Totland Bay pier (Isle of Wight)
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Totland Bay Pier pier was constructed of a light girder framework on cast iron piles and a timber deck in the late 1870’s.
Now in a dilapidated state and its long-term future seems insecure.
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- Totland Bay Beach is ideal for families who want a sheltered sandy beach where they can relax and enjoy a picnic and a sunbathe and paddle. It is a clean beach with sand and shingle with a tree line backdrop and steps taking you up to amusements, cafes, shops, camping and huts. A great beach for swimming, wind surfing and jet skiing as well as a few good walks on the promenade or the downs just above. The Downs (hill) between Alum Bay and Totland Bay is known as Headon Warren where, from the top of it, you get a sweeping view over Totland Bay, Colwell Bay and the Solent towards the Cowes and the mainland. Facilities include parking, toilets, cafes, restaurants, pub, amusements, shops, picnic area and beach huts.
- Alum Bay lies at the western most point of the Isle of Wight and you can see the Needles quite clearly here. One of the things tourists love is the varied coloured sands of the cliffs and it is still possible to get the layered sands in tiny bottles in the gift shops in the nearly towns and villages. This is a pebble beach and great for beach walks, shell and fossil hunting. Boat trips are run from a jetty on the beach and the facilities are good with a car park, toilets and a cafe. The chalk downs around Alum Bay are fantastic walking country.
- The Needles Batteries are on the westerly point of the Isle of Wight and were constructed between 1861-95 for the coastal defence of England. The overlook the Needles, a famous coastal and played a really important part in both world wars. The new Battery has been used more recently to test the Black Knight and Black Arrow space rocket engines and in recent times were given to the National Trust and opened to the public in 1982 giving visitors the most superb views of Dorset, the Solent and Hampshire. While you can drive right up to the Batteries there is also a great open top bus that runs every half hour on a circular trip via Yarmouth, Freshwater Bay, the Needle Pleasure Park and TotLand allowing you to step off at the Battery to see the remains of the rocket site and enjoy a snack and walk to the New Battery before rejoining the bus. Car parking is charged per day and it’s an easy walk to the Old Battery. The Needles Pleasure Park offers everything from ice creams to restaurant facilities and has public toilets.
- Needles Lighthouse is set in the western approaches to the Isle of Wight, the Needles form a narrow chalky peninsula which rises from jagged rocks to 120m cliffs. These rocks have always been a hazard to ships making their way up the Solent to Portsmouth and Southampton Water.
- Compton Bay Beach is a large sandy beach about two miles long and the beach is famous for its geological history going back to the dinosaurs and the views and the cliffs make a perfect backdrop for bathers. To get there you will have to find the car park near Shippards Chine just off the A3055 and you will see the sign welcoming you to Hanover Point and the Fossil Forest. Steps lead down from the car park on the beach and there are toilets right there too. It can be really windy on this beach but the surf is good and therefore very popular with the surfers! There is very little else on this beach as it is known for its wildness! Great for walks, picnics, surfing and fossil hunting. At low tide dinosaur foot prints can be seen imprinted in the rocks. The south west coast of the island is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), a Heritage Coast and an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Facilities include car park, toilets and sometimes a refreshment van.
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