Osborne Bay

Osborne Bay
Osborne Bay is located in Isle of Wight
Osborne Bay
Osborne 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′47″N 1°15′00″W / 50.763°N 1.25°W / 50.763; -1.25

Osborne Bay is a bay on the north-east coast of the Isle of Wight, England, in the eastern arm of the Solent. It lies to the east of East Cowes and is 1+1⁄2 miles (2.4 km) from the entrance to the River Medina. Its shoreline is 3⁄4 mile (1.2 km) in length and is gently curving. It stretches from Old Castle Point in the west to Barton Point to the east.[1] It is named for the neighbouring Osborne House estate on the shore, which owns the land facing the bay.

The bay has a beach, which is privately owned, is open to the public. It is around 300 yards long, and predominantly consists of shingle and sand.[2] The seabed is a mixture of mud and sand, and is shallow up to around a 1⁄4 of a nautical mile out. In the summer, the bay is popular for yacht anchorage, being sheltered from the prevailing south-westerly winds, and can become very crowded.[3]

  1. ^ "Osborne Bay" (Map). Google Maps.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference TG was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Osborne Bay". eOceanic. Retrieved 4 November 2019.