Check the tide
The tidal range here is among the largest in Europe. The crossing to the Grand Be and the Fort National depends entirely on it.
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What to do in Saint-Malo once your bags are stored
Six hours between check-out and your train are enough to see the best of the town, provided you are not pulling a suitcase behind you.
Suggested route
A day on foot
- 01
Morning: the ramparts
Enter by Porte Saint-Vincent and do the full circuit of the walls, about forty-five minutes with photo stops. The north side looks out to the forts, the south over the port.
- 02
Late morning: Grand Bé at low tide
Check the tide times before you set off. At low water you can walk across the sand to the islet and Chateaubriand's grave, then back before the sea returns.
- 03
Lunch: Intra-Muros
Oysters and galettes in the streets behind Place Chateaubriand, or a bakery bought and eaten on the beach if the weather holds.
- 04
Afternoon: Sillon beach
The long stretch towards Paramé, with the wooden breakwaters. Swim, walk to Pointe de la Varde, and turn back when you have an hour left before your train.
If you have longer
With a full day, Cancale is thirty minutes away by bus for oysters on the harbour wall, and Dinard is a ten minute crossing by the little ferry across the Rance, with its belle-epoque villas and the promenade du Clair de Lune.
Mont-Saint-Michel is a little over an hour by coach and works as a day trip if you leave in the morning. Whichever you choose, none of it is improved by a wheeled suitcase, which is where we come in.
- Cancale, 30 minutes by bus
- Dinard, 10 minutes by the Rance ferry
- Mont-Saint-Michel, about 1h15 by coach
- The GR34 coastal path, straight from the beach
Practical
Before you set off
Take a layer
The wind on the ramparts is cooler than the streets below, even in August. Leave the rest of the bag with us.
Set your return time
Tell us at drop-off when you plan to come back so we keep your bags to hand rather than at the back of the room.
Last collection at 8pm
If your train or boat leaves later, say so and we will arrange the next morning instead.
Drop your bags, keep your day.
Open every day from 9am to 8pm, a few minutes from the walled city. Message us and we hold a spot for you.