Pinhay Bay
Pinhay Bay is a bay on the south coast of Devon, close to the county’s easternmost border, with Dorset, about a mile south-west of Lyme Regis and about four miles east of Seaton.
The name of the bay is from the hamlet of Pinhay which is found slightly inland of the bay.
Geography
Another mile to the west, toward Axmouth and Seaton, lies Charton Bay, with a wider expanse of shingle beach than Pinhay Bay and the Axmouth to Lyme Regis Undercliff stretching in a large terraces inland. This is accessible from Charton Goyle at the top of the cliff by a slightly arduous and worn path with many flights of wooden steps. This route was once popular but is long since abandoned after the demise of the village earlier in the 20th century.
The surrounding terrain is rugged. To the west are Pinhay Cliffs and to the east Ware Cliffs.
Pinhay Bay is part of the Jurassic Coast World heritage Site.[1]
Location
- Location map: 50°42’43"N, 2°57’56"W
References
- ↑ Dorset and East Devon Coast - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
