BEACH

French Leave Beach

A mile of soft pink sand on Eleuthera's Atlantic shore at Governor's Harbour — rarely crowded, ringed by casuarinas, and an easy walk from town.

Beach

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Good to know

Type: Beach
Best for: uncrowded pink-sand swims

Along the coast

Nearby beaches on Eleuthera & Harbour Island

Other shores worth the trip — tap through to each beach's guide.

Pink Sands Beach

Three miles of shell-tinted rose sand fringing warm Atlantic shallows, with reef offshore breaking the surf.

pink-sand walks ~53 km

Lighthouse Beach

Rose-tinted sand, a ruined stone lighthouse and cliff-framed coves at Eleuthera's wild southern tip — reached by a rough track and worth every jolt.

remote cliff-framed coves ~66 km

Where it is

French Leave Beach on the map

This beach is the larger gold pin; the other gold dots are nearby beaches on Eleuthera & Harbour Island (numbered by island rank) — toggle them with the Filters control.

French Leave Beach · Nearby beaches on Eleuthera & Harbour Island · 3 beaches

While you're there

What's on

Events in the area

DEC

Junkanoo

Bay Street, Nassau · cultural

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APR

National Family Island Regatta

Elizabeth Harbour, George Town, Exuma · sailing

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JUN

Long Island Regatta

Salt Pond, Long Island · sailing

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