Reeth Bay

Reeth Bay
Reeth Bay
	Reeth Bay
	Reeth Bay Location within the Isle of Wight
Civil parish	Niton and Whitwell;
Ceremonial county	Isle of Wight;
Region	South East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
	List of places UK England Isle of Wight 50°35′N 1°17′W / 50.58°N 1.28°W

Reeth Bay is a small curved bay on the southernmost tip of the Isle of Wight, England. It lies to the south of the village of Niton with a 1⁄4-mile-long (0.4 km) shoreline.^[1] It faces south out into the English Channel and lies to the east of St. Catherine's Point lighthouse. It is at the centre of a small hamlet called Castlehaven where there is a concrete ramp for launching small craft.^[2] The beach is predominantly sand and pebbles. The seabed is a mixture of rocks and mud. The bay is best accessed from the road from Niton that leads down to the bay.

History

There is a 19th-century lifeguard cottage at the bay.^[3] The bay used to be a popular tourist destination and had bathing machines during the Victorian era.^[2] There also used to be an east-facing slip at Puckaster for fishing boats.

References

^ "Reeth Bay" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
^ ^a ^b Peter Bruce (May 2008). Wight Hazards. Boldre Marine. p. 44. ISBN 978-1-871680-51-5.
^ Historic Environment Action Plan The Undercliff

[1] "Reeth Bay" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 14 December 2018.

[WH-2] Peter Bruce (May 2008). Wight Hazards. Boldre Marine. p. 44. ISBN 978-1-871680-51-5.

[3] Historic Environment Action Plan The Undercliff

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