볼드너 콥스 주변 최고의 반려견 동반 하이킹 & 워킹 코스

Beautiful view across to West side of Isle of Wight and The Needles.

A stunning beach, but unfortunately mother nature can be a cruel mistress. The cliff face has collapsed and hit the beautiful beach huts below, causing a huge landslip and washing a section of the huts out to sea. Hopefully this area will be rebuilt to its former beauty.

There has been a dwelling on the site of the Gun Inn since the 1600’s, but the earliest tangible reference is from the Churchwardens accounts of 1783 when it is referred to as ‘The House at the sign of the Gun’. By 1790 it is simply named ‘The Gun’. Various other sources mention ‘The Pot House’ or ‘Ale House’, so we have assumed that rate payers at this property were in fact ‘Landlords’. There are references to 27 landlords since 1783. Two were drowned at Keyhaven, five were named George, two were women and most served for two to three years. The longest serving was Arthur Payne from 1871 until his death in 1909, some 38 years. The most recent tenants, Paul and Jacquie Hill, come in a close second at 33 years service. Due to his fame in the world of Wild Fowling, it has often been said that ‘The Gun’ was named for Colonel Peter Hawker’s punt gun, but Hawker didn’t make his first visit to Keyhaven until 1814, some 24 years after the first records appear naming the building as ‘The Gun’. We think it is more likely that the sign post for Hurst Castle simply had a gun on it, and that sign stood in front of the building which now carries its name. Open from 11:30 Daily.

I'll always try to bring you free parking. It's nice to be nice

A small stream which runs from the nature reserve to the sea. By the bridge you'll always find a collection of Swans and Ducks that congregate on the edge of banks before the sea.

A wonderful little harbour. few vessels do excursions and fishing trips. small eatery on the front.

Peaceful, relaxing, scenic .... need I continue? thought not.

Also known as Hurst spit, is a hook-shaped shingle spit which extends for 1.4 miles (2.25 km) from the Hampshire shore into the Solent towards the Isle of Wight. The spit forms a barrier which shelters a Site of Special Scientific Interest known as Hurst Castle And Lymington River Estuary. The spit shelters an area of saltmarsh and mudflats known as Keyhaven and Pennington marshes. At the end of the spit is Hurst Castle, an artillery fortress originally built on the orders of King Henry VIII ( not a very nice man at all ), and much enlarged in the 19th century. Hurst Point Lighthouse was built on the end of Hurst Spit in the 1860s.