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Photo of Colwell Bay, a swimming spot near Yarmouth, the Isle of Wight, south east England.

© Rob Purvis / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Colwell Bay

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Colwell Bay is a designated bathing water in Isle of Wight with a sandy shore. The water was rated Excellent when last classified. Water quality here can dip after heavy rain. It is one of 15 designated bathing waters in the county.

The closest station is Lymington Pier, 7.7 km to the north. Nearby bathing waters include Totland Bay and Compton Bay.

More at the Environment Agency's water quality profile

More places to visit near Colwell Bay

Photo of the New Forest, a National Park in England.Iconic

New Forest

National Park near Lyndhurst

Ancient wood pasture and heathland where commoners' ponies still roam free.

2 km NW

Photo of Hurst Castle, a ruined castle near Milford on Sea in the New Forest, Hampshire, south east England.Highlight

Hurst Castle

Castle near Milford on Sea

Henry VIII fort at the end of a shingle spit.

2.2 km NW

Photo of Keyhaven and Pennington Marshes, a nature reserve near Milford on Sea in the New Forest, Hampshire, south east England.Highlight

Keyhaven and Pennington Marshes

Nature reserve near Milford on Sea

Saltmarsh and lagoons on the Solent Way.

3.6 km NW

Photo of The Needles, a rock formation near Milford on Sea, the Isle of Wight, south east England.Iconic

The Needles

Rock formation near Milford on Sea

The three chalk sea stacks and red-and-white lighthouse off the western tip of the Isle of Wight, best seen from the down and battery above.

4.7 km SW

Photo of Needles Lighthouse, a lighthouse near Milford on Sea, the Isle of Wight, south east England.Iconic

Needles Lighthouse

Lighthouse near Milford on Sea

Stands at the foot of the chalk stacks off the western tip of the Isle of Wight, a candy-striped tower amid one of the Channel's busiest seaways.

4.8 km SW

Photo of the coast at Compton Bay and Downs, the Isle of Wight, south east England.Highlight

Compton Bay and Downs

Coastline near Calbourne

A west-coast surf beach on the Isle of Wight, backed by coloured cliffs, open downs and dinosaur footprints in the rocks

5.8 km SE