Chale Bay

Chale Bay
Chale Bay looking to the north-west
Chale Bay is located in Isle of Wight
Chale Bay
Chale Bay
Location within the Isle of Wight
Civil parish
  • Chale
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
List of places
UK
England
Isle of Wight
50°35′42″N 1°19′56″W / 50.5949°N 1.3323°W / 50.5949; -1.3323

Chale Bay is a bay on the south-west coast of the Isle of Wight, England. It lies to the west of the village of Chale from which it takes its name. It faces south-west towards the English Channel, its shoreline is 3+1⁄4 miles (5.2 km) in length and is gently curving.[1] It stretches from Artherfield Point in the north-west to Rocken End in the south-east.

The bay is best viewed from the car park on the A3055 above Blackgang Chine or anywhere along the Isle of Wight Coastal Path which follows the whole coastline along the clifftop.[2] Since the closure of the steps at Whale Chine, the beach at Chale Bay has become somewhat inaccessible, with no way down from the clifftop anywhere along its three miles. Parts of the beach are sometimes used by naturists, who are known locally as "Blackgang Bares".[3]

  1. ^ "Chale Bay" (Map). Google Maps.
  2. ^ "IOW3: Brighstone to Niton" (PDF). www.visitisleofwight.co.uk.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Bruce2008 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).