Beaches with known fossil or geology interest.
Freshwater Beach guide
Compton Beach / Compton Bay is a Freshwater beach with long sandy beach with rocky ledges and reef areas, especially around hanover point. Good for confident swimmers and wave play in settled conditions; less.
MixedLimited at high tideSeasonal dog restrictionsNo regular lifeguards found ToiletsCafe / restaurantIce cream 5 safety notes
Sandown Beach guide
Yaverland Beach is a Sandown beach with long sandy beach with sandy seabed, chalk-cliff end toward culver. Good sandy swimming beach in settled weather; family-friendly but check tide and cliff end conditions.
SandyLimited at high tideSeasonal dog restrictionsCheck signsEasier access ToiletsCafe / restaurantIce cream 4 safety notes
Yarmouth Beach guide
Fort Victoria Beach is a Yarmouth beach with small pebbles with pebbly seabed. Good for careful dips in calm conditions according to beach listing, but better known for rockpooling/fossils than resort swimming.
Shingle / pebbleTide planning essentialSeasonal dog restrictionsNo regular lifeguards foundEasier access ToiletsCafe / restaurantIce cream 4 safety notes