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Beaches
With over 25 beautiful beaches on The Isle of Wight there is plenty to choose from, and they all have their own unique features from sandy shores, breathtaking scenery and crystal clear waters. Whether you would like to go sea glass collecting at Gurnard beach, wind surfing or at Compton Bay, hunting for fossils and dinosaur bones at Yaverland, kayaking, sailing and boarding at a host of other beaches or just chilling out with the family at one of the many family beaches including:
Alum Bay Beach - Freshwater, West Wight. Located on the mostly westerly tip of the Island next to the famous landmark the Needles. Mainly shingle beach, good for families and chilldren.
Appley Beach - East Ryde, East Wight. Lovely sandy beach, perfect for families with children. Close to amenities.
Bembridge Beach - Bembridge, East Wight. Stones and shingle beach with plenty of rock pools.
Bembridge Harbour Beach - Bembridge, East Wight.
Brook Beach - Fresh Water, West Wight. Mainly sandy beach, great for fossil hunting and surfing and other water sports.
Colwell Bay - Colwell, West Wight. Small and sand /shingle beach located between the Needles and Fort Victoria.
Compton Beach - Freshwater, West Wight. Lovely sandy beach, great for fossil hunting and seeing dinosaur foot prints printed into the rocks.
Cowes Beach - Cowes, North Wight. Pebble beach, great for finding sea glass and shells. Very popular for sailing, Cowes week is a sailing regatta held annually.
Forelands Beach - Bembridge, East Wight. Stoney beach, with some lovely rock pools when the tide goes out.
Freshwater Bay - Freshwater, West Wight. Pebble and Flint beach, with lots of little caves which are great to explore in a kayak, popular surfers and water sports beach.
Gurnard Beach - Cowes, North Wight. Lovely stoney beach, popular for water sports and collecting sea glass.
Lake Beach - Sandown, South Wight. Safe and sandy beach, popular with families.
Monks Bay - Bonchurch, South Wight. Small sand and shingle beach.
Orchard Bay - Ventnor, South Wight. Pretty shingle bay close to the Botanical Gardens.
Osborne Beach - East Cowes, North Wight. Sand and shingle beach, popular with families. Pop up Ice Cream parlour.
Priory Bay - Seaview, East Wight. Huge expanse of sandy beach, accessable from Seagrove Bay but watch out for high tides.
Sandown Beach - Sandown, South Wight. Popular sandy beach for surfers and families, traditional 'bucket and spade beach.'
Seagrove Bay - Seaview, East Wight. Golden sands and beautiful crystal clear waters, popular with families.
Seaview Beach - Seaview, East Wight. Sand and shingle beach.
Shanklin Beach - Shanklin, South Wight. Lovely sandy beach which is great for families with plenty of amusements close by.
Smallhope Beach - Sandown, South Wight. Sandy beach with beach huts available for hire. Popular beach for water sports.
Springvale Beach - Seaview, East Wight. Unspoil quite beach, shingle and sand and lovely clear waters.
Steephill Cove - Ventnor, South Wight. Secluded and pretty beach, beautiful clear waters.
Ryde Beach - Ryde, East Wight. Sandy beach leading onto a pleasure beach, popular with families with plenty of things to do.
The Duver Beach - St Helens, East Wight. Mainly sandy beach, popular with families.
Totland Bay - Totland, West Wight. Quiet beach with stones until the tide goes out exposing lots of sand, crystal clear waters.
Ventnor Beach - Ventnor, South Wight. Shingle and sand beach, close to bars and restaurants, popular with families.
Yaverland Beach - Sandown, South Wight. Sandy beach, great for fossil hunting. Popular for water sports and kite surfing.