Hit the Beach...

One of the Islands most picturesque beaches with two impressive rock stacks standing at the eastern end.   Freshwater Bay is mainly made up of shingle.  

A rock ledge appears at low tide making it great for rock pooling and at very low tides, the smugglers caves can be reached (caution advised).  For the more adventurous, try coasteering or rent a paddle board.

In the summer months, there is The Travelling Tavern, a double decker bus bar so you can grab a cooling tipple after a busy day at the beach!

One of the Isle of Wight’s best kept secrets is Compton Beach. 

Located in West Wight, Compton offers a two mile stretch of contrasting golden and dark sands, with rolling seas. 

Convenient changing facilities offered by the National Trust and when the surfs up, it gets busy with kite and wave surfers.

Totland Bay is a picturesque sandy and shingle beach, ideal for swimming, with clear turquoise waters and far-reaching views to the mainland. 

The Bay is located on the West of the Isle of Wight.  The beach has a number of groynes along its sandy shores, backing onto a seawall where the sand turns to pebbles. 

The coastline here is rocky yet for the most part covered in a thick blanket of trees and greenery. 

​There is a large, protected area for swimming in some of the warmest seas in the UK.

​Ventnor beach is nestled in the bay beneath the tumbling tiers of the Victorian town.

Ventnor’s red shingle and golden sand beach has vintage beach huts that once had wheels and transported the gentry down to the sea to bath as they were bathing machines.

Tucked away at the foot of the Ventnor Undercliff area, and only accessible by foot is one of the Isle of Wight’s true hidden gems; Steephill Cove. 

A great place to relax and escape from the world, Steephill Cove offers a great mixture of beautiful scenery, clear swimming waters and rock pools to explore. 

Grab a crab pasty but you have to be early as they are fresh and sell like, well,  hot pasties !

Ryde's beaches have soft sand and plenty of space particularly at low tide. 

Even in the height of summer it's easy to find a perfect spot for you and your family. 

From early morning dog walkers to photographers capturing the evening sunset going down over the pier, Ryde beaches are perfect to visit all day long.​