Bembridge | Pebble & sand. Safe for swimming, except in the harbour. Cafe, toilets and car parks. | 12.3 miles from cottage Click here more info... |
Colwell Bay | Sheltered sand and shingle. Swimming and watersports, promenade, refreshements and toilets. | 18.2 miles from cottage Click here more info... |
Compton Bay | Long, sandy beach between Freshwater Bay and Brook. Safe for swimming and watersports. Car park, toilets and refreshments. | 12.2 miles from cottage Click here more info... |
Cowes & Gurnard | Shingle at Princes Esplanade, sand and shingle at Gurnard. Both safe for swimming, but only at these locations. Beach huts, parking, cafes, toilets, dinghy sailing, slipway and windsurfing (Gurnard). | 12.6 miles from cottage Click here more info... |
Freshwater Bay | Sand and shingle. Car park, cafe, toilets, on bus router, coastal walk and golf course nearby. | 13.4 miles from cottage Click here more info... |
Ryde | Six mile long sandy beach with lifeguard in summer. Full range of facilities including shops, car parks, toilets, cafes, gardens, boating lake and promenade walks. Close to ferries, bus and train services. | 13.6 miles from cottage Click here more info... |
St Helens | Sandy bay. Car park, refreshments, toilets. Next to National Trust site with wildlife. | 12.1 miles from cottage Click here more info... |
Sandown | Long sandy beach. Swimming and watersports, pier, lifeguard in summer, seafront train, promenade walk to Shanklin via beaches at Lake (beach huts and watersport centre), cafes, toilets, entertainments, close to town centre and shops. | 8.1 miles from cottage Click here more info... |
Shanklin | Sandy beach. Swimming and watersports with lifeguard in summer. Car parks, toilets, attractions, cliff lift in summer, bus and seafront train services. | 6.1 miles from cottage Click here more info... |
Steephill Cove | Small sandy cove. Inaccessible by car (coastal path only). Car parking at Ventnor Botanic Gardens. Cafes, toilets, restaurant, deck chairs & windbreaks. | 0.7 miles from cottage Click here more info... |
Totland Bay | Small shingle beach. Swimming and watersports. Promenade, refreshments, toilets. | 18.5 miles from cottage Click here more info... |
Ventnor | Fine shingle and sand. Amusements, beach huts, cafes, toilets, pubs, car parks and paddling pool. Promenade walk to Bonchurch. | 1.5 miles from cottage Click here more info... |
Yaverland | Sandy beach. Swimming, watersports, cafe, toilets, car park, fossil hunting, no walking round the headlands, under any circumstances! | 8.8 miles from cottage Click here more info... |
