Devereaux Beach

I love Deverux! The price to park is cheaper than other beaches in the area. Theres a playground for the kids. The water is nice and theres bathrooms nearby. I like this beach alot.

Small beach next to an ice cream shack. Free parking but come early. Brand new massive playground area for the kiddos. Pretty rocky by the water.

Great little beach! Not going to find white sands here, but is clean, plenty of room to throw out a blanket and enjoy the view, mostly families, people very friendly, nice playground for those with kids too! $ 5 for close, convenient parking and you can come and go if you need to. The walk up restaurant is reasonable with lots of yummy options. Clean bathrooms too! As an out-​of-​stater I would recommend checking this out and I will be back if I’m ever back in the area!

I wanted to get out of the city for a day for a beach jaunt, and as Marblehead is surprisingly and cheaply accessible via the T system (⁴⁴¹⁄₄₄₂ bus from Wonderland every half hour), I settled on Devereux Beach.
It’s a large beach and the water was surprisingly warm (compared to ice-​cold Revere, where I’d dipped my toes an hour prior) to the point where I went for a legitimate swim on a not-​sweltering day in June. There was, notably, a bit more seaweed/​floating junk then I’d hoped for.
Yes, the sand is not soft and fluffy, but it’s not that bad! I would not call this beach «rocky» by any stretch. Buck up, wimps! All you need are your standard beach flip-​flops to avoid melting your feet from the sand, and once you hit the water, you’re pretty much good without them.
Lots of locals at this beach– or at least what it felt like to me. Families and couples dominated the scene. I’d love to get out here on a weekday and have a little more sand to myself!
Overall: other N. Shore beaches are more beautiful, while Revere is bigger and closer to town. But I’d do Devereux again– it’s free, it’s easy to get to, it’s clean, it’s pretty, and Marblehead itself is a fun day trip.

Great for kids with the playground and food and drinks from lime Ricky’s. I also hear they don’t close at night so you can go for moonlit walks here.

This beach gets a 2 instead of a 1 because it has a playground. I don’t get the hype! The sand is like a kitty litter box and it’s narrow. Parking is limited, too. Unless you live near here, I wouldn’t understand why you would make the trip. There are free beaches in Beverly that are better than this one!

First not to be a dick but it is actually «Devereux Beach» just to be correct.
Nice beach, a bit rocky. You can drive up close to the beach so you don’t have to drag your beach gear a mile before settling. There are clean restrooms and a shower. It’s a pretty view, doesn’t get as crowded as Crane and also doesn’t get those evil green heads. Nice beach but I don’t recommend hitting up the snack spot aka lime Rickey’s as it’s overpriced and not so great.
I have to agree with the woman who made the comment about a certain demographic hoarding the sitting areas and pavilions. We had an issue with people yelling and swearing, also blasting their music while blowing cigarette smoke everywhere. They aren’t the majority here though, at least not yet.
The parking charge of $ 10 on the weekends is more than reasonable I think Crane charges $ 25? I have a sticker there so I don’t honestly know. Show me a beach you pay $ 10 or less at locally?

The $ 55 resident parking sticker for this beach is no longer worth it, particularly if you don’t use the town dump. It use to be a local beach but now hoards of people from other towns come in vans (why wouldn’t they for only $ 10 bucks per car as opposed to other beaches that charge $ 25 and up). They take up the pavillions from morning till late afternoon, playing loud music, cooking smokey barbeque and letting their kids run wild. The trash cans overflow, including dirty diapers etc. People place their beach chairs on the main pavillion so you can’t use the benches or picnic tables.
And the food at Lime Rickey’s has gotten so expensive (so much for their promise to the town that their prices would remain reasonable after they literally put Flynnies out of business).
If you are a town resident and don’t get the $ 55 sticker they still charge you the day rate with no discount. If you complain to the staff they totally agree with you about how bad the beach has become, but they say they can’t do anything as it is a public beach. I would rather pay for the sticker at Preston any day.

The sand is a bummer –its not sand — its crushed rocks. My daughter got the sand in her hair and i couldn’t get it out, it inbedded itself into her scalp. Its good digging sand but can’t make castles. Also –there are toe stubbing rocks all along the coast –right where the waves break– so be sure to wear water socks or you’re feet will ache. Otherwise the water is clear and warm-​ish. Low tide doesn’t turn into a long hike to the beach. There’s also a decent bathroom close by as well as a picnic area right behind the beach so you can get out of the hot sun for lunch. The playground is close by. All in all, everything you need is in close promixity.

Great sandy beach. Festive on the weekends with lots of families. Has parking, bike rack, bathrooms, outdoor shower, and takeout restaurant.
Only criticism is that the lifeguards don’t seem to pay too much attention or take their job too seriously which is worrisome.
Enjoy the summer!

This beach is absolutely beautiful. The water is extremely clear and blue for a New England beach and Marblehead itself is very scenic. The beach is relatively small, so I’ve never really seen it get too crowded and the traffic doesn’t get too backed up. They do charge $ 10 for parking, but I have always had luck finding parking on nearby side streets on days when I just can’t part with the money. The only downside is that the sand is not very soft, but if you walk further down the beach it seems to be a little bit softer.

Let me say right away: this beach is rocky. By this I mean there are rocks where sand should be. Your feet will get pelted with them as you wade in.
Other than that: great beach!
Good bathrooms, excellent food shack (you can actually get fresh cut fruits and vegetables and gourmet-​ish sandwiches as well as 20-​some-​odd flavors of ice cream!), superior playground, and it’s all right there next to the parking lot. You don’t have to walk a mile with your stuff like a lot of other beaches.
It’s definitely a hot spot for kids too. My little one gave it the thumbs up!

This place is far more over-​hyped than some of the other local beaches, and while nice, it’s not my favorite. Why? Parking is expensive, particularly if you show up and it starts raining. It’s $ 10 you’ll never get back. Also, the beach is rocky versus sandy. It’s not bad, but I prefer a softer, more cresent shaped beach. It’s kind of small for a beach. The bathrooms are super icky, and the little spigot area doesn’t work, so you can’t really rinse off.
I’ve had better beach experiences, though there are lots of great places to browse through and specialty shops to hit up if you’re in Marblehead.

This is a very nice beach in a very good location. It’s not far north of the city with parking for $ 10. I think it’s nicer than the bigger beaches in Winthrop, Revere and Lynn/​Nahant. It takes me about 40 minutes to get there from Cambridge. It’s a crescent beach with a good view of a few small rocky islands. The harbor of Marblehead is right behind it. The old part of Marblehead is pretty awesome, so I would highly recommend a visit to there as well if you have some extra time.
The lobster roll at Lime Rickey’s is terrible, but the fries and fried clams are pretty good, the ice cream and frozen yogurt is pretty great, and the lime rickeys and raspberry lime rickeys are awesome! There is also a cute little playground with swings and slides.

This beach is my standby for the hot summer months. Closer than Gloucester or horseneck, you can get there in 20ish minutes. There’s a parking lot that charges on the weekends ($ 10 maybe?) but there are ways around it.
The beach is not huge but there are lifeguards and bathrooms (that are remarkably clean) and the noted Lime Rickey’s food stand which carries an inordinate amount of food for a beach. Seriously folks, we’re talking steak tips, lobster rolls, hummus plate… the menu is huge!
The water can get pretty choppy so you’ve got a good chance of adequate waves and though it’s crowded on weekends, you can always find a spot to settle.
Plus, you get to hear the chatter of Marblehead youth, which is a special thing all in itself.