Beaches in Isle of Wight
15 beaches to explore
Isle of Wight has 15 distinct beaches, from broad golden sands to sheltered coves. Here is a guide to each one.
Sandown Beach
Sandown Beach is one of the Isle of Wight's most celebrated stretches of coastline, drawing visitors year after year to ...
Shanklin Beach
Shanklin Beach sits at the southern end of Sandown Bay, a stretch of fine golden sand sheltered beneath sandstone cliffs...
Ventnor Beach
Ventnor Beach occupies a sheltered position at the foot of the town, tucked beneath St Boniface Down and facing due sout...
Compton Bay
Compton Bay is the Isle of Wight's finest wild beach. Facing south-west on the island's exposed back coast, it catches t...
Freshwater Bay
Freshwater Bay is a small, dramatic cove on the south-west coast of the Isle of Wight, framed by high chalk cliffs and d...
Ryde Beach
Ryde Beach is the first beach most visitors to the Isle of Wight encounter, stretching away on either side of the pier a...
Yaverland Beach
Yaverland Beach occupies the northern end of Sandown Bay, curving around beneath the imposing chalk headland of Culver C...
Whitecliff Bay
Whitecliff Bay is a sheltered sandy cove on the eastern tip of the Isle of Wight, tucked between the chalk cliffs of Cul...
Priory Bay
Priory Bay is one of the Isle of Wight's hidden treasures, a secluded sandy beach on the north-east coast that can only ...
Alum Bay
Alum Bay is one of the most visited spots on the Isle of Wight, famous above all for the dramatic multi-coloured sand cl...
Totland Bay
Totland Bay is a quiet, west-facing beach on the Isle of Wight's western coast, known above all for its sunsets. On a cl...
Colwell Bay
Colwell Bay is a sheltered beach on the west coast of the Isle of Wight, sitting between Totland Bay to the south and Fo...
Gurnard Beach
Gurnard Beach sits just west of Cowes on the Isle of Wight's north coast, a quiet stretch of shingle that offers a calm ...
Bembridge Beach
Bembridge Beach stretches along the eastern edge of the village, looking out across the mouth of Bembridge Harbour towar...
Brook Bay
Brook Bay lies on the Isle of Wight's exposed south-west coast, immediately south of Compton Bay and sharing the same wi...