Country: | England |
Official Name: | Horseshoe Bay |
Coordinates: | 50.595°N -1.19°W |
Static Image Name: | File:Horseshoe Bay no.2.jpg |
Static Image Caption: | Horseshoe Bay |
Map Type: | Isle of Wight |
Region: | South East England |
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Horseshoe Bay is a bay on the south-east coast of the Isle of Wight, England.[1] It lies to the south-east of the village of Bonchurch. It faces south-east towards the English Channel and its shoreline is approximately in length. It should not be confused with a similarly named bay about along the shoreline to the north near Culver Down.
The coast of the bay is lined by a concrete seawall, built in 1988 to protect a promenade and the weak chalky cliff-face from erosion.[2] The seawall comprises a set of steps at the base of the wall, a reinforced concrete berm and stepped apron and finally a curved wave return wall. The wall contains approximately 6000m2 of concrete and cost £1.4 million to build. The Isle of Wight Coastal Path runs along the length of this seawall.[3]