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Sandy beach?
02GF74 - 26/7/13 at 08:40 AM

Anyone know of a sandy beach (not pebble/shingle but proper sand) between Bournemouth and Worthing?

[Edited on 26/7/13 by 02GF74]

nick205 - 26/7/13 at 09:12 AM

You'll struggle...most if not all are shingle in the main, and a lot are pretty muddy at low tides to.

West Wittering is shingle at the top, but sandy (and a bit muddy) below when the tide is out.

Lepe (New Forest/Southampton) is a favourite of our kids. Shingles, mud, sand, seaweed and a 100m shingle spit at low tide. There's a cafe and a play park in the trees behind the beach as well.

dave107 - 26/7/13 at 09:13 AM

west wittering near Chichester, Worthing, Goring when the tides out.

Is there a specific reason.

Dave

loggyboy - 26/7/13 at 10:08 AM

Bournemouth & Boscombe has a huge sandy beach

Slater - 26/7/13 at 10:20 AM

Hengisbury Head. Beach huts there sell for 200,000

twybrow - 26/7/13 at 10:47 AM

Christchurch beach is very nice - and is sandy. As you move further east, they start to turn to shingle/pebbles. I agree with Nick that Lepe is nice - good facilities to take the family along for a nice day out.

Bournemouth has loads of sandy beach - it does get very busy at weekends when the sun is shining, but still, a nice family beach.

02GF74 - 26/7/13 at 05:54 PM

thanks for all the suggestions - West Wittering looks like the top candidate for a visit.

Been to Bournemouth/Christchurch already (both are snady) so trying to investigate others.

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Originally posted by dave107

Is there a specific reason.

Dave


yes - fed up of trying to walk over pebbles and shingle.