Reeth Bay
Reeth Bay
Reeth Bay is located in Isle of Wight
Reeth Bay
Reeth Bay
Location within the Isle of Wight
Civil parish
  • Niton and Whitwell
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom

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

  1. ↑ Google (14 December 2018). "Reeth Bay" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  2. 1 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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