St. Helens Duver 1

 

 

 

St. Helens beach is opposite Bembridge harbour and is in an Easterly direction from St. Helens, with just one road in and out it is easily missed. 

Go through St. Helens on the B3330 heading towards Nettlestone and as the road sharply turns left the road on the right {Duver Road} is the one to go down to get there.

 


St. Helens beach is a good medium sized beach and is relatively quiet, however I seem to remember that bathing is not allowed due to strong currents.

Looking toward South Easterly Bembridge Harbour area.

 

 


This ruin is the first thing you will see when you arrive here.  The tower is a relic of the Old Saxon church which stands on the shore. The Norman priory was suppressed and along with its church fell into the sea.   A storm in 1703 washed the ruins away leaving only the tower as a landmark for sailors.

The Legend of The Tower

To the left of here is Nodes Point area where there are some rock pools and more soft sand to enjoy.


 

These beach huts that were once railway carriages!  Completely clad in wood you have to look closely to tell what they once were, however if there is a door open in one of the huts as you pass the old luggage racks can still be seen inside.
The natural gap that exists between carriage lengths is even covered over with this cladding - however in a couple of places it is not and this makes the carriage's original length more apparent.

 

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