About
St Helens Duver is a sandy spit on the eastern tip of the Isle of Wight, where short turf, dunes, beach, rock pools and coastal woods sit beside Bembridge Harbour. In Victorian times it was home to the Royal Isle of Wight Golf Club, one of England's first golf courses, whose members included royalty and celebrities. Today Hebridean sheep graze the common, red squirrels live in the woods, and wasp spiders and burrowing digger wasps hide in the grass, while the limestone ledges at Nodes Point are good for rock pooling. Reviewers single out the rock pools at low tide and the beachside cafe. Tips from visitors: the shallow beach suits young swimmers, and the woodland path behind the beach gets very muddy. Dogs are welcome across the Duver and on the beach, on a short lead around livestock. The easy Down on the Duver circular walk starts from the car park and passes the old golf club and St Helens' Old Church.
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- CountrysideDawn to dusk
Opening times may change at short notice.
Open countryside and beach, dawn to dusk. No overnight parking.
Beach access is by sandy paths with a ramp onto the soft sand; at high tide the top of the beach can be covered. The Duver itself has short turf and gently undulating ground with no gates or stiles.
The path in the woods behind the beach can be very muddy and has steps.
PricingFreeFree for all visitors
Free entry for everyone
Entry
Free for everyone
Pricing details
Free for everyone to visit the Duver and beach. Parking is charged separately for non-members through JustPark; the tariff is not published.
ParkingParking not known
The Trust's page does not say how parking is charged.
Parking details
National Trust car park at St Helens Duver (grid ref SZ637892, nearest postcode PO33 1XY), managed through the JustPark app (location code 80680). National Trust members park free once they have registered their membership card in the app; non-members pay in the app. The current non-member tariff is not published on the NT page. No overnight parking.
Driving pin: NT's own place coordinate, inside the car park's trail grid square SZ637892 and matching the 'National Trust - St Helens Duver' Google listing. The Google 'St Helens Duver Long Stay Car Park' 280 m north appears to be a separate public car park (a reviewer mentions paid overnight stays, which NT does not allow) and was not used.
JustPark location code
80680Enter this code in JustPark to pay, or at the machine.
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Walking routes2 routes
Down on the Duver circular walk(opens the full route on the National Trust site)
WalkeasyDog friendly
