Gurnard Bay

Gurnard Bay
Gurnard Bay with the village of Gurnard is seen in the distance.
Gurnard Bay is located in Isle of Wight
Gurnard Bay
Gurnard Bay
Location within the Isle of Wight
Civil parish
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Isle of Wight
50°45′54″N 1°19′48″W / 50.765°N 1.33°W / 50.765; -1.33

Gurnard Bay is a bay on the north-west coast of the Isle of Wight, England, in the western arm of the Solent. It lies to the north-west of the village of Gurnard from which it takes its name. Its shoreline is 1+1⁄4 miles (2.0 km) in length and is gently curving.[1] It stretches from Gurnard Head in the west to Egypt Point to the east. A panoramic view of the bay and the village of Gurnard can be seen from ferries approaching Cowes or East Cowes from the Solent. There is a pebble and shingle beach on the bay which is bordered by a row of municipally-owned beach huts. Watersports are popular pastimes in the bay, and the Gurnard Sailing Club is located at its eastern end.[2]

The bay is best viewed and accessed from the green at Gurnard.

  1. ^ "Gurnard Bay" (Map). Google Maps.
  2. ^ "Gurnard Beach". visitisleofwight.co.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2020.