Compton Beach looking from the National Trust car park at Shippards Chine in the Isle of Wight, UK

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Compton Beach is located in West Wight, Isle of Wight, Compton has a two mile stretch of contrasting golden and dark sands, with rolling seas, tumbling multi-coloured sandstone cliffs, and the white chalk cliffs at Freshwater in the distance. There are restored steep steps leading down to the beach from Hanover Point/Shippard's Chine where the photograph was taken. There are many fossils to be found on Compton beach particularly at low tide, and is a popular place for visitors.

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Location: Compton Beach, West Wight, Isle of Wight, UK
Photo credit: © patrick nairne / Alamy / Afripics
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