Navigational tips and beauty spots around the south-west coast of the Isle of Wight.
Watcombe Bay
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You can only access Watcombe Bay by boat. Photo: Peter Bruce
The next significant feature along the coast is Watcombe Bay, rock-strewn and inaccessible from land since a passage through the chalk was closed off. The exit remains visible.
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Photo by Graham Snook