The Sunday Times has placed Alum Bay in it’s list of the top 50 beaches in the UK.
In the Southern region, the West Wight beach was 1 of just 7 to feature, which included Dymchurch and St Margaret’s Bay in Kent, St Brelade’s Bay in Jersey, Birling Gap in East Sussex, Brighton beach and topped by Durley Chine in Bournemouth.
Included among the reasons why Alum Bay was chosen were the chairlift from ther Needles Landmark Attraction to the coloured sands and the Needles Pleasure Cruise, run by Yarmouth RNLI lifeboat second coxswain, Pete Lemonius.
Will Myles, Managing Director of Visit Isle of Wight said:
“We’re very pleased Alum Bay is in the Sunday Times top 50 beaches – of course, it’s no surprise. With miles of beaches around our coastlines, Alum Bay is just one of many for visitors to come and explore”.
You can find the top 50 beaches are in the Sunday Times today. Filey in North Yorkshire was the overall national winner.
