Besant Nagar Beach (Edward Elliot's Beach)

Elliot's Beach (popularly known as "Besant Nagar Beach" or "Bessie") is located in Besant Nagar, Chennai, India. It forms the end-point of the Marina Beach shore and is named after Edward Elliot, Governor of Madras.

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6th Avenue, Besant Nagar (6th Avenue) Chennai 600090 Tamil Nadu India

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Muthu Kumaran Paz

It's been the best hangout spot for many in chennai for years. The place is so lively and lovely always. And it has many coffee shops and restaurants overlooking Bessie ????. MUST VISIT PLACE IN CHENNAI

Rishil Jacob

Nice beach with a large sand space. Though you can't go all Sparta on the waves because of the irregular reef. There are lots of places to chill (and eat) nearby.

Manoj (Milton)

Very descent place to hang out with friends, dear ones and family. mandatory activities. Grilled corn , fish fry , baji, mango , sundal, ice cream , etc.. Don't take fish from Santhosh fish stall Have fun

ElamParithi Arul

Good place to relax with friends. Try out the fried fish items made by the locals in the fish stalls . They are Yummmyyy!!

Sadiq B

A very eventful place in Chennai. Weekends are especially cool. Enjoy all the beautiful people around and of course don't miss the culturals and some really good food joints.

Sanvedana ™

Elliot's Beach is popularly known as "Besant Nagar Beach " is located in Besant Nagar, Chennai, India.It forms the end-point of the Marina Beach shore & is named after Edward Elliot,Governor of Madras.

Harry Boss

Be sent an gar best place to joke, play, get GF etc...... i come here every week to eat at tasty Jones then get hooked with some friends enjoy at beach

Anirbán Bhattácharya

One of the best places to hang around with friends whenever pissed off. The view of the beach is so awesome that you'll never want to return. The breeze is so cold that you won't require an A.C.

Lalitha Ddr

one of the best places to come alone or with a bunch of friends. . just to sit over the shore and listen the sound of waves :)

Barun Patro

The cops patrol once its past midnight. You'll be asked to leave . So plan beach visits accordingly. The lavazza coffee shop opens a litle past midnight . So enjoy the late nite kapi kick. Cheers!

Abhilash L R

Best to visit around 6-630. Slightly lesser crowded and a long stroll on the road adjacent proves good for health :D

sandeep bhogaraju

Lovely breeze, nice n lovely pavement for long stroll, lotta snacks , great place to sit, talk n enjoy with groups

Loganathan Shivaji

Elliots was previously so clean n nice bt I visited elliots yesteday after a long months back bt the elliots luks nasty nw, there wnt b much shops bt nw the beach is covered ful of shops ????????????????????????

Antony Rubin

The ice cream guy standing opposite to Barista cafe is the best!! he even wears a original Rado watch.. once it becomes late he stands opp rajani bhavan ;)

Sadiq B

Weekends are especially Jam packed and you ll notice some or the other event organized for the overwhelming visitors. Even otherwise its a colourful sight all over. If you know what I mean :-D

Krishna Kumar

Dont miss ashta lakshmi temple and velankanni church on beach and also keep ur 2-wheeler very safely while parking or you may have to get an auto to reach home back

Sadiq B

Weekends are especially Jam packed and you ll notice some or the other organized for the overwhelming visitors. Even otherwise its a colourful sight all over. If you know what I mean :-D

Ekta Arora

I love dis beach n nearby we have many eating outlets n specially street food n my favourite " ice golla"...love it...

Parthi R

Favorite place of mine. But you can't stay there after 12am, police will start clearing the place.

Anirudh Ramesh

Very cool locality -great food. Great place to shop.

Sanket Karve

Great for hanging out with friends. Lesser crowd and much cleaner than marina Beach

Janie Susanna

Take a late evening walk by the beach , do dinner at MASH and follow it up with a Gelato dessert at Emilio\'s. You won\'t regret it!

Lavanya Anantha Narayanan

Nice place to spend weekend evenings.. not that much crowded when compared to merina

anon

If you are lucky cops won't drive you away after midnight & you can stay till 2AM too. Better sit near police booth so they don't care about you. F

Ramrajkumar Kumar

Really Had a Nice time here at Saturday Evening, Best Place of Chennai Beach , But no Rest rooms easy to find.

Shashank Naik

Sun rise, evening strolls. Roadside shops, eateries , chats and everything else. I call it blessie beach .

Swathi Raj

Such a magical place for me, any time of the day, esp near the shore. Must visit in chennai.

anon

Please don't pee on memorial. You are not a stray dog to mark your territory.

Narayanan Hariharan

Who doesn't know Elliot's Beach ? It's the most happening beach in Chennai with a lot of sea side shops and eateries and everything else that you might want.

Sripadh

One of the best beach to hang out... Early mornings best time to be in the beach ...

Jay R

Nice place. Usually go there for my runs on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the morning

Agnes George

One of the best beaches in chennai ...!

Nibhir Ghosh

Though Mahabs being the best here but still its better than others.

Lijith Vijay

Clean place to chill . Perfect for latenight hangouts.

Druny Buragohain

Its an awesome place hang around even u r alone the atmosphere talks to u... having fun

Vishal Pandiyan

Great place. But has become crowded these days. Avoid on Sunday's if you hate crowd.

Subashini Kumar

While we are ready to make an effort to check in at this place, lets also make an effort to throw our litter in the bins here!

Varun ????

Its a seventh heaven...!!best place to hang out with friends and family????????

Crystal John

Lovely place to relax away from the noise of the city

Sam Jacob

Though This is a small stretch of beach compared to Marina . I like the stretch, It would be crowded on weekends for sure.

Prasiddha Thiyagarajan

Sexy place to chill with friends. Awesome bajjis! Do have the onion bajji! =D

Kamalesh Kumar

Really a nice place for relaxing and great place for hangouts.

Saurabh Mishra™

Its a far better beach than Marina , less crowed except in evenings. Best time to visit in late afternoon till evening.

Suraj Nair

Calm place ! Good place to chill especially in evenings!

Bharath Natarajan

Remember the parking spot of your vehicle . You might end up searching your vehicle for hours together if you fail to do so .

Stefan Mey

The better beach in Chennai ... for travel experiences in India, check out this book : http://www.amazon.de/dp/B00ASB6V72 Read more

Santhosh Mohan

Beautiful Beach with lots of entertainments

Vikash Jain

One of the best place in chennai. Awesome view at broken bridge

Krishna Kumar

Beware of hygiene of fried fish from beach or you can have a stomach pain day and LOP in office ahead

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