Wheelers Bay
Wheelers Bay is a small bay on the south east coast of the Isle of Wight, England. It lies to the east of Ventnor. It faces south east towards the English Channel, its shoreline is 200m in length.
In the 19th century the beaches of Wheelers Bay and Horseshoe Bay were used for the unloading of provisions, particularly coal. Boats would beach at high tide and the cargo off-loaded onto horsedrawn carts. The boats would then be floated off again at the next high tide.
Today's shoreline is a concrete seawall, constructed in the early 1990s at a cost of £1.6 million, to protect the cliff from erosion.
The bay is accessed by a concrete slope from the road above the bay or by walking along the seawall either from Ventnor or Horseshoe Bay. The Isle of Wight Coastal Path runs the length of the bay along this seawall.
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Coordinates: 50°35′40″N 1°11′45″W / 50.59443°N 1.19588°W