Alum Bay

Alum Bay is a bay near the westernmost point of the , England, within close sight of rock formation. Of geological interest and a tourist attraction, the bay is noted for its multi-coloured sand cliffs.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include New Needles Battery and Needles Lighthouse.

Museum
Photo: Wolmars, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a museum.

Lighthouse
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The is an active 19th century lighthouse on the outermost of the chalk rocks at on the in the , near sea level.

Ruins
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The is a former Rocket Testing facility on High Down near . The remains of the High Down Test Site are a rare example of a 1950s British rocket test facility, built at a time when the country was amongst a handful of nations at the forefront of rocket and missile technology.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Totland and Colwell Bay.

Village
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is a village, civil parish and electoral ward on the Isle of Wight. Besides the village of , the civil parish comprises the western tip of the , and includes , and the hamlet of Middleton.

Village
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is a bay in the west of the . It is located between the towns of and . The bay's northernmost point is Cliff's End the closest point of the Island to the British mainland, with situated at the end of a long peninsula just under a mile to the northwest.

Alum Bay

Latitude
50.66652° or 50° 39′ 60″ north
Longitude
-1.57546° or 1° 34′ 32″ west
Open location code
9C2WMC8F+JR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 368203643
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
2657398
Wiki­data ID
Q447363
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Alum Bay” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Alum Bay”
  • Chinese: “阿勒姆灣”
  • Dutch: “Alum Bay”
  • German: “Alum Bay”
  • Japanese: “アラム湾”
  • Swedish: “Alum Bay”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Needles Pleasure Cruises and Alum Bay Beach.

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