine pebbles bottom

Switzerland, Sutz-Lattrigen 0.9 km

Plage Saint-Joux

6.8

Free entrance, Amenities beach, Easy access, Turquoise pure water, Good for swimming, Short walking distance

Switzerland, La Neuveville 1.2 km

Ile St-Pierre Plage

5.9

Free entrance, Virgin beach, Easy access, Bright sand, Turquoise pure water

Switzerland, Ligerz 1 km

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Sup boarding beaches in Lake Biel

Vinelz Strand

7.9

Free entrance, Amenities beach, Easy access, Bright sand, Turquoise pure water

Switzerland, Vinelz 0.5 km

Erlach Strand

7.7

Free entrance, Amenities beach, Easy access, Gray fine pebble

Switzerland, Erlach 0.4 km

Plage de La Neuveville

7.6

Paid entrance only, Beach resort, Easy access, Bright sand, Turquoise pure water

Switzerland, La Neuveville 0.5 km

Badestrand Ipsach

7.6

Free entrance, Virgin beach, Easy access, Gray fine pebble, Turquoise pure water

Switzerland, Ipsach 1.1 km

Piscine du Landeron

7.4

Large free area, Beach resort, Easy access, Turquoise pure water

Switzerland, Le Landeron 0.2 km

Strandbad Luscherz

7.2

Free entrance, Amenities beach, Easy access, Concrete cover, Turquoise pure water

Switzerland, Luscherz 0.2 km

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The key popular activity for beach recreation is, of course, swimming. For such activity Lake Biel has the following features:

most beaches are concrete, so in some cases it is recommended to take aqua-shoes;
8 beaches on Lake Biel, have a normally enter to the water, but there are exceptions;
14 beaches on the coast has high level of transparency;
in most cases the cleanliness on Lake Biel coast is high;

Latest reviews on Lake Biel's beaches

Biel beach Strandbad Biel

10 Tommaso Leeroy

This beach is a great place to have fun and enjoy the summer. There's plenty of room for activities and swimming. The atmosphere is relaxed, with families and groups of friends hanging out. It's easy to find a spot on the grass, pier, or beach to relax. The entrance fee of 4CHF for adults and 2CHF for children makes it a great value and highly recommended! 🌈

Vinelz Strand

10 Mirko Ferenc

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Erlach Strand

10 Lena Kessler

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Badestrand Ipsach

2 Sage Kim

Today, I went to Ipsach bathing beach on a Sunday and paid 10 Sfr for parking, which costs 2.50 Sfr per hour. However, during our parking time, we and around 40 other vehicles received a ticket for 120.-Sfr for parking on the mowed turf of the field, as there was no parking available. Although I understand that parking there was not allowed, I think 40 Sfr would have been a fairer penalty. This experience has made me hesitant to visit this beach again, especially as the parking lot is small and crowded. It's estimated that the municipality of Ipsach earns 168000.-Sfr in daily revenue from 40 vehicles paying 120.-Sfr each. Despite my mistake of overlooking the no-parking sign, I was surprised to see so many cars parked there already and paid my fair share. The beach itself is mostly stones, and the lawn was only decent up to the parking lot. Overall, I don't think I'll be returning to Ipsach bathing beach anytime soon.

Strandbad Sutz