Marina with Beach close by?

[Rob H 37]

Can anyone recommend a marina that has a good beach for kids close by – either Solent area of within sensible day trip cruising distance?

Thank for any suggestions



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[hagrid]

lots to choose,

Sparkes or Chichester, then you have east head if going by boat or West whittering travelling by car.

Hagrid

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[tcm]

The best fit in the channel is Deauville - huge exceelent beach right behind the marina ,But 90 miles away.

Next up is Weymouth, stil distant.

Next in the solent, imho, is Yarmouth. The beach at the George is pebbly with stones , and excellent for lobbing stones in tho crap for making sandcastles.

Langstone has those mooring buoys, and good chance of a free ride on a pwc!



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[Planty]

What about Yarmouth IOW, just the other side of the Harbour wall is a nice little beech with a public bar b q etc. Nice sand and bouyed off paddling/swimming area then water taxi over for good pubs/restaraunts too. Paul

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[tcm]

Re: ah

i didn't know abt that.

This weekend is due to be quite windless. With a dinghy, w wittering has a fab beach. Go late for evg barbecue at anchor, and stay overnight?

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[AIDY]

Good beech at the entrance to Bembridge, Anchor in priory bay or go into the marina. BBQ'ed many a time there

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[Rob H 37]

Re: ah

Thanks

I hav'nt got a dingy sorted yet and so was hoping to find a beach in walking distance of a marina if poss?


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[KevB]

The beach at Yarmouth has the benefit of being buoyed off for a little extra safety.

East head can have a wicked tide running through it so watch out if you intend to swim there, and you'll need a dinghy

Seaview and Priory Bay are nice with shallow water but you'll need a dinghy to get ashore.

As already said, there are a couple of beaches at Bembridge, one at the entrance and another a short walk away with a ice cream and food for the kids.

Alum Bay has fantastic sand, again you'll need a dinghy. There is also Totland bay a little further along but again dinghy required.

IMHO Yarmouth or Bembridge will be best if you have kids.

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[Wiggo]

Re: buy a dinghy

most of the marinas are a long way away from anywhere nice like the beach, on the grounds that the beach means open sea (usually), and marinas tend to be in more sheltered spots. Even Yarmouth needs a dinghy (or use the harbour taxi) as all the moorings are in the middle of the harbour.

A cheap inflatable's going to set you back 300 quid...

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[Windfall]

Re: ah

If you don't mind drying out Ryde is great. We draw 5'6 and lean on the wall, that puts the beach within a 2 minute climb on the sea wall. Plenty of motorboats use the pontoons and sit up in the soft mud.

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