Mountains & hills · South East England
Woody Bay
Woody Bay — bay on the Isle of Wight, in England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- Late spring – early autumn (May–Oct)
- Nearest railway station
- Shanklin · 7.5 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Woody Bay is a named summit in the United Kingdom. Part of English Channel. Wikidata describes it as: "bay on the Isle of Wight, in England, UK". Coordinates: 50.5817°, -1.2465°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Compton Chine to Steephill Cove SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Isle Of Wight
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Woody Bay is a small bay on the south coast of the Isle of Wight, England. It lies along the coastline beneath the village of St. Lawrence. The bay faces south towards the English Channel, its shoreline is 260 yards (240 m) in length.
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Background
History
During the winters of 2019 and 2020 a large rotational landslide took place in the cliff face in the central section of the bay. Further minor landslides took place in the winter of 2020/2021, driving further landslide debris onto the beach. Immediately west of Woody Bay is the Sugarloaf, a geological formation formed from a block of tilted and slipped Upper Greensand Formation originally derived from the inland cliff. A footpath leads to the top of the Sugarloaf, with views along the Undercliff coast. According to author Adrian Searle in his 2016 book Churchill's Last Wartime Secret: the 1943 German raid airbrushed from history Woody Bay is the purported landing site of a covert commando…
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- Coordinates
- 50.5817, -1.2465
- District
- Isle of Wight
- Parish
- Ventnor
- Postcode
- PO38 1XP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Isle of Wight East
- Nearest railway station
- Shanklin — 7.5 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q8033629 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Woody Bay, Isle of Wight (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Isle of Wight Coast Path near St Lawrence.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Woody Bay?
- Woody Bay is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode PO38 1XP), in the parish of Ventnor.
- Is Woody Bay a protected site?
- Yes — Woody Bay is part of the Compton Chine to Steephill Cove SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Isle Of Wight National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Woody Bay free to visit?
- Yes, Woody Bay is free to enter.
- How do I get to Woody Bay?
- The nearest railway station is Shanklin, about 7.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode PO38 1XP.