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On a beach…welcome to manonabeach.com, where I’ll regularly add video of my beach visits, so you can enjoy a flavour of the beach, even when you’re not there.

Seagrove

View map of beach Parking available Toilets available Isle of Wight Coastal Path SSSI Dog friendly Beach cleaned regularly Good water quality for swimming

Season: summer

Seagrove Bay is an affluent part of the Isle of Wight, with large houses behind the beach, which itself is sandier than most on the island.  Situated between Seaview and Priory Beach, Seagrove Bay looks east.  Water sports are popular and there is a slipway for launching and recovering dinghies.  The feel here is of days gone by, inspiring a gentle nostalgia for quieter times.  It’s best to park in nearby Seaview and walk round to Seagrove Bay, as parking is limited at the bottom of the lane to the beach.

What the beach means to Julian, Nicky, Andrew and Jo.

Summer all the way at Seagrove beach.

Spring Vale

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Season: summer

Also known as Springvale, Spring Vale is a quiet beach that sits in front of Alan Hersey Nature Reserve and runs from Puckpool down to Seaview.  Like many of the Isle of Wight beaches, it is made up of sand and shingle.  Parking is available and access is good.  Interesting large stones at the eastern end of the sea wall were designed by sculptor John Maine.  The flat beach makes bathing in the clean water a pleasure and there are regular beach cleans.  A gastro pub and a cafe are nearby, but there are no shops.  In short, this is a peaceful escape from the hustle and bustle further up the coast in Ryde.

What the beach means to Michael and Lulu.

The scene at Spring Vale.

Ryde

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Season: summer

Ryde beach is sandy and so expansive that the sand almost reaches the end of the six hundred and eighty one metres long pier at low tide.  The beach stretches from the harbour down to Appley and on to Puckpool.  This is a pleasure beach, with amusements and arcades among the shops and cafes.  The pier is half way along the beach and there is a promenade to the east of it.  The area to the west of the pier is quieter.  Water sports are popular here, including windsurfing.  The bathing water is clean and there are regular beach cleans.  Fine views lead the eye across to Portsmouth and the distinctive Spinnaker Tower.

What the beach means to Beth and Harriet.

Acres of space at Ryde beach.